New proposed Chicago River crossings in "Addison Corridor" w/bike paths

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on July 19, 2011 at 4:26pm

This would rock my world. Any idea if they've been any public meetings held yet?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 19, 2011 at 4:50pm

That would be super-awesome.  Not quite rock my world awesome that would take making the Diversey bridge 1-lane each way with a protected cyclepath at the sides.  There just are very few safe river crossings in this area with the possible exception of Damon which isn't all that safe either IMHO  due to the crap intersections at both ends and the fact that autos tend to drive over it at 60+ MPH and buzz bikes on the bridge for "kicks"  -I know I'm not the only person this has happened to. 

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on July 19, 2011 at 5:01pm

Crossing at Webster and Wilson is just fine but having something more centrally located - be it Diversey or Belmont - would be wonderful.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on July 19, 2011 at 5:09pm

The Webster and Courtland bridges are much better but out of the way.  Fixing Diversey would be awesome sauce in my book but a new bike bridge at Roscoe would be a great addition too.  I just don't know WTF the planners were thinking when they rebuilt the North bridge a couple years back. What a lost opporunity that was.  

 

Some of the worst areas in this area are the pinch points over the river and under the Kennedy.  They are mostly bad, and there are only a few few places where one can cross at all.  At least with other roads when there are bad areas for us riders we can detour but the crossings over the river and under the Kennedy are what they are and none are really very good if you ask me. 

 

Road diets and protected bike lanes are the answer IMHO. 

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Permalink Reply by Joe TV on July 19, 2011 at 7:46pm

"1997"

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on July 20, 2011 at 8:25am

A new bridge on Roscoe could actually tie in nicely to fixing up Diversey - Roscoe is a good street for bikes from Kedzie heading east, this bridge would get you all the way to Lincoln, which is a nice wide street - but wide enough to accommodate those delusional "rush hour express lane" motorists who want to pass everyone on the right.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on July 20, 2011 at 12:26pm

TIF project fund raising can last up to 23 years.  1997 is perhaps the beginning of the tax freeze, and it's been 15 years since, with incremental tax increases going towards the project (and away from schools).  Depending on the years and money allocated, a certain amount of money may still be needed. 

Joe TV said:

"1997"

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Permalink Reply by David P. on July 20, 2011 at 12:41pm

I would love this, and only hope that I'm still here when it happens. I live in western Avondale, on the corner of Roscoe, and to get to ca. Lakeview, etc. Belmont and Addison are my only choices to cross the river and the freeway without going significantly out of the way. Diversey is better than either, and at least not hugely out of the way. Webster is good, but too far south. I'm fine taking B. or A., because I have to, but I pick up Roscoe from just east of the river and take that all the way east, and it would be terrific to be able to take it all the way home. I certainly feel a lack of decent freeway and river crossing points in this area.

 

David

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