At an Aug. 23 residents meeting hosted by South Loop Neighbors at Grace Place on south Dearborn Street, City officials presented a plan for more bike lanes. Construction will occur in summer and fall 2017, with funding coming from the Federal Highway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds.

“It was a very interesting, well attended meeting,” said Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Assistant Director of Transportation Planning Mike Amsden, estimating about 50 area residents attended the two-hour meeting.

“Some very vocal concerns dominated the meeting for awhile. When others spoke up, they got excited about the project. The alderman [Sophia King of the 4th Ward] asked who supported the project, and a majority did.”

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