"They Didn’t F— It Up This Time: Mumford & Sons Gig Was a Car-Free Success"

By John Greenfield

Quasi-Celtic, sensitive-guy drinking songs are not everyone’s cup of tea. However, I think most Uptown residents will agree that making last Friday’s massive Mumford & Sons concert at Montrose Beach Harbor a zero-car parking event was a clever strategy. Thanks to that enlightened approach, plus beefed-up sustainable transportation options, the park was able to accommodate some 35,000 attendees with minimal traffic congestion in the neighborhood.

“The car-free part worked out really well,” said Tressa Feher, chief of staff for 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman. “We didn’t see a lot of cars coming to and from the event, and there was pretty steady traffic flow in the neighborhood and on Lake Shore Drive.” She added that her office received few complaints about car congestion afterwards.

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