West Side residents in wards 12, 24 and 28:

Your alderman needs to hear from you! New bikeways are popping up on the West Side, but continued aldermanic support is critical to our continued progress making streets safer for biking.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Alderman You Support the West Side Boulevard...

The City of Chicago is currently installing a 4.5-mile bikeway along the boulevard system on the West Side, stretching from Garfield Park to 24th Boulevard (see a map here) and including protected and bufferedbike lanes. This project is in its second month of construction and the end of construction season is rapidly approaching, but there's still more work to do!

Everyone should have the option to ride a bike on our neighborhood streets without fearing for their safety. Protected and buffered bike lanes make it safer and easier for anyone to use a bike to get around, whether you’re an 8-year old child or an 80-year-old grandmother.

Please tell your alderman “thank you” for supporting this important project and ask him to do whatever he can to ensure the new bikeway is completed before the end of 2012, so that it’s ready for the community to enjoy in 2013! Also encourage your alderman to bring more projects like this to your ward.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Alderman You Support the West Side Boulevard...

Thanks for making your voice heard!

Lee Crandell, Active Trans