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Permalink Reply by Charlie Short 2.9 on July 13, 2017 at 8:22am

It looks like the bike path goes under another bike/ped facility. There doesn't appear to be any motor vehicle access to the lake.

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Permalink Reply by Rick on July 13, 2017 at 11:32am

Why have motor vehicle access when there is no parking?  But what about EMS vehicle access to the beach area?  Other vehicle access to the beach house/restroom/vendors. Needs more work.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Klest on July 14, 2017 at 1:57am

Are there issues with the way EMS and vendor access works now?  EMS could get to the beach from north or south as they do now.  They could also come across the bridge from the west.

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Permalink Reply by Bladerunner on July 13, 2017 at 3:41pm

My idea for the remake of the outer drive is to replace it with an electric elevated rail or mono rail system with optional circular spurs connecting to attractions in the parks. It will be fed by shared circulating driverless vehicles from major east-west roads. Design extra wide bike lanes that accommodate fast and slow riders with overpasses and merging lanes to prevent any cross traffic with connections to west-to-east feeder bike lanes from the city. A perfect view commuting to work or an outing to the lakefront will make Chicago the most attractive city to live and visit in the world. No more car gridlock at the lakefront on nice days. Futuristic, but let's do it right now since anything else will be obsolete in a short time. An opportunity we can’t pass up.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 14, 2017 at 6:00am

I like the fact that ped/bike access is via bridge and not tunnel. I also appreciate the path being a little further from the beach and the waterline - reduces conflicts and eliminates the problem of waves crashing over the path and washing it out in bad storms.

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