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Permalink Reply by Douglas Price on June 26, 2018 at 3:14am

I'd prefer crossing gates along Dearborn to drive home the fact that people shouldn't be jumping out against the lights.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Stahlman on June 26, 2018 at 3:21am

I like it so far. I like the fact that they are decreasing the seeming distance for pedestrians to cross the street. I'm interested to see how they finish the other side of the street front (east side) by the House of Blues. If they neck out the sidewalk there too, it will be a complimentary improvement for peds.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on June 26, 2018 at 3:36am

I agree. I hope that they take it across the whole width of the street.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Z on June 28, 2018 at 5:46am

I noticed this morning the work on the east side of Dearborn. It looks like they are leaving only two lanes for car traffic, which is great. I think that will make a significant impact in helping pedestrians feel comfortable crossing.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Stahlman on June 28, 2018 at 5:54am

I saw that too. I'm looking forward to see how well this works. All for experimentation with different traffic calming measures. 

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Permalink Reply by David P. on June 26, 2018 at 4:05am

This is good for peds, and would be even better if the bump ran all the way across the street. 

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Permalink Reply by Tooscrapps on June 27, 2018 at 7:18am

Let's just hope this design doesn't spread to the Loop PBLs. The elevated portion across the PBL invites pedestrians to queue on it when it's crowded.

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