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16/08/2018
Sarah A. Smith on Twitter

I was thinking the same thing RE: .

“Air & Water Show is motivating to quickly finish separation construction Oak to North Avenue. Maybe that speedy construction work can be sent up to Addison to Montrose, which is now completely torn up.”

15/08/2018
Active Trans on Twitter

Wow. This is actually amazing. Great work to all the advocates who made the Dutch Reach bill happen.

“. signs Dutch Reach bike safety bill into law! https://t.co/TkfbX2BISh Thrilled to celebrate a legislative victory and get to work increasing public awareness of ways to prevent dooring crashes and make it safer to bike across Illinois. ”

13/08/2018
Active Trans on Twitter

The will be a game changer for me. I can’t wait for its completion. I wonder if it will be done before the Navy Pier Flyover.

“The city is constructing the 312 RiverRun bike and pedestrian bridge, which will connect the Irving Park, North Center, Avondale and Albany Park neighborhoods. We love the project particularly because it will help advance a continuous river trail system. https://t.co/bV0AQQcLyW”

11/08/2018
John Greenfield on Twitter

Yup. 🚲

“The Lakefront Trail is currently torn up between Buena and, probably, Montrose for the path separation project.”

09/08/2018

FYI; Wind is from the noooooorth!!!!!

09/08/2018
Streetsblog Chicago on Twitter

Horrible. Please send good thoughts/prayers/vibes. Cyclist, 39, hit by dump truck this morning and dies. 😥

“Terrible new: According to CPD News Affairs, a female cyclist, 39, was riding north on Halsted at Madison when a dump truck driver made a right turn, fatally striking her. Thoughts are with the cyclist's family. has additional info: https://t.co/yg09oK5XhC ”

08/08/2018
Eli Shearn on Twitter

wetness on .

When headed south, I usually veer right after Montrose underpass, thru the wild flower area, to get back to trail. Other than a small patch of construction, no problems.

“ the detour at Montrose is a muddy, rocky, puddly mess. Worth avoiding”

07/08/2018
katherine of chicago on Twitter

The top of that bridge is a great stopping point on ! Love the trail.

“my first North Branch Trail this year I decided to wait a few minutes to get a Metra MD-N shot...& Amtrak Hiawatha came by at same time! series of pics at https://t.co/ueQp5dWa0k”

07/08/2018
John Greenfield on Twitter

This is what I’m talking about.....

“Living in an auto-centric city can be stressful, but Chicago actually has lots of great places to get away from car traffic. Many of them are hidden gems. Here's a list of suggestions from Streetsblog readers, with links to additional info. https://t.co/YMa1hk5II2”

07/08/2018
Streetsblog Chicago on Twitter

: Don’t necessarily follow the arrows on . 🤣

“It's good to see that bike / pedestrian path separation work has begun at the north end of Chicago's Lakefront Trail. But, uh, , what's wrong with this picture? Photo: ”

06/08/2018
nicole on Twitter

, Berwyn thru Ardmore is open and had been striped. What do you think of it, ?

“Is this a joke? Width for a single pedestrian? Hard to believe how fu***ng stupid this trail separation has been ”

03/08/2018
Active Trans on Twitter

Wait a minute .... you’re supposed to ride a bike on that? I thought the was a sculpture or public art like the bean! 🤦‍♂️

“What the heck is going on with the Navy Pier Flyover?! It’s a question we get asked almost daily and one ⁦⁩ explored this week https://t.co/uc63a6dTFg”

03/08/2018
ProvocCitiesBlog on Twitter

Love this. Where there is a will there’s a way. More bike racks!!

“There are only 10 cars parked on this block and 20 bikes. Every bike rack, half the sign poles have a bike locked to it. : make room for bikes, people WILL BIKE MORE. Let’s add bike lanes, make Clark ped street! ”

03/08/2018
on Twitter

Someone fixed this. Thanks!

“Crosswalk signals have been malfunctioning at Central Ave & North Branch Trail for the last 24 hours. Starts counting down then abruptly stops. Peds/cyclists get no green and cross through traffic. Please investigate , & . Thanks. ”

01/08/2018

Retweeted Southside Crit Mass ():

Nothing better than bicycles and ice cream to kickoff the weekend. Meet us at 55th and Kimbark. At 6:15 P.M. we ride. https://t.co/URtFG1oVOk

01/08/2018
James Z on Twitter

🙌 THIS IS AWESOME AND SO TRUE! I hate the speakers and don’t understand why they don’t use headphones. The WORST place for this is in the serene woods of .

“Shoutout to cyclists with speakers for providing good motivation for me to ride hard and fast enough to get out of range of the fu***ng dreck they're inflicting on others. ”

01/08/2018
Shamus Toomey on Twitter

This is happening right by now.

“Chicago loses its only waterfall, but "it's a really exciting day for the river, for the fish in the river and for the recreators of the river." , the best dam reporter in Chicago, was there. https://t.co/qofrRZbbFp”

29/07/2018
John Greenfield on Twitter

Well this is an interesting development on .

“Fencing installed at Montrose and the Lakefront Trail to enforce the new routing. Maybe making trail users go a quarter-mile out of their way to an underpass to facilitate driving wasn’t such a great idea? (1/2)”

27/07/2018
Dan Lowman on Twitter

Some progress on . More to come.

“ between Berwyn and Bryn Mawr is now paved. It's not blocked off anymore but not yet striped so mayve not officially open. Bryn Mawr to Ardmore is still under construction. ”

27/07/2018
Eli Shearn on Twitter

3 years in the making! Storm water diversion tunnel complete = no more Foster detour on North Shore Channel Trail. Ride freely everyone.

“ Foster underpass reopened on the ”

20/07/2018

Great work. Keep moving forward!

19/07/2018

Beautiful

18/07/2018

Retweeted Bike Lane Uprising ():

[CHICAGO] it’s been killing us keeping this a secret, but today’s the day! We’re going to be on the NEWS! Tune in tonight on for an investigative bike lane story. DETAILS: channel 5, 10pm central time. Thank u https://t.co/Schqv9maw6

16/07/2018
Michelle K Stenzel on Twitter

Check out this North Lake Shore drive proposal and how it relates to on in this thread from https://t.co/Wr0pX7rbkg

“The current proposal for redesign of North Lake Shore Drive contains several brand-new access points to the lake and Lakefront Trail for bicyclists and pedestrians! /thread”

12/07/2018
Cindy Kuzma on Twitter

Ardmore to Foster Lakefront Trail closed until 8/10/18 for separation construction. https://t.co/dVzeWQzmZk

“Updates for far-north-side Chicago runners like me ... next phase of bike/run path separation ”

12/07/2018
Ernesto on Twitter

Bike lanes on Randolph? *rubbing my eyes* https://t.co/PRaDvfJYip

“Muahahha! From Notify Chicago: Reduced vehicular capacity on Randolph St. in both E/B and W/B directions, from Michigan Av. To Lake Shore Dr., due to newly installed bike lanes. ”

12/07/2018
John Greenfield on Twitter

Here’s a Ave detour during bike lane construction. https://t.co/4G6NRSQlpl

“The Milwaukee "hipster highway" bike lanes will be getting concrete curb protection between Ohio & Chicago, but each lane will be closed for 2 weeks during construction. Here's a detour you can use to avoid sharing the Milwaukee travel lane with drivers. https://t.co/12pISRZzEg”

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