![]() ![]() On the other hand, if local residents like the change, it might be possible to create permanent Slow Streets, especially since it's likely that the change will convert some trips that were previously done on these streets by car to walking or biking.Ĭities around the country and the world have been doing "open streets" interventions to create more space for safe, socially-distanced walking and biking during COVID-19, a time when car traffic is down, but speeding and the severe crash rate is up. In addition, remember that these Slow Streets are proposed as a temporary intervention during Illinois' Stay at Home order, when car use is greatly reduced, so that prohibiting through traffic on some streets would have little or no impact on congestion on nearby main streets. Once the MCBM is expanded, it will be available as a citywide resource to the city of Chicago if it plans a Slow Streets network. Apologies to residents of outlying neighborhoods that this Slow Streets map does not yet include your communities. ![]() Local knowledge will be necessary to inform the routes, so please don't be alarmed if you feel there are "deal-breakers" that may be off our radar that would disqualify a roadway shown on this map from becoming a Slow Street.Īlso note that this map, which covers the area bounded by 95th Street, Cicero Avenue, Devon Avenue, and Lake Michigan (it's based on the Chicago Reader's much more detailed Mellow Chicago Bike Map, which will be expanded citywide later this spring), is intended as a model that could potentially be implemented across the city. Any final Slow Streets plan implemented by the city will need to be vetted by health officials and local community leaders, particularly in the Black and Latino neighborhoods on the South and West sides that have been hardest-hit by the pandemic. The city of Chicago had no involvement in creating this map. IMPORTANT: This map is intended as a conversation-starter - it is not meant to prescribe exactly which Chicago streets should be opened to people walking and biking. ![]()
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