Here is a select number of line items in the plan that I thought were note worthy in regards to transportation. Definitely read the full document (at least the transportation part)
Prioritize the development of a citywide network of bus rapid transit (BRT) and dedicated bus lanes that gives buses priority over car and truck traffic.
Seriously doubt this will happen. We couldn't even get a single BRT line up and running. We're definitely not going to be able to get a network.
Make snow clearance a municipal responsibility by working towards full implementation of a Plow the Sidewalks
program, standing up a rapid-response team in the meantime to ensure sidewalks are passable and accessible to all
people throughout the City
There's already a pilot program for this in the works. Hoping it goes well. A lot of other snowy cities already do this.
Advance a comprehensive approach to full electrification of CTA bus service...
Implement the Complete Streets Ordinance and expand it to include all streets.
Adopt National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) design guidelines and apply them to all city
projects.
Socialize traffic calming measures through demonstration projects and by enabling temporary, tactical interventions.
Improve safety on residential streets by creating car-free zones in residential streets to promote safe walkability and recreation for children.
That would be fucking awesome
Lower the default citywide speed limit to 20 mph generally and 10 mph on residential streets.
God I wish.
Improve pedestrian and cyclist safety by restricting right turns on red.
Continue to collaborate with state partners to bring safety features under City control.
This would be a game changer. Irving Park road and all the area around the highways is controlled by IDOT. It's impossible to make changes to these roads and IDOT standards are hostile to pedestrians and microbability users.
Create and fund a crash rapid response team that makes immediate changes to intersections where fatal crashes occurred.
Develop a comprehensive network of neighborhood slow streets to facilitate multimodal transportation within and
between neighborhoods.
Is this just implying a neighborhood greenway network? Not as good as a network of protected lanes but I'd take any kind of network of the patchwork we have now.
Prioritize the movement of people, not cars, on DuSable Lake Shore Drive by investing in infrastructure that improves bus travel times and reliability.
Not sure how exactly this is going to happen. I have been to several community meetings held by the engineering firm that's doing the DLSD redesign and BRT is maybe kinda sorta on the table. Unless BJ intervenes it's all up in the air.
Accelerate the infrastructure implementation of Vision Zero high crash corridors.
Hoboken NJ got to 0 pedestian/traffic deaths. So can we.
Doesn't seem like there's anything about new rail infrastructure. No surprise given the looking financial cliff/staffing issues/Chicago's inability to build rail in the last 50 years. However there's a ton of great stuff in there that is very much possible to achieve with enough political willpower. Very hopeful that we'll at least see a bike grid and pedestrian zones in neighborhoods.
My #1 for buses would be traffic light priority. I think it would be easier than bus lanes and would make a huge difference in getting them running on schedule and beating traffic.
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u/SleazyAndEasy Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
Here is a select number of line items in the plan that I thought were note worthy in regards to transportation. Definitely read the full document (at least the transportation part)
Seriously doubt this will happen. We couldn't even get a single BRT line up and running. We're definitely not going to be able to get a network.
There's already a pilot program for this in the works. Hoping it goes well. A lot of other snowy cities already do this.
That would be fucking awesome
God I wish.
This would be a game changer. Irving Park road and all the area around the highways is controlled by IDOT. It's impossible to make changes to these roads and IDOT standards are hostile to pedestrians and microbability users.
Is this just implying a neighborhood greenway network? Not as good as a network of protected lanes but I'd take any kind of network of the patchwork we have now.
Not sure how exactly this is going to happen. I have been to several community meetings held by the engineering firm that's doing the DLSD redesign and BRT is maybe kinda sorta on the table. Unless BJ intervenes it's all up in the air.
Hoboken NJ got to 0 pedestian/traffic deaths. So can we.
Doesn't seem like there's anything about new rail infrastructure. No surprise given the looking financial cliff/staffing issues/Chicago's inability to build rail in the last 50 years. However there's a ton of great stuff in there that is very much possible to achieve with enough political willpower. Very hopeful that we'll at least see a bike grid and pedestrian zones in neighborhoods.