Constance Nompelis wrote:
I do not mean to imply that Lake Street ought to be widened - In fact I am mortified at the very idea.
WM: Once again: Lake St. is NOT being widened. We cannot widen Lake St. The Repaving Project has 80' to work with. That's it. Lake St. will not be able to get any wider than it is at this moment.
My impression is that the proposal is not to physically widen the road but to eliminate parking near Lake & Chicago to accommodate more lanes of traffic (4 lanes plus a dedicated turn lane?). It's the reduction in parking that I object to given the immigrant and minority businesses in the area.
Gary has a good point about 26th and 28th becoming dangerous for neighbors. I agree with Constance that the real solution is more transit. Perhaps express busses could be run along 26th and 28th during rush hour to augment those on Lake.
At the risk of inciting a riot, what about leveraging unused portions of the Greenway for "ultralight" rail? A dedicated right-of-way already exists and rail is the least noise-polluting option I can think of. Perhaps "oldtime-like" streetcars could be run to enhance the flavor of the neighborhoods. I'm not sure if there's enough space but a quick visual leads me to believe that it is possible to do. As a new resident I don't know if this has been discussed already.
David Greene
Lowry Hill East
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