News
29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000
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Residents can suggest and vote on community projects in the north, central and south portions of the ward, helping decide how to spend $450,000 in city funds.
Ald. Emma Mitts
Chicago Avenue’s “Soul City Corridor” construction begins
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Ald. Emma Mitts, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony held this week – on the three-year anniversary of the city’s INVEST South/West plan.
budget
Residents share priorities, needs at city budget forum in Austin
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West Siders said they want to see homeownership, mental health and climate change prioritized in the city’s 2023 budget. A final public engagement session will be held this weekend.
transportation
Chicago Avenue bus one of two routes to get ‘pop-up essential’ lanes
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City officials say the dedicated, temporary bus lanes will improve
reliability and make social distancing easier for CTA customers. The lanes will be installed on 4.6 miles on Chicago Avenue, from Laramie to Ashland.
streets
Austin Boulevard one of the Chicago streets to get resurfaced this year
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City officials have identified the first 45 miles of arterial streets scheduled to be resurfaced in 2019. In addition to a 1.45 mile stretch of Austin Boulevard, about 1 mile of a few other streets in Austin — Long, Cortez, Iowa – Division/Central — also are on the paving list.
Community
Where should there be bike routes on the West Side?
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The Chicago Department of Transportation is seeking input from local residents at a community meeting March 21 at the Austin Library, 5615 W. Race.
News
Unplowed sidewalks caused inconvenience for students, pedestrians
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Days after the city’s fifth-worst blizzard, CPS plowed the sidewalks surrounding the closed Emmet School.
News
Two Austin intersections rank on most-dangerous list
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The Active Transportation Alliance wants to find out what West Siders think should be done to make the corners of Madison and Cicero and Chicago and Cicero safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
News
Potholes another speed bump in quest to improve Austin
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One West Side nonprofit plans to fill some potholes on its own as city crews continue to work on the damaged roads.
News
Still no Divvy bike stations in Austin
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Some residents voice frustration that none of the city’s 400 stations is located in Chicago’s most-populated neighborhood, but that could change.