Friends of Dickens Greenway
Supporting a safe, fun neighborhood bikeway
Image used with permission from StreetsBlog Chicago.
What is the Dickens Greenway?
The Dickens Greenway is a very small, but very important, new piece of infrastructure in Chicago. The greenway lets pedestrians and bikers pass between Lincoln Park Ave. and Stockton Dr., but prevents cars from driving through. The Dickens Greenway is an important infrastructure improvement for several reasons.
Contraflow Bike Lanes
Allowing cyclists to travel both directions on one way streets increases connectivity
Raised Crosswalks
Improving pedestrian visibility and slowing down drivers at intersections to increase pedestrian safety
Reducing Cut Through Traffic
Keeping Dickens open for local traffic for residents, while limiting its use as a shortcut by dangerous cut through drivers
