Friends of the Major Taylor Trail

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Comment by Anne Alt on May 16, 2012 at 9:38pm

There are a few ways to follow us and interact online: here, Twitter, and Facebook.  

On Twitter, search for @fomtt, #mttchi or #majtaylortrail.  If you want to share trail condition info, feel free to post it here or on Twitter to @fomtt.

Comment by Anne Alt on May 4, 2012 at 2:17pm

Yep, that was me.  Good catch. This was a small portion of what I said, but it captures some of the most critical points.

When I asked the developer how they intended to accommodate pedestrian traffic, he pointed to a section of the plan, indicating sidewalks along the front of the stores.  I asked "and how are pedestrians from the neighborhood supposed to get to that sidewalk across all that parking?"  

Mr. "I'm all about the cars" looked absolutely baffled.  A younger guy on the team came up with the line about not having gotten to that part of the plan yet, which sounded like a steaming pile.  Then I asked about bike access and bike parking.  The younger guy said "Oh, I didn't realize that was a factor here."  I said it was and asked what kind of installation they would do for bike parking.  He described stainless steel racks in sheltered locations.  I said that sounded fine.  I remain skeptical until I actually see a design that does accommodate peds and bikes in a reasonable way.

Others also spoke up about non-car access, to make the point that I wasn't the only one who had an issue with the car-centric design.

BTW, they're proposing 2 additional driveways on Western - at 96th and 97th.  Just picture what a mess that will make of the already horrendous traffic.

Comment by Brian Bender on May 4, 2012 at 1:23pm

I saw Anne quoted in the The Reporter commenting to the Evergreen Plaza rehabbers. They misspelled her name, but I heard her voice while I read it. Thak you, Anne, for representing.  

Comment by Anne Alt on March 12, 2012 at 8:06am

Thanks to Keith Holt for sharing this Rails to Trail video: Is it safe? Crime and perceptions of safety on urban pathways.

Comment by Anne Alt on February 24, 2012 at 12:55pm

Meeting info is here.

Unrelated to this, I happened to notice this magazine piece about the new housing development next to the trail at 105th & Vincennes.

Comment by Karen McGinnis on February 7, 2012 at 8:57am

HI Anne-  When is the next FMTT meeting?

Comment by Anne Alt on February 6, 2012 at 12:51pm

Our team has developed a preliminary set of ideas for bike boulevard/ neighborhood greenway routes.  Please visit this page to read more about the concept and take a pair of brief surveys to help us prioritize our recommendations to the city.

These routes could be especially valuable to those of you who ride with young children and to those hesitant friends and family members who you try to persuade to ride with you, but who are afraid of traffic.  The boulevard/greenway concept is aimed at creating safer routes where they can ride.

Please share this info with other cyclists you know who ride in our area of the city, and people who might want to ride on our neighborhood streets if they felt safer doing so in traffic.

Comment by Anne Alt on January 25, 2012 at 11:57am

If you haven't already attended a Streets for Cycling public meeting, I hope that you'll attend tonight's meeting and offer your ideas for improving south side bike routes.  There are plenty of places where it would be great to have a better bike route network connecting to the Major Taylor Trail.

Comment by Anne Alt on January 21, 2012 at 1:35pm

Thanks to those who attended Tuesday night's meeting.  A few of us will be meeting soon with Park District officials about a stewardship plan that will hopefully result in more targeted and effective use of park district resources regarding tree trimming and landscape.

Most of the time was devoted to Streets for Cycling 2020, and several people were able to offer input to help determine where we'll get new bike lanes and bike boulevards (neighborhood greenways).

If you haven't had your chance, there's a south side meeting/presentation for S4C on Wednesday 1/25.  I hope you can attend.

Comment by Anne Alt on October 12, 2011 at 7:46am

Friends of the Cal Sag Trail is having a fundraising event on Sat. 11/5.  I hope that our members and friends will help to support their efforts to raise money to get the trail built.  If you can't go to the fundraiser, any donation can help.

 

This trail, when it's linked to the Major Taylor Trail, will help to create a much larger bike route network for the south side and south suburbs.  It will be a great resource.  Our help can make a difference in creating more bike friendly ways to get around in Chicago's southland.

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