Citizens for Appropriate Transportation (CAT)

Hostile Pedestrian Environment at Austin BoulevardHOSTILE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENTS NEED TO BE REDESIGNED

 The photo shows Austin Boulevard looking toward the Austin Ramps.  The state designed the interchange for motor vehicles.  Pedestrians from the north use narrow sidewalks, cross the access ramps, and then enter the CTA Blue Line Station, which is to the left of the Austin Ramps.  A better design, with wider sidewalks, median strips, a bus bay and landscaping would accommodate motor vehicles and pedestrians as well as transit buses. 

Similar problems for pedestrians exist at the Harlem interchange.  The other roadways that cross the Eisenhower Transportation Corridor also have similar problems, but without the access ramps.

 

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