Citizens for Appropriate Transportation (CAT)

The Hostile Pedestrian Environment needs to be Redesigned

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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. Separating the ramps from the CTA Station is also a better design.

Similar problems for pedestrians exist at the Harlem interchange.