95th St. detour this weekend

From 11:30 pm tonight to 11:30 pm Sunday night, 95th St. will be closed to traffic over the Dan Ryan. All types of traffic (pedestrian, car, bus, etc.) will be detoured. This is for a major step in the construction of the new 95th St. red line station.  Bus stops will be temporarily reconfigured.

At some point on Sunday, 2 large cranes will be used to lift the new skybridge into place to connect the north and south halves of the new station.

If you need to get to the Dan Ryan or points east, I'd recommend going another way unless you want to watch the construction. Traffic is likely to be a bit hairy in that area.

For more info, click here to read the Streetsblog article about the project.

two videos worth watching

Whether you ride a bicycle, drive a CTA bus, drive another type of vehicle, or are a Chicago police officer, these two videos give a lot of information worth knowing. They're about 12 minutes and worth watching to the end.

If more people on our streets have this knowledge and use it, the streets could become safer for all users.

Traffic enforcement and bike safety

CTA buses and bike safety

A big thank you to the Active Transportation Alliance, CDOT, IDOT, Chicago Police Dept. and CTA for making these excellent and informative videos.