Take a virtual ride on the newly completed Lincoln Avenue protected bike lanes in Lincoln Square

StreetsBlog Chicago / by John Greenfield / June 30, 2026

From Archer Avenue in Brighton Park, to Grand Avenue in West Town, Complete Streets projects that involve converting car parking spaces to make room for safer, more efficient conditions for walking, biking, riding buses, and driving have been controversial.

The Lincoln Avenue traffic safety project between Berwyn and Berwyn avenues in Lincoln Square has been no exception. In September 2024, some local merchants insisted that the street remix was going to make them close their doors. Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee Chair Daniel La Spata pushed back at that notion. Read More Here.