A stretch of Wood Street is being turned into a one-way street, andBut the people CBS 2 has been hearing from said they did not.is affected, between Ellen Street in Wicker Park and Grand Avenue near the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, the project will turn that stretch of Wood Street into a one-way street with a protected two-way bike lane.
Every alderman in every ward in the city gets $1.5 million every year, specifically for ward infrastructure improvements such as sidewalk repairs. Ald. La Spata chose to put some of that money up for a vote, and this project is an example – those 67 people voted to make this happen, and it will.“The number of votes is disproportionate to the amount of people that would be affected,” said Ben Clauss.
Clauss also suggested that the project may be better suited to Wolcott Avenue – a city block to the west. “We want to take what our constituents have said they wanted to see funded and make the best version of this that works for everyone, but it is a project that’s moving forward,” La Spata said.“Residents have consistently said they wanted cycling to be a safer more effective and comfortable mode of transportation,” La Spata said.“There’s a variety of interests you want to balance. What I would never want to do is to repeal a decision that was made by my constituents,” he said.