CDOT is constructing a Neighborhood Greenway on Leland Avenue between the North Branch of the Chicago River and Clark Street. This will extend the existing Leland Neighborhood Greenway further west from its current western terminus at Clark Street and will create a continuous, low-stress bicycle connection from the Lakefront Trail to the North Shore Channel Trail and North Branch Trail. The 1.5-mile Leland Neighborhood Greenway extension will also connect to other bike lanes, the Lincoln Square and Rockwell commercial corridors, and public transportation.

• Improve pedestrian safety
  • Makes it safer and easier for pedestrians to cross the street
  • Makes pedestrians more visible to motorists and bicyclists
• Organize the street
  • Clearly defines space on the street for each mode
  • Facilitates more predictable bike riding on the route
• Encourages consistent and predictable vehicle speeds
  • Ensures cars and bicycles are traveling at appropriate speeds
• Provides a low-stress, family-friendly east/west connection
  • Provides another option for people not comfortable walking or biking on busy streets
  • Connects to trails, the Lakefront, schools, parks, local businesses & CTA

• 20 MPH speed limit
• Contraflow bike lanes
• Bike-friendly speed humps
• Concrete bumpouts

Leland Avenue between the North Branch of the Chicago River and Clark Street.