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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Lake View traffic congestion, air pollution concerns raised at ‘Redefine the Drive’ community meeting

Lake View Drive Pollution Angela Clay DuSable Lake Shore Drive Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere SunTimes
David Miller with the Chicago Department of Transportation goes over proposed new DuSable Lake Shore Drive maps during a community meeting. The busy roadway has been patched and repaired many times since it opened in the 1930s, but many of its bridges and underpinnings have reached the end of their useful lives. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Lake View residents raised traffic congestion and air pollution concerns during a community meeting Thursday on an ongoing study being done to revamp the northern leg of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

The “Redefine the Drive” study meeting was held at Temple Sholom, 3480 N. Lake Shore Dr., and focused primarily on proposed changes to busy roadway through the Lake View area, The study, which began in 2013, covers a seven-mile stretch of the drive from Grand Avenue to Hollywood Avenue. Hundreds of residents attended the meeting.

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