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| Northwest suburbs on track for bike path | |
| Feb 22, 2012 | |
| Michelle Stoffel | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Pertains to Northwestern, Barrington, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Park Ridge | |
| New cycling paths and signage could pop up in communities in the northwest suburbs, as long as they can find funding to put newly devised bicycle projects in place. The Northwest Municipal Conference recently approved plans to create a connected bike path that runs relatively parallel to the Northwest Highway, connecting the Metra stops and downtowns of Barrington, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines and Park Ridge. "The corridor will dramatically improve bicycle access for residents to local downtowns, Metra stations and other regional destinations," said Des Plaines Mayor Martin Moylan, who is also chairman of the conference's bicycle and pedestrian committee, which developed the plans. The conference also approved a bicycle-signage plan that would put sign often seen in Chicago along bicycle routes in the suburbs. The plans are still conceptual at this point because funding has not been secured, said Michael Walczak, the conference's program manager for transportation. |
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