As part of our ongoing advocacy work, Ride Illinois has recently reviewed 218 upcoming Illinois Department of Transportation District 1 resurfacing projects throughout the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage, and Will.

For all the District 1 projects, we analyzed current bicycle (and pedestrian) conditions. For most, we developed recommendations to improve conditions, keeping in mind the small scope and budget of resurfacing projects. Our list of suggestions was sent to IDOT, along with a letter detailing improvement types.

We need your help to reinforce our request to IDOT, and let them know that local residents would like to see bike friendly roads in their communities. If you live in District 1, please take a moment to sign our petition and ask IDOT to implement our recommendations.