Federal Grant to Help Palatine Add More Bike Paths
The village of Palatine is expected to receive $147,560 in matching grants from the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The village of Palatine is expected to use the $147,560 it receives in matching grants from the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program to add more bike routes, shared bike and parking lanes and bike lanes, according to the Chicago Tribune. The plan is to create 26 miles of bike routes along 33 residential streets in Palatine through the use of the federal grant as well as local funds, according to the Tribune. The Chicago Tribune has more on this story.
Bucephalus
10:14 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
I believe the plan is to widen Quentin in that stretch but its currently being held up by quarrels over how much Forest Preserve land would be taken for how many lanes. If I recall correctly, IDOT was talking about five lanes through there while the Sierra Club wants one turn lane, at maximum. more ›