About the study

From the Spring of 2017 through

Summer 2018, CDOT will be working with
community members to identify traffic
and safety improvements to Milwaukee
Avenue from West Logan Boulevard to
Belmont Avenue.

This study includes potential updates to

Logan Square, building off the Logan Square
Bicentennial Improvements Project. We will
seek to maintain the Squares historic integrity
while balancing the needs of the areas diverse
residents, businesses, and commuters.

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
About the study
Key goals of this study are to: North Milwaukee Avenue is
a local and regional street
for multiple modes of
transportation. It is officially
zoned and functions as a
Pedestrian Street southeast
of Diversey.
Create public Achieve Vision Zero* by Harmonize the
space and improve enhancing traffic safety various modes of *Vision Zero will reduce the number of roadway
crashes with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities
walkability and access to the area transportation and serious injuries in Chicago by 2026.

PROJECT MILESTONES
2017 2018

GATHER REVIEW DEVELOP PRESENT SELECT PREPARE START

data and identify existing concepts options a preferred final design construction
stakeholders conditions direction
and affirm
project goals

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
How do residents get to work?

The percentage of residents 2 4 %

3 % %
4 %
using public transit in the area
has increased since 2000. 1 %

3 %

The percentage of residents

who use public transit to
commute is higher here than 26 %

the city as a whole.

35 % 53 %
68 %

The percentage of residents

who bike to work is higher
here than the city as a whole.

2000 2015
While more than half of
residents drive to work, 25%
of households did not own Motor Vehicle Public Transit Bike Walk Other
personal vehicles in 2015.
Commute data represents residents living within 1/2 mile of the corridor (Milwaukee Avenue from Logan Square to Belmont).
Source: U.S. Census (2000) and U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2011-2015)

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
How are people traveling in the study area?
The numbers on the map show how many different modes of transportation travel along Milwaukee Ave. daily.

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and driving. Buses and

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Bike 9, 850 Motor Vehicles Average Daily
Ped 4% 115 Traffic Volume
80%

KIMBALL
9%
Buses and
Motor Vehicles
69%
Over 5,200 pedestrians per day MODE SHARE
Buses and Sacremento to Logan

KEDZIE
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87%
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7%

DIVERSEY
Square. MODE SHARE
10%

6,360
7,990
Central Park to Belmont

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Bicycles make up 4% to 7% of 83%

daily traffic on Milwaukee Avenue, SPACE USE ON MILWAUKEE AVE.

6,530 13 8,690
WRIGHTWOOD 9, ,175 LOGAN BLVD
and approximately 11% of inbound 5,620 80
0
10,850

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Traffic counts conducted in May 2017

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
How is space in the corridor used?
Each area dedicates different portions of space to auto use, green space, and sidewalks.

Milwaukee Ave from Logan Square

From Logan Square to Belmont, Logan Square and surroundings CTA to Belmont Ave
two-thirds of the space is
dedicated to cars. LOGAN SQUARE
Travel Lanes Travel Lanes Parking
Parking
42% 21%
7% 42%
Milwaukee Ave between Logan
Square and Belmont Ave
Sidewalk
dedicates about one-third of Green Sidewalk
Space 17%
space for sidewalk. 36%
34%

The Logan Square intersection

dedicates about half of space
for autos.

The Logan Square intersection

dedicates about one-third of
space for green parkland.

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
Transit
Logan Square has the second
highest ridership of any Blue Line
station outside the loop
(OHare is first).

AVERAGE WEEKDAY L BOARDINGS (2016)

Logan Square Blue Line Station

7,380
Belmont Blue Line Station
5,725

Three of the six CTA bus routes that

go through the area are in the top 10
highest ridership routes citywide.
BUS ROUTE RIDERSHIP RANKINGS*
#
3 77 Belmont #
21 74 Fullerton
6 53 Pulaski
#
25 76 Diversey
#

#
7 82 Kimball #
41 56 Milwaukee
Sources: CTA Annual Ridership Report (2006 & 2016), U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2011-2015) *out of 131 routes

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
Bike Sharing Infrastructure
There are three Divvy stations
in the area. The station at
Logan Square ranks 148 out
of 580 for trips per day.
May 2016-April 2017

Kedzie Ave & Milwaukee Ave

DAILY AVERAGE YEARLY TOTAL

50 17,817

Avers Ave & Belmont Ave

DAILY AVERAGE YEARLY TOTAL

7 2,422
Central Park Ave & Elbridge Ave
DAILY AVERAGE YEARLY TOTAL

5 1,840

North Milwaukee Ave.

From Logan Square to Belmont
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From Logan Square to Belmont
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From Logan Square to Belmont