![]() Interactive map: More from our community reporting series A lot of people are interested in biking both to downtown and other neighborhoods along Milwaukee Avenue, and it’s important that it’s a safe area for people to bike through.” There’s also easy access to the Kennedy, but we also have Milwaukee Avenue which is a great direct path to downtown. “We have access to two metro lines, including a Metra and Blue Line stop. “One of the things that brings a lot of people to the neighborhood is proximity to transportation,” Chan said. Recently, the city has committed to adding protected bike lanes along Milwaukee Avenue. More than 200 residents come together to address “quality of life” matters through the Old Irving Park Association, according to Chan, who says the group works with local leaders to push for change. “It was originally proposed to be a five-story building, but we worked with the alderman’s office to get them to bring it down and put extra parking underground so they could make it a four-story building which is more in line with the other buildings along the stretch,” said Adrienne Chan, and president of the Old Irving Park Association. One of those is a new Northwestern outpatient medical center along Irving Park Road and North Kenneth Avenue.
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