Lifelong South Side resident Sean Haran, an attendee at the joint Chicago and RTA Moving Archer Forward event at the McKinley Park Fieldhouse, was less focused on popular protected bike lane plans and more concerned about the #62 bus.
“The bus is closer to Archer Avenue and takes people where they want to go,” Haran said. “When you use the Orange Line you connect to a bus. Before the bike lanes and construction and stuff, the #62 [Archer bus] was always slow, so I feel like they should prioritize that. More people use it.”
Many attendees were excited about proposed protected bike lanes, new residential and business development and roadway safety improvements while other residents were not, prompting disagreement on proposed plans by not only residents, but some elected officials…