Citizens of the Chicago North Side neighborhood of Edgewater presented a petition and online straw poll in support of the construction and funding of a promenade and bike path (with lighted median from Ardmore to Devon avenues) to the offices of Ald. Harry Osterman, Ald. Patrick O’Connor, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Board of Elections on Dec. 16.
Almost 1,500 signatures were collected from May to November.
The winner of the rendering competition is Chicago muralist Paul Noah, artist-in-residence at the Institute of Cultural Affairs in Uptown. A landscaping design competition is now ongoing, with a prize of $100. See www.EdgewaterBeachwalk.com.