Northbrook residents offer input on Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Gustafson
Tim Gustafson  a senior associate with Alta   said walking or biking to school is encouraged but the distance can be great. Sometimes that commute takes people out of Northbrook.
 Gustafson  spent 30 minutes making a formal presentation to the group and answering questions.  He  said  his  firm's work so far has shown a number of common themes coming from the data gathered through live interviews and online feedback.
 Gustafson  said high speed  high volume roads are the biggest barrier but they are also the most connected streets.  He  said current bicycle improvements along some roads are popular but still present challenges.
One resident told  Gustafson  that he wanted to see an easier way to get to the Northbrook Court shopping center because of the heavy traffic on Lake Cook Road.  Gustafson  said  he  is looking at ways to do that.
With there are several bicycle trails or marked bike lanes on local roads  including major ones   Gustafson  said getting into and out of the village is easier than navigating through town by foot or pedal.  He  remains cautious about making too many judgments at this point in the process.
"We don't want to reach any conclusions before we talk to all of you "  Gustafson  said. "We know for crossing a two-lane road not much is needed. A four-lane road with a left turn lane is more challenging. We want to find ways to work with speed."
Not all of the roadways traversing the village are under Northbrook's control  according to  Gustafson .  He  said roads like Dundee are state highways and others are under the jurisdiction of Cook County.
"We have to get them to spend money for you "  Gustafson  said.
[TGT]said walking or biking to school is encouraged but the distance can be great. Sometimes that commute takes people out of Northbrook.
 [TGT]spent 30 minutes making a formal presentation to the group and answering questions.  [TGT]  said  [TGT]  firm's work so far has shown a number of common themes coming from the data gathered through live interviews and online feedback.
 [TGT]said high speed  high volume roads are the biggest barrier but they are also the most connected streets.  [TGT]  said current bicycle improvements along some roads are popular but still present challenges.
One resident told  [TGT]that he wanted to see an easier way to get to the Northbrook Court shopping center because of the heavy traffic on Lake Cook Road.  [TGT]said  [TGT]  is looking at ways to do that.
With there are several bicycle trails or marked bike lanes on local roads  including major ones   [TGT]said getting into and out of the village is easier than navigating through town by foot or pedal.  [TGT]  remains cautious about making too many judgments at this point in the process.
"We don't want to reach any conclusions before we talk to all of you "  [TGT]said. "We know for crossing a two-lane road not much is needed. A four-lane road with a left turn lane is more challenging. We want to find ways to work with speed."
Not all of the roadways traversing the village are under Northbrook's control  according to [TGT] .  He  said roads like Dundee are state highways and others are under the jurisdiction of Cook County.
"We have to get them to spend money for you "  [TGT]said.