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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

The current speed limit on Sheridan Road through campus is 30 miles per hour. Discussion about plans for bike lanes on the road is set to continue at tomorrow’s council meeting.

Bike lane plans approved two years ago receive new scrutiny

October 17, 2016

Although city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said plans for bike lanes on Sheridan Road are “largely set in stone,” conversation among students, residents and city official will likely be rekindled at a...

Police Blotter: Homeless man charged with criminal trespassing to land

October 9, 2016

An Evanston resident alerted police last Thursday of a man trespassing on their property and removing trash from trash cans, police said. EPD officers were alerted at about 8 a.m. of the incident in...

The speed limit on Sheridan Road is currently 30 mph. Both aldermen and Northwestern students have called for the limit to be lowered following the accident that killed Northwestern student Chuyuan Qiu on that road.

City Council plans to discuss proposed speed limit change, bike lanes on Sheridan

October 6, 2016

Updates to the Sheridan Road rebuilding project will be discussed at City Council on Oct. 17 in response to a call for bike safety measures following the death of Weinberg freshman Chuyuan Qiu, who was...

Chuyuan Qiu

Northwestern student Chuyuan Qiu remembered for sense of wonder, playful humor

September 29, 2016

When Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu was accepted to Northwestern University, her friends knew she had found her next adventure. “There will be so many things to discover in Northwestern,” she told Yi Gao,...

Students leave flowers, stuffed animals and notes as a memorial for Northwestern student Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu who died in a bike accident Thursday. Evanston’s first ward alderman called for lower speed limits on Sheridan Road where the accident occurred.

With plans to add bike lanes next year, alderman calls for additional road changes after student death

September 27, 2016

Following the death of Northwestern student Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu in a bicycle accident, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) called for a lower speed limit and rerouted bicycle traffic on Sheridan Road. Qiu, a first-year...

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