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Council signals support for Lake Cook Road multi‑use path while urging attention to lane‑narrowing and tree impacts
Summary
Highland Park officials reviewed Lake County’s proposed Lake Cook Road north‑side multi‑use path and expressed general support while asking the county to reassess lane‑narrowing impacts, alternatives on the south side and tree preservation.
Lake County’s planned Lake Cook Road multi‑use path drew a generally favorable reception from the Highland Park City Council on Oct. 6, but council members asked the county to re‑examine options for siting and the traffic effects of narrowing lane widths.
Kita Newkirk, Highland Park city manager, introduced the county project during the meeting and summarized the county’s public outreach: an interactive map (560 responses), a survey (745 responses), a public meeting of 87 attendees and 46 written comments. Newkirk said Lake County proposed an approximately $10 million project to construct an eight‑foot shared path on the north side of Lake Cook Road between Turnbull Woods Court and Skokie Boulevard; Lake County would build it and the city would likely enter an intergovernmental agreement to maintain the completed path.
Council members and staff asked technical…
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