Whoa, are those railings?

The newest Busse Woods bridge: Workers were finally installing the railings on Elk Grove Village's new bike-pedestrian bridge from Busse Woods to the east side of Arlington Heights Road and the neighborhood. The bridge was supposed to be done by the spring; the railings apparently were the holdup. Could this bridge open soon at last? Read more about the project.​

Speaking of Busse Woods, the forest district is now making the trail stripe a refreshed bright yellow. See what else has been on this year's restriping list.

A bunch of other incremental steps for big things have been happening.

New Weathersfield Way plans in Schaumburg: The first plans to redo another section of this neighborhood throughway are out, and alternatives surprisingly include on-road bike lanes as well as more off-road paths. More​

Great Western Trail's new west end in Sycamore: The final link of this trail extension is getting built now, the Sycamore Park District says. More​

Naperville's new bike plan: The city has a draft of its updated plan out. Connectivity across the suburb and to key locations are priorities. More​

Arlington Heights' two new road projects: Bicycling facilities could be added to Hintz Road and Campbell Street projects that are just starting. This as the village is repaving White Oak Street, a key part of the village's neighborhood bike route. More​

Survey in West Chicago about a Prairie Path crossing: A group is collecting feedback about Washington Street where the Geneva Spur crosses. More​

And in Chicago proper: If you ever make your way into the big city, the mighty Lakefront Trail could see closures for repainting and patching. More

Closing out September: Ride Illinois' "Let's Ride, Illinois" community rides are wrapping up this weekend. And these rides are on the calendar:​

• Tour of Scenic Ogle County Bike Ride, Saturday
• Apple Cider Century in Michigan, Sunday

Also on the website:

• ​Trail round-up​
• ​Town-by-town bicycling infrastructure​
• ​Tips and vacation views​

THE COLORS BEGIN: The end of summer in our area gives us delightful sunny yellows, such as these sunflowers in the northwest suburbs' Deer Grove Forest Preserve. The flowers and yellow goldenrod shined in other suburban prairies, too. Are fall colors next? As we saw last year, it might be a while.

Chilly out? Nah, we have many weeks left to chill on the bike. Let's go! — Neil

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At top: Right place, right time to catch railing installation in action. Will I remember when?

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