48th Ward

Bike lanes recently installed on Clark St. in Edgewater are still experiencing frequent blockages. We look at bike lane designs in other cities that might be a better alternative to the current Clark St configuration.

The half-finished, inconsistent design, which slaloms between three different layout, is creating lots of confusion.

The project, which involves relocating much of the on-street parking, will also make Clark safer and more pleasant to walk on.

Paint-and-post sidewalk bump-outs and dashed bike lanes create a better environment for walking and cycling.

What if the city focused on creating a cohesive bike network in a single ward? Now we're getting a chance to see that idea put in action.

Once in while, the Chicago Department of Transportation has a bikeway idea that’s so good, I wish that I’d thought of it first. Such is the case with the proposed Glenwood Avenue Neighborhood Route. This neighborhood greenway would run for 0.75 miles on Glenwood between Ridge and Carmen, and on Carmen for 0.25 miles between Glenwood and the Broadway buffered bike lanes. The project is expected to cost no more than $75,000, and CDOT hopes to install it later this summer.

Uptown is one of Chicago’s few bike-friendly neighborhoods that doesn’t have any conventional bike lanes, let alone buffered or protected lanes, but that will change by the end of the year with an upcoming Chicago Department of Transportation project.