Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about bike lanes

The Loop Link system on Washington Street. Photo: CDOT

For a More Efficient and Equitable Chicago, Swap Car Lanes for Bus and Bike Lanes

By Lynda Lopez and John Greenfield | Aug 26, 2019 | 14 Comments

Lori Lightfoot’s platform showed she understands that our city needs a less auto-centric transportation system. Let’s make sure she follows through on her promises.

The passenger of a car that was blocking the Canal Street bike lane throws a liquid at a cyclist who photographed the vehicle. Image via Bike Lane Uprising and The Chainlink.

Cyclists Who Confronted Bike Lane Blockers Were Attacked With Fluid, Fists, SUV

By John Greenfield | Mar 18, 2019 | 20 Comments

The victims shared photos of the assailants and their plate numbers with the police but, weeks later, no arrests have been made.

Looking west on Upper Randolph, a line of vehicles parked in the curbside bike lane by Millennium Park. Most photos in this post were taken last Friday by a Streetsblog reader who asked to be anonymous

Ceci N’est Pas Une Piste Cyclable: The Upper Randolph Bikeway Is Often Non-Functional

By John Greenfield | Oct 2, 2018 | 15 Comments

There's got to be a better way to accommodate deliveries and drop-offs to Millennium Park while keeping cyclists safe.

When cyclists ride too close to parked cars, they're in danger of getting doored. But my original anti-dooring bike lanes proposal wouldn't have solved that problem. Photo: John Greenfield

Back to the Drawing Board: Another Attempt at an Anti-Dooring Bike Lane Design

By John Greenfield | Sep 10, 2018 | 24 Comments

After some on-the-road research with a tape measure, I found out that my design for a 44-foot-wide street wouldn't work, so here's a proposal for a 46-foot one.

On streets as narrow as 44 feet, wide buffers next to the parking lanes can help keep cyclists out of the way of car doors. Image: John Greenfield

Here’s an Inexpensive, Simple Way to Help Prevent Bicycle Dooring Crashes and Save Lives

By John Greenfield | Sep 7, 2018 | 20 Comments

Striping all bike lanes in a way that encourages cyclists to ride out of the "door zone" would help keep people out of harm's way.

The new one-block stretch of bike lane on the east side Michigan between Washington and Randolph makes biking on the six-lane avenue a bit less intimidating. Photo: Twitter user @jimsey

CDOT is Filling in the Gaps Between the Washington and Randolph Bikeways

By John Greenfield | Jul 27, 2018 | 13 Comments

New green paint, a dedicated bike signal, and -- gasp! -- a bike lane on Michigan help facilitate the transfer.

New buffered lanes on Stony Island Avenue near Lake Calumet will make cycling to Big Marsh bike park a bit safer, although truck traffic will still be a hazard. Photo: Slow Roll Chicago

Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018

By John Greenfield | Jun 13, 2018 | 56 Comments

The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways

It took six years of advocacy for Philadelphia to get this 11-block bike lane on Chestnut. Immediately after its construction, the council member got cold feet. Photo: Bike Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

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Philly Rolls Out Bike Lanes at a Snail’s Pace, and Mayor Jim Kenney May Slow Down Progress Even More

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2018 | No Comments

Two years into Kenney's tenure, it already seems unlikely that he'll achieve his promise to improve the bike network.

Street design guidance from AASHTO has been eclipsed by the work of American cities. Image: AASHTO

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A Brief History of How American Transportation Engineers Resisted Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 2, 2018 | No Comments

A new paper looks at what led the American engineering establishment to fall decades behind other countries on the development of bike infrastructure.

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These People Lost Their Minds Over a Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2017 | No Comments

The photos don't lie -- these protesters actually called some new stripes on the street a "Nazi lane."

This used to be an un-protected, painted bike lane. Photo: Austin Gibble/Urban Indy

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Indianapolis Upgrades Painted Bike Lanes By Adding Proper Protection

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 12, 2017 | No Comments

Sometimes, when a city builds a really good bike lane - especially an American city - you have to sit back and appreciate it.

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