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Part 2 of SBC’s Bike Lane Fest 2024: Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park
Check out Part 1: Uptown, Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater here
December 17, 2024
Reopened Grayland Metra viaduct, near locations where drivers killed 2 cyclists, now has curb-protected bike lanes
And a few blocks away, CDOT is installing a Neighborhood Greenway on Long Avenue, where drivers recently injured and killed teens on bikes.
August 1, 2024
39th Ward PB election funds a half mile of protected bike lanes on Montrose between Pulaski and Kostner in Irving Park
It's not a bad location for protected lanes since this part of Montrose, a mostly two-lane street, connects with Elston Avenue, a diagonal crosstown cycling route.
August 18, 2023
Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?
A teenage girl on a bike collided with a driver, apparently because she was understandably afraid to ride in a four-lane street. What should we do about that?
August 22, 2022
Here are the details on new curb-protected lanes on Clark between Irving to Montrose
The plan for Clark between Irving Park and Montrose includes concrete curb-protected bike lanes, bus boarding islands, and a lower speed limit.
July 1, 2022
2 cyclists were killed near Milwaukee/Kilbourn bridge. Let’s rebuild it to make it safer.
Engineer Philip Santos notes that upgrading the area below the bridge would be more expensive and challenging, but well worth the trouble. “There have been two fatalities here. If you’re going to fix a bridge, do it right.”
May 23, 2022
Video shows Nick Parlingayan was dragged 50 feet, residents demand safety upgrades
Greater protection for people on bicycles is imperative, such as robust protected bike lanes with concrete curbs, Jersey barriers, or rigid bollards.
May 11, 2022
North Side Kedzie non-protected lanes will be an upgrade, but CDOT should go bolder
Bikes lanes, stamped crosswalks, and curb extensions are coming to Kedzie Avenue between Elston and Foster.
April 15, 2022
Campaign Raleigh: Ald. Rodriguez-Sanchez hosts a bike ride as a political fundraiser
A trend we'd like to see: fewer Chicago politicians raising money through fancy galas or golf outings, and more doing it via community bike rides.
September 20, 2021
No, the new Montrose bridge over Kennedy doesn’t have bike lanes, isn’t getting them
In reality, people riding bikes on the new Montrose bridge aren't getting their own dedicated lane at all, let alone a protected one.
August 25, 2021
