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Roger that! Streetsblog SF editor Roger Rudick offers constructive criticism of Chicago’s downtown bike network
"There were blocks that felt very safe and very secure," he said. "But then you're immediately – voom! – disgorged into three lanes of moving traffic with no protection."
April 17, 2024
Frightful! After Dearborn bridge protected bike lane reopened, CDOT removed Wacker, Clark PBLs without warning on Halloween
"It takes forever to get the city to even repaint a bike lane or repair a flexi-post, but they can remove the posts and markings almost overnight," a reader noted.
November 18, 2023
Protected bike lanes are coming to Dearborn, Clark, and – maybe someday – Wells on Near North Side
Dearborn is getting northbound PBLs north of Kinzie, and Clark is getting southbound ones, but Wells Street will have to wait.
September 21, 2023
Enthusiasm for curbs: Advocates applaud CDOT’s upgrades to protected lanes, suggest more improvements
August 11, 2023
What if we applied the Transit Ambassadors model to create safe, orderly public spaces?
April 18, 2023
Video killed the bicycle lane: Advocates, officials intervene after TV crew blocks PBL
March 10, 2023
