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Solving The Problem of Snow Being Pushed Into Protected Lanes
In general, protected bike lanes are great for encouraging “interested-but-concerned” folks to try urban cycling. However, as I discussed last week, when the lanes aren’t maintained well during the winter, they can actually make cycling more difficult. And when snow- or ice-filled PBLs force bike riders to share narrow travel lanes with motorists, that decreases safety.
January 4, 2016
2015 Was a Great Year for Chicago Transportation and Public Spaces
[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership will allow Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We’ll be syndicating a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print. The paper hits the streets on Thursdays.]
December 28, 2015
Latest Trend in Protected Bike Lanes: Installation in One Year or Less
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
December 7, 2015
The Inside Story of How Chicago Built the Dearborn Street Bike Lane
Editor's note: As transportation commissioner for DC and later Chicago, Gabe Klein was pivotal in the development of a new model for big-city DOTs. Along with Janette Sadik-Khan in New York, Klein (who sits on the board of OpenPlans, the organization that publishes Streetsblog) pioneered an approach that prioritized people instead of cars and emphasized the importance of quick action to gain the public's confidence.
October 26, 2015
The Rebel Commissioner: “Start-Up City” Goes Behind the Scenes at CDOT
[This piece also runs in Checkerboard City, John’s transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.]
October 20, 2015
Active Trans: Rahm Should Aim for 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Again, Not 50
Last week at a press event celebrating the installation of 103 miles of buffered and protected bike lanes, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to build 50 miles of new bike lanes, including PBLs, over the next four years. The Active Transportation Alliance's new "Bikeways for All" campaign, launched on Monday, urges the mayor to double that goal.
October 14, 2015
CDOT Didn’t Hit 100-Mile PBL Goal, But They Did Transform the Bike Network
First, let’s get one thing straight. Despite what was stated today in the Chicago Department of Transportation’s press release, and local news reports based on it, the city has not achieved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s goal of installing 100 miles of protected bike lanes in four years.
October 9, 2015
Massachusetts’ Bikeway Design Guide Will Be Nation’s Most Advanced Yet
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 23, 2015
Protected Bike Lanes 7 Times More Effective Than Painted Ones, Survey Says
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 2, 2015
Milwaukee Bike Lane Overhaul Includes Some Concrete Protection
Note: Keating Law Offices, P.C. has generously agreed to sponsor two Streetsblog Chicago posts about bicycle safety topics per month. The firm's support will help make Streetsblog Chicago a sustainable project.
August 20, 2015