Road diet, bike lanes finally implemented near deadly Logan/Western intersection
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Riding on Logan all the way from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue to Western Avenue in relative safety is "a truly liberating experience."
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about protected bike lanes
Map: Here’s where CDOT has installed, or is currently building, bikeways this year.
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The Active Transportation Alliance has called out the lack of connectivity and the dearth of protected bike lanes in the city's plan.
Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?
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Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.
CDOT announces major bikeway push, still no plans for a cohesive protected network
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Obstruction from aldermen, plus an emphasis on quantity over quality, means this plan isn't going to result in the cohesive, citywide protected bikeway network we need.
Clark bike lanes in Edgewater are coming along, but not without their issues
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The half-finished, inconsistent design, which slaloms between three different layout, is creating lots of confusion.
SUV driver critically injured Little Village activist, transportation advocate Chris Didato
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The case lays bare just how much farther we have to go to achieve Didato's goal of a better city for walking and biking.
After 2 cyclist deaths, Logan/Western is finally getting road diet, protected lanes
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It's great that these needed improvements are coming to Logan/Western at last, but tragic that they weren't done before two young men lost their lives.
1st Ward PB election revives the idea of protected lanes on Milwaukee in Wicker
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A proposal to strip parking on Milwaukee to make room for protected bike lanes has renewed discussions about the project, last proposed in 2017.
A brief history of Chicago protected bike lane proposals killed by parking pushback
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There are political and logistical hurdles to removing parking to make room for protected bike lanes in Chicago, but there's reason to believe the tide may be turning.
Dashed bike lanes: Better than nothing, or total trash?
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Are they a pragmatic, better-than-nothing approach on streets where stripping parking is seen as a nonstarter. Or are they a depressing capitulation to car culture?
Unsurprisingly, People for Bikes gave Chicago a low scores for bike-friendliness
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A recent People for Bikes assessment of Chicago's bike friendliness gave the city low scores. Read about the factors that lead to the low marks.
Active Transportation Alliances renews call for a protected bike lane network
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The Active Transportation Alliance analyzed Chicago's progress on creating an all-ages, all abilities cycling network and renewed the call for a network of protected bike lanes.