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Eyes on the Street: New bus stop islands on Milwaukee Avenue on Near Northwest Side
CDOT has installed a number of new bus boarding islands on Milwaukee Avenue in River West and Logan Square, with the islands doubling as bikeway protection
November 20, 2022
CDOT promises to get cracking on the crumbling concrete bike lane curb problem
A protected bike lane doesn't give you much protection from drivers if the precast concrete curbs crumble like a Kit Kat bar when a motorist drives over them.
October 21, 2022
Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square
Multiple advocacy groups made that argument once again with an open letter to local decision-makers calling on them to include physically-protected bike lanes along as part of the upcoming Lincoln Avenue Streetscape and Plaza project
September 22, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer
Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.
September 6, 2022
Once again, People for Bikes ranks more car-centric, less bikeable cities above Chicago
While it's rankings don't reflect reality, the PFB ratings do offer some useful constructive criticism for Chicago. Biking here would benefit from a lower speed limit and connected protected bike lane network.
July 5, 2022
CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.
CDOT should make sure the concrete protection is easy to see and the lanes are well maintained, and the department should be filling in non-protected gaps in the network.
June 29, 2022
Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further
47th Ward alderman hopes to also get bikeways installed north of Montrose as part of the Clark Street Crossroads planning process.
June 20, 2022
35th Ward upgrades include PBLs on Belmont, Kedzie, and protected intersection
Several other sustainable transportation and public space projects are on the horizon in the 35th Ward.
June 17, 2022
$287K verdict shows using flimsy posts to “protect” lanes puts cyclists, taxpayers at risk
Not only do these flimsy installations fail to provide physical protection, they leave taxpayers on the hook for injury lawsuits against the city government when cyclists wipe out on the broken bollards.
April 20, 2022
Chicago needs to ramp up the number of bus stop boarding islands
Chicago has a problem when it comes to bus stops and bike lanes. Too often when a bus needs to access the curb, it enters the bike lane, cutting off cyclists and also providing a gap in physical bike lane protection that is then abused by drivers who block the bike lane with their cars … Continued
April 15, 2022
