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Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: New bus stop islands on Milwaukee Avenue on Near Northwest Side

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Chicago

CDOT promises to get cracking on the crumbling concrete bike lane curb problem

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Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square

Sharon Hoyer

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Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer

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Beyond Chicagoland

Once again, People for Bikes ranks more car-centric, less bikeable cities above Chicago

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CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.

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Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further

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35th Ward upgrades include PBLs on Belmont, Kedzie, and protected intersection

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$287K verdict shows using flimsy posts to “protect” lanes puts cyclists, taxpayers at risk

Steven Lucy

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Chicago needs to ramp up the number of bus stop boarding islands

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