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New bike lane plan for Belmont and Kedzie still falls short
At the first meeting of the new Chicago Mobility Collaborative on June 30, the Chicago Department of Transportation briefly presented a new plan for the Belmont and Kedzie intersection. This is a complicated intersection, involving both grid and diagonal streets, an expressway exit and support columns, plus existing and new bike lanes.
July 19, 2022
Here’s where CDOT could pilot real protected intersections to keep cyclists safe
Local transportation engineers need to stop reinventing the wheel and just copy protected bikeway designs that work well elsewhere.
March 19, 2022
Take a Virtual Ride on the New Randolph Protected Bike Lane
An important new downtown bikeway recently became rideable. The Randolph protected bike lane runs from Michigan to Clinton, making an already-popular westbound route out of the Loop safer.
October 18, 2016
Eyes on the Street: The Randolph Protected Bike Lane Starts to Take Shape
The Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor on Washington Street includes a concrete-protected bike lane between the island bus stations and the curb. But the construction of the raised, curbside bus platforms and dedicated bus lanes on Madison Street involved the removal an existing bike lane.
July 26, 2016
CDOT Pilots Bike Lane Treatment Inspired by Dutch Protected Intersections
As part of the Loop Link bus rapid transit project, which includes the construction of protected bike lanes on Washington, Randolph, and Clinton downtown, the Chicago Department of Transportation is trying a kind of intersection treatment that’s new to our city. Inspired by Dutch-style “protected intersections,” they’re installing special concrete curbs and islands in an effort to shield cyclists from turning vehicles.
December 1, 2015