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I live one block north of the northern Evanston border. I bike through Evanston frequently to ride into Chicago. For a biker, the connections from Evanston to C
by ctrager 11y ago
I live one block north of the northern Evanston border. I bike through Evanston frequently to ride into Chicago. For a biker, the connections from Evanston to Chicago are not great. They feel risky, especially at busy times. Specifically, you either ride around Calvary Cemetery, https://www.google.com/maps/place/Evanston,+IL/@42.0244529,-87.6744743,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x880fcffd34e80a77:0x6f21a10d05c0671a https://www.google.com/maps/place/Evanston,+IL/@42.0244529,-..., on the sidewalk, along the lake. Beautiful but the sidewalk is narrow and there are pedestrians, people walking their dogs. Or you ride in the street. Too scary for me. There's no bike lane and traffic travels fast, maybe 40 mph? Or you ride on the west side of the cemetery which has a bike line that disappears and reappears, and also the traffic there too travels fast. Here, btw, is Evanston's bike plan: http://www.cityofevanston.org/assets/Evanston%20Bike%20Plan%20Update%20FINAL%202014%200716.pdf http://www.cityofevanston.org/assets/Evanston%20Bike%20Plan%...
- ctrager 11y agoThe plan notes that the percentage of people who commute by car is about 51%. By bike, about 2.5%.