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Those special two way bike lanes with the signals, down Dearborn I presume you mean, are the thing I avoid the most riding north/south. The "pedestrian extensi
by bbarn 12y ago
Those special two way bike lanes with the signals, down Dearborn I presume you mean, are the thing I avoid the most riding north/south. The "pedestrian extension" effect you mentioned is the sole reason why.
We have another big problem at least in Chicago, and that's that it's such a polarizing issue that it's easy to make news articles and stir up so much inflammatory debate that any sensible lawmaker is likely terrified to even approach that territory. (See the tribune and John Kass' infamously baiting articles that get tons of hits)
- guptaneil 12y agoI am indeed referring to Dearborn. Is there a street that you prefer for north/south travel? While pedestrian extension is incredibly annoying and sometimes dangerous, it's still far better to me than biking in the middle of the road. Can't say I've read any of Kass's stuff, but I actually think Emanuel's done a decent job at adding as many bike lanes as he has. When he entered office, he set a goal to add 100 miles of bike lanes to the city. He's been adding between 20-40 miles a year since then. They're not perfect, but at least they're steps in the right direction.