Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about protected bike lanes

Providing bikes and emergency protected lanes on the South Side would help stop the spread

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Giving people affordable or free bike access, and safe biking routes that parallel bus lines, would allow them to avoid viral exposure on transit and de-crowd buses for the remaining passengers.

There should be physically protected bikeways on every major Chicago street. Photo: John Greenfield

Let’s stop coddling drivers and prioritize building a citywide protected bike lane network

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Getting around Chicago on bike should be as safe, convenient, and intuitive as navigating the city by car.

Sunset from the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,

Courtney Cobbs says Chicagoans shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get the city to install more protected bike lanes.

Protected Bike Lanes Should Be the Default on City Streets

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

By not having physically protected bike lanes as standard, we will continue to have a two-tiered transportation policy that puts cyclists last and motorists first.

One Little Victory: CDOT Installs Posts to Deter Parking in Washington Bike Lane

By John Greenfield | Jan 18, 2019 | 8 Comments

It just goes to show, if you want to keep your local bikeway in good shape, it can’t hurt to set up a Twitter account for it. In recent years folks have been tweeting on behalf of the Dearborn, Clinton, and Halsted bike lanes, drawing attention to issues such as illegal parking and poor snow […]

A concrete-protected section on Milwaukee. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Concrete Protection on the Milwaukee and Elston Protected Lanes

By John Greenfield | Sep 24, 2018 | 25 Comments

The massive amount of bike traffic on Milwaukee nowadays suggests that the extra protection was warranted.

Looking south on Milwaukee from Ogden. The original "Curbee" bike footrest installed by Streetsblog's Steven Vance and friends was taken out by a motorist. Photo: Steven Vance

Milwaukee Bike Lanes Will Be Upgraded With Concrete Curbs From Ohio to Chicago

By John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2018 | 12 Comments

The northbound and southbound bike lanes will each be closed for two weeks during construction.

The Dodge bike lanes in Evanston. Photo: Steven Vance

Evanston Aldermen Vote to Keep the Dodge Ave. Protected Lanes

By John Greenfield | Apr 23, 2018 | 7 Comments

Despite crash numbers that prove that the bikeways are doing their job to reduce crashes and injuries, they may be downgraded to non-protected lanes to make car parking more convenient.

Independence Boulevard near the crash site. Image: Google Street View

Leonard Anderson, 70, Fatally Struck on Independence Boulevard, Where Protected Lanes Were Removed

By John Greenfield | Dec 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

The victim, whose name has not yet been provided, was the fifth bike fatality of 2017.

Looking east on Washington east of Wabash. The new bus boarding island will a get oen or two standard CTA bus shelters instead of a Loop Link station. Photo: @elllveee

Finally! Washington Protected Lane Is Being Extended East

By John Greenfield | Oct 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

No longer will cyclists be dropped off into mixed traffic east of State Street.

A cyclist enters the Chicago Avenue protected bike lane at the Sheridan Road curve. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Eyes on the Street: New 2-Way Protected Bike Lane on Evanston’s Chicago Avenue

By Jeff Zoline | Jun 26, 2017 | 7 Comments

The bike lane is part of a larger project to improve multi-modal usage of both Chicago Avenue and Sheridan Road.

A judge is the only thing standing between Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and her mission to remove this protected bike lane. Image: WMAR-TV

Judge Issues Restraining Order to Keep Baltimore Mayor From Erasing Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 13, 2017 | No Comments

Pandering to NIMBYs, Catherine Pugh wants to rip out a protected bike lane that has been in the works for years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and build.

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