Is the new Halsted Street bridge a scary ride?
The Illinois Department of Transportation likes big bridges, even on two-lane Chicago streets. The beautiful new Halsted Street bridge features wide sidewalks, bicycle lanes and a bike-friendly concrete surface. But does the new four-lane configuration turn what would otherwise be a very bikeable bridge into a scary ride?:
http://gridchicago.com/2012/does-the-new-tied-arch-bridge-on-halsted-encourage-speeding/
Keep moving forward,
John Greenfield
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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on -
Can anyone give us some info on who might be best to contact about this? Would that be CDOT?
A floating lane on a bridge with no obvious signage is a disaster waiting to happen, and people here have already pointed out that the configuration is confusing enough to cause some to ride in the wrong direction in the lane.
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Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on -
Yes. CDOT tells me the best way to get input to the CDOT Bike Program about this bridge and other issues related to existing infrastructure is to call 311 or email cdotnews@cityofchicago.org - both of these are tracked, which ensures that you'll get some kind of response.
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Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on -
Meet me here at 5:45 PM Tuesday afternoon to discuss the bridge lane design with me. I'll be proposing an alternative design in the coming weeks. (Sorry for the late notice.)
An issue with 311, that Open 311 may correct, is that you cannot submit photographs with your report.
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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on
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Thanks, John.
John Greenfield said:Yes. CDOT tells me the best way to get input to the CDOT Bike Program about this bridge and other issues related to existing infrastructure is to call 311 or email cdotnews@cityofchicago.org - both of these are tracked, which ensures that you'll get some kind of response.
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Permalink Reply by Joseph Kim on -
I rode it last night during rush hour without even realizing that there was a car lane to my right. Is that supposed to be a right turn lane? Is there a sign somewhere I missed? Yeah I am not down with the configuration; it needs to be changed.
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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on -
"Hi, I'd like to report a bike lane that's in the wrong place." *click*
OK, show of hands- besides me, who's called it in to 311?
What exactly did you tell them? How did they respond?
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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on
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I rode by (not on) the other day and it looks like they've added some nice road markings, at least on the non-floating lane side.
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Permalink Reply by Chris B on -
We rode south on Halsted on Saturday morning and there were workers their painting bike icons in the lane.
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Permalink Reply by Minh on -
Dudes, I just took the new painted lane for the first time over the bridge and I found it to be retarded and dangerous (during rush hour at least). People were using the bike lane to pass and I had at least 3 different sport bikes revving their engines behind me and forcing me out of there way in the bike lane. I'm just going to avoid it from now on.
At the end of the bridge a few blocks north there's still a bike lane but it looks like a faded tattoo from some bygone era so the cars just drive in it. Must have run out of paint :-/
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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-8 mi. on
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Not as bad as Roosevelt!
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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on
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Guess nobody could be bothered.
h' said:"Hi, I'd like to report a bike lane that's in the wrong place." *click*
OK, show of hands- besides me, who's called it in to 311?
What exactly did you tell them? How did they respond?
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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on
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What;s the status of the alternative design proposal?
Steven Vance said:Meet me here at 5:45 PM Tuesday afternoon to discuss the bridge lane design with me. I'll be proposing an alternative design in the coming weeks. (Sorry for the late notice.)
An issue with 311, that Open 311 may correct, is that you cannot submit photographs with your report.
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