Bike Bloke's Page

"The tow was richly deserved and the driver won't be doing that again. And yes, if I wanted to get my bike in or out of there, I'd have gone out of my way to dent and scratch just to drive home the message."

"You couldn't dodge round the cop and high tail it out of the vicinity? To get out of a $250 ticket, I'd have been tempted if the cop was on foot."

"Please forgive me if someone has already said this in the current thread: Cyclist and pedestrian awareness must be an integral part of driver training and licensing. Nothing short of that is acceptable. And a state sanctioned 'look for…"

"The link now gives "page not found". Anyone else having this issue? I only hope TOC isn't corruptible too...."

"The main part of Logan Blvd is a prime candidate for speed cameras. The quicker, the better. "

"Having tried both, I quickly opted to use only the service drives. That said, they are less than ideal, especially as the green lights at Sacramento and California last a lot less time than the main drag on Logan Blvd. And then I really detest that…"

"I'm definitely with Adam on this subject. I understand mailvans and UPS, et al, but in general there is way too much gratuitous parking/stopping in bike lanes. some of the worst of this in where there is a valet parking operation. I give you…"

"The open lakefront that we enjoy today was a component of the Burnham Plan and was largely created landfill projects in the 1910's and 1920's. Construction of Lake Shore Drive in its current configuration as a high speed road for cars…"

"Don't forget an excellent documentary by Geoffrey Baer, "Chicago Lakefront." It took a lot of effort (and litigation) to create and keep the access to the Lake open. LSD destroyed and interrupted quite a bit of that access. "

"oh yeah...that's a pretty good plan if I recall. "

"The Burnham Plan--which was the beginning of what we have now--in a wikipedia nutshell:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_Plan"

"If I had to guess, the only reason the lakefront we have today exists is because of LSD. Without the government buying up and clearing the land, most of that 18 miles would have been privately owned."

"Chicago has long stretches of riverwalk and ordinances on the books to require new riverfront developments to include public riverwalks. Some of the existing stretches are very nice for walking or cross country skiing. Pedestrian river access is an…"

"I'm here now! Yes, and the bike trail is narrow with user conflicts all over the place and is cut off from the rest of the city by LSD. It's better than nothing, but if we had a really visionary plan, LSD could and should be replaced by a…"

"Don't forget paths along the river too..."

"When was the last time you've been in Chicago? There are 18 miles of bicycle path and parks along the lake front these days."