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Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Jan 10, 2012.
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thepuppies replied to Etienne's discussion 'Biking from Chicago to Milwaukee, WI'"I have done this ride a few times. I would recommend this route. It avoids Racine which were the only bad / dangerous roads during the trip. It also takes you by the Milwaukee Brewing Co. End your trip there with a tour and some beverages. The other…"
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Mark replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"Why does Logan need two driving lanes in each direction between Western and Milwaukee? Diversey is a much busier street and it only has one driving lane in each direction."
James BlackHeron replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"I ride through this dangerous pinch-point under the kennedy and then the metra tracks nearly ever day.
Like thepuppies said it isn't too bad going Eastbound but I refuse to ride on the road going Westbound. With the curve, the narrow…"
Kelvin Mulcky replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"I'll take-the-lane when heading west, with one eye looking behind me and both ears open."
Anne Alt replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"There are 3 regional Streets for Cycling meetings coming up in the next few weeks, each on a Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m.
1/18 @ Garfield Park Conservatory
1/25 @ Woodson Library (95th & Halsted)
2/1 @ Sulzer Library (Lincoln & Sunnyside)…"
thepuppies replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"Agreed, there are times to take a lane and times to defer to the car. At this particular bend I tend not to feel confident taking the lane (going eastbound i have no problem taking the lane). I will also agree that a protected lane is wishful…"
notoriousDUG replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"I don't consider the section of Logan near Western to be a boulevard because it lacks the outer lanes which make the rest of it so nice for cycling."
Mark replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"Technically, all of Logan is designated a boulevard, even at Western.
The boulevard system was originally designed for recreational purposes and to create linkages between several large parks. It was cyclists that lobbied over a hundred years…"
notoriousDUG replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"Logan is not a blvd. at the intersection in question and a protected bike lane would require, probably, closing a lane to cars because the freeway overpass limits the width the road can be.
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Mark replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"The boulevard circuit is the perfect place to install protected bike lanes. Independence Blvd and Douglas Blvd were recently announced. Why not the entire circuit, including Logan Blvd? If there are special Sunday morning parking…"
Jeff Schneider replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"Wherever the river or an expressway must be crossed, we run out of good side-street options and have to get on major arterials with fast car traffic. These choke points should get priority for physically separate bike lanes."
notoriousDUG replied to thepuppies's discussion 'Dangerous corners - best way to create a change?'"I ride that intersection a lot; it is one of my primary routes tot he NE from my home. While I agree it is a poorly designed intersection with poor visibility how is it, provided you are obeying traffic signals, really that dangerous of an…"
thepuppies posted a discussionDangerous corners - best way to create a change?
You know the intersections, you try to stay away, but sometimes it's on your route and you have to go that way. I present an example: Going west on Logan Blvd, passing under the highway (at Western) you have a blind turn and two narrow lanes. You also have motorists that tend to move too quickly. This is an important bike corridor that has this one area that can make a trip unsafe. I ask the chainlink community for suggestions about the best way to implement change. I admit my current choice is…See More
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- At 12:21am on November 19, 2009,
brandon lee* said… - thanks man. keep me updated. and even if there's nothing official going on, let me know if you want to hit the streets for the hell of it.
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