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Anyone have any good suggestions for the northbound Dearborn detour this week?  The Tribune suggests the following:

Northbound bicycles on Dearborn will detour east on Lake Street, north on State Street, west on Kinzie Street, then back to Dearborn. Southbound bikes will detour west on Kinzie Street, south on Clark Street, then return to Dearborn via Lake Street. 

But State during rush hour doesn't sound like my idea of fun.  I'm thinking Madison to Franklin to Orleans but am interested to hear other thoughts.  

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I think there is some fairly heavy construction on Madison right now? Not sure which blocks, maybe between Clark and LaSalle? Just FYI.

I took the NB Dearborn detour on State this morning during rush with no incident. Be careful when you hit the one small patch of open metal grating on the bridge. It can be slippery.

NB Franklin to WB Hubbard to NB Kingsbury is another option. When I lived on the north side, that was part of one of my commute routes, and I still use it from time to time when I'm visiting friends after work.

Crossing over from the bike lane (right side) to the left lane to turn left can be a little tricky. Worst case - do a box turn by continuing to the NE corner of Hubbard/Franklin, stop and turn while waiting for the light, then go west on Hubbard with the green light.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Minor clarification:  the street becomes Orleans once you cross Wacker, so the intersection is Hubbard/Orleans

Anne Alt said:

NB Franklin to WB Hubbard to NB Kingsbury is another option. When I lived on the north side, that was part of one of my commute routes, and I still use it from time to time when I'm visiting friends after work.

Crossing over from the bike lane (right side) to the left lane to turn left can be a little tricky. Worst case - do a box turn by continuing to the NE corner of Hubbard/Franklin, stop and turn while waiting for the light, then go west on Hubbard with the green light.

Yep, you're right. Thanks for the clarification.

JeffB (7+ miles) said:

Minor clarification:  the street becomes Orleans once you cross Wacker, so the intersection is Hubbard/Orleans

Anne Alt said:

NB Franklin to WB Hubbard to NB Kingsbury is another option. When I lived on the north side, that was part of one of my commute routes, and I still use it from time to time when I'm visiting friends after work.

Crossing over from the bike lane (right side) to the left lane to turn left can be a little tricky. Worst case - do a box turn by continuing to the NE corner of Hubbard/Franklin, stop and turn while waiting for the light, then go west on Hubbard with the green light.

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