DNAinfo, "A Bike Lane That Would Connect Edgewater to Evanston Is In The Works" - The Chainlink2024-03-28T18:28:25Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/dnainfo-a-bike-lane-that-would-connect-edgewater-to-evanston-is-i?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A963266&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDNAinfo's article on the topi…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-16:2211490:Comment:9632662016-01-16T01:09:13.486ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p><em>DNAinfo</em>'s article on the topic:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160115/rogers-park/can-evanston-to-edgewater-bike-path-plan-calm-commutes-for-cyclists" target="_blank">http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160115/rogers-park/can-evanston-to-edgewater-bike-path-plan-calm-commutes-for-cyclists</a></p>
<p><em>DNAinfo</em>'s article on the topic:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160115/rogers-park/can-evanston-to-edgewater-bike-path-plan-calm-commutes-for-cyclists" target="_blank">http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160115/rogers-park/can-evanston-to-edgewater-bike-path-plan-calm-commutes-for-cyclists</a></p> i use Sheridan rd from June…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-14:2211490:Comment:9634082016-01-14T21:35:54.694Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p> i use Sheridan rd from Juneway to Greenleaf NB and cut to Judson NB. SB it's Sheridan from Foster or Clark onto Forest and then South Blvd back onto Sheridan...</p>
<p> i use Sheridan rd from Juneway to Greenleaf NB and cut to Judson NB. SB it's Sheridan from Foster or Clark onto Forest and then South Blvd back onto Sheridan...</p> Custer is far better option t…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-14:2211490:Comment:9631362016-01-14T20:35:08.525ZDean Bekkenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DeanBekken
<p>Custer is far better option than the Chicago Ave Superhighway, with its potholes from Main to Davis. </p>
<p>Custer is far better option than the Chicago Ave Superhighway, with its potholes from Main to Davis. </p> As I now sometimes do, but th…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-14:2211490:Comment:9634012016-01-14T20:33:55.346ZDean Bekkenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DeanBekken
<p>As I now sometimes do, but those alleys have ball-buster plastic speed bumps. Can the city at least put gaps in these things? </p>
<p>As I now sometimes do, but those alleys have ball-buster plastic speed bumps. Can the city at least put gaps in these things? </p> I don't do that trip anymore…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-13:2211490:Comment:9630122016-01-13T22:01:39.234ZMike Zumwalthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeZumwalt
I don't do that trip anymore but since you have 2 choices go go around the cemetery I'd pick the lake side in the Summer and Clark in the Winter. That whole stretch along Clark is a bit sketch and poorly lit.<br />
Coming from the LFP I take Kenmore,wind through Loyola across Albion over to Ashland. Probably a little too complicated for a bike lane.
I don't do that trip anymore but since you have 2 choices go go around the cemetery I'd pick the lake side in the Summer and Clark in the Winter. That whole stretch along Clark is a bit sketch and poorly lit.<br />
Coming from the LFP I take Kenmore,wind through Loyola across Albion over to Ashland. Probably a little too complicated for a bike lane. I am with Skip on counterflow…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-13:2211490:Comment:9628982016-01-13T17:24:33.132ZDavid Barishhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBarish
<p>I am with Skip on counterflow lanes. I doubt I would use this route much but I do not live that close to the lake. If I did I might use it more. I prefer California/Dodge. I use that route a lot. I am content to ride Clark/Chicago during slower hours if I need to be closer to the lake. </p>
<p>I am with Skip on counterflow lanes. I doubt I would use this route much but I do not live that close to the lake. If I did I might use it more. I prefer California/Dodge. I use that route a lot. I am content to ride Clark/Chicago during slower hours if I need to be closer to the lake. </p> I'm glad you wrote the Alderm…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-13:2211490:Comment:9627352016-01-13T16:06:02.060ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>I'm glad you wrote the Alderman. A number of cyclists have expressed the concern about counterflow lanes on Facebook and The Chainlink.</p>
<p>I'm glad you wrote the Alderman. A number of cyclists have expressed the concern about counterflow lanes on Facebook and The Chainlink.</p> Thanks for sending this along…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-13:2211490:Comment:9629952016-01-13T04:40:40.543Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p>Thanks for sending this along, Skip. i hope it helps them realise that couterflow lanes can be nightmarish. They seem to have been designed by non-riders.</p>
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<p>i used to live in Rogers Park back when all the side streets were two way. i've noticed how the traffic engineers have over the years worked it out throughout the city to interrupt easy flow on side streets by arbitrarily (so it seems) changing directions along many side streets every few blocks (Greenview comes to…</p>
<p>Thanks for sending this along, Skip. i hope it helps them realise that couterflow lanes can be nightmarish. They seem to have been designed by non-riders.</p>
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<p>i used to live in Rogers Park back when all the side streets were two way. i've noticed how the traffic engineers have over the years worked it out throughout the city to interrupt easy flow on side streets by arbitrarily (so it seems) changing directions along many side streets every few blocks (Greenview comes to mind...)</p> I sent this to Ald Moore:
Ald…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-13:2211490:Comment:9628022016-01-13T00:19:53.201ZSkip Montanaro 0mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SkipMontanaro92
<p>I sent this to Ald Moore:</p>
<p>Alderman Moore,</p>
<p>I was made aware of the proposed bike lane/route to provide an alternate route through Edgewater and Rogers Park to Evanston:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160112/rogers-park/bike-lane-connecting-edgewater-evanston-on-docket-for-meeting-thursday" target="_blank">http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160112/rogers-park/bike-lane-connecting-edgewater-evanston-on-docket-for-meeting-thursday</a></p>
<p>I don't know if I'll be…</p>
<p>I sent this to Ald Moore:</p>
<p>Alderman Moore,</p>
<p>I was made aware of the proposed bike lane/route to provide an alternate route through Edgewater and Rogers Park to Evanston:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160112/rogers-park/bike-lane-connecting-edgewater-evanston-on-docket-for-meeting-thursday" target="_blank">http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160112/rogers-park/bike-lane-connecting-edgewater-evanston-on-docket-for-meeting-thursday</a></p>
<p>I don't know if I'll be able to make the meeting Thursday evening. I hope you don't mind if I offer some feedback via email.</p>
<p>I commute by bike almost daily from my home in Evanston to the Loop. My usual route takes me right through Rogers Park and Edgewater. I've been doing this for several years now, and have refined my route over time. I sometimes take Clark, but most days my route overlaps quite a bit with the route in the proposal. I see two problems with the proposed route.</p>
<p>1. I am no great fan of counterflow lanes. I need to use the little lane on Ardmore between Sheridan and Kenmore. In the best of circumstances it can be trying. In the winter (I ride year 'round), it can be <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/i-rode-today-did-you?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A961532" target="_blank">downright dangerous</a>. In my opinion, if you are determined to use the block of Glenwood between Farwell and Pratt, it would be much better to reverse the direction of the one-way street <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bike%20Salmon" target="_blank">instead of turning cyclists into salmon</a>. Consider the proposed counterflow lane on Greenwood. I assume it will run along the east edge of the street, next to the CTA retaining wall. How will a cyclist bail out if a southbound car doesn't see her and winds up in her lane? There is no cushion at all, no place to escape. A much better option for northbound riders would be to turn left on Pratt, then right on Greenview one block later. Southbound, I turn left on Morse off of Greenview, then right on Glenwood. Both Greenview & Morse and Pratt & Glenwood are four-way stops, so turning left is not a big deal.</p>
<p>2. Chicago Avenue in Evanston is currently no place for bikes, especially south of Main Street. I realize it's on Evanston's list of upcoming road improvements, but I think side streets will still be a better north/south option. I normally ride Howard Street between Greenview and Custer/Damen, using Custer as my north/south route. There is a bike lane along much of that stretch of Howard, a streetlight at Howard & Custer, a multi-way stop at Howard & Greenview, and the area near the Howard Street CTA station is fairly congested, so traffic doesn't move very fast.</p>
<p>Taking out those two counterflow lanes would be a big improvement to the scheme, in my opinion.</p>
<p></p> I take Glenwood, Wolcott, Cus…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-01-12:2211490:Comment:9627292016-01-12T22:16:38.530ZPaul Lazzarohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PaulLazzaro
<p>I take Glenwood, Wolcott, Custer and Hinman from Uptown to downtown Evanston. Chicago Ave. is nasty!</p>
<p>I'm with Mike W. inre contraflow lanes. They need to be really well marked and really well maintained if they are used at all. The one on Albion is almost invisible and the drivers who might care often seem not to know it's there. The concept and marking is better on Berteau, but a lot of drivers don't respect it there, either (or they think it's 2-way and expect you to stay in it…</p>
<p>I take Glenwood, Wolcott, Custer and Hinman from Uptown to downtown Evanston. Chicago Ave. is nasty!</p>
<p>I'm with Mike W. inre contraflow lanes. They need to be really well marked and really well maintained if they are used at all. The one on Albion is almost invisible and the drivers who might care often seem not to know it's there. The concept and marking is better on Berteau, but a lot of drivers don't respect it there, either (or they think it's 2-way and expect you to stay in it going both ways).</p>