The Car Culture's disdain.....

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 14, 2011 at 10:15pm

The way it was told to me was I can't sue the property owner I have to sue the city then they have to sue the property owner so essentially not worth doing.

Mike Zumwalt said:

My bad then, I figured with so many un shoveled sidewalks it was not a law. And according to this http://chicagopersonalinjurylegalblog.com/2010/01/city-not-enforcin...

it's like the 3 foot passing law, maybe I'm the only one who has gotten a ticket for riding on the sidewalk, or drinking alcohol in the park too. So many of these aren't enforced why bother having them?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:

It would indeed. 

Joel said:

The outrage would be awe-inspiring.  Tens of thousands of motorists being absolutely furious that they were ticketed for blatantly breaking the law in a "time of crisis".  It would a blast to watch.

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:

Well sh*t!  If the city wanted to make some really good money, just send a few officers down Elston.  I rode The Knife on Saturday and stopping counting cars parked in the bike lane when I got to 30.

Liz said:

I'm wondering when the city will start enforcing the laws about parking vehicles in the bike lane.

People should shovel to the curb if there's snow within a parking space.  Snow shouldn't mean that the bike lane may be blocked.

 

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/bicycling...

 

Motorists found parking or idling in a bike lane or marked-shared lane will be issued $150 tickets — and may have their vehicles towed.

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Permalink Reply by S on February 15, 2011 at 12:15am

Joel said:

I can understand it for a couple days, but it has been more than a week.  Shovel your spot -- be you a business or resident.  The time for being lazy is over.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that the city is cracking down on this.  Frankly, they should have done it earlier.  Same deal with the sidewalks.  Do what Minneapolis and other cities further north do,  if the home owner doesn't clear the sidewalk within 2 days of the snowfall, send out some city workers to do it and bill the owner directly for the labor.  That'd certainly get streets cleared fairly quickly.

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Permalink Reply by Bike Bloke on February 15, 2011 at 8:58am

mindfrieze, thanks for those links. Who'd have thought CDOT ever had such a thing as a Pedestrian Program?!!?? Drilling down, here's a good link to report snow removal requirements:

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/sidewalk_...

Bookmarked!

mindfrieze said:

Mike Zumwalt said:

There's no law to clear sidewalks in Chicago,....

The CDOT Pedestrian Program would probably cry to hear that you think that.  From the Municipal Code of Chicago:

10-8-180  Snow and ice removal.

     Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot of ground in the city abutting upon any public way or public place shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such building or lot of ground.

     If the sidewalk is of greater width than five feet, it shall not be necessary for such person to remove snow and ice from the same for a space wider than five feet.

     In case the snow and ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the person having charge of any building or lot of ground as aforesaid shall, within the time specified, cause the sidewalk abutting on the said premises to be strewn with ashes, sand, sawdust, or some similar suitable material, and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean said sidewalk.

     The snow which falls or accumulates during the day (excepting Sundays) before four p.m. shall be removed within three hours after the same has fallen or accumulated. The snow which falls or accumulates on Sunday or after four p.m. and during the night on other days shall be removed before ten a.m.

(Prior code § 36-19)

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