UIC Bike Lanes used as student pickup / drop off lane - The Chainlink2024-03-29T14:21:32Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/uic-bike-lanes-used-as-student-pickup-drop-off-lane?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1077695&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh man, I forgot to bring tha…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-03:2211490:Comment:10785282017-10-03T19:15:20.021ZBrian Shttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianS
Oh man, I forgot to bring that up. It just idles there for a while. It causes CTA buses to backup regular traffic even worse. The bike lane is unusable, so add bikers into the mix of heavy vehicles squeezing from 3 lanes into 1.
Oh man, I forgot to bring that up. It just idles there for a while. It causes CTA buses to backup regular traffic even worse. The bike lane is unusable, so add bikers into the mix of heavy vehicles squeezing from 3 lanes into 1. The UIC shuttle bus routinely…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-03:2211490:Comment:10784382017-10-03T19:12:26.872ZMauricehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Maurice
<p>The UIC shuttle bus routinely parks in the southbound bike lane just south of Roosevelt.</p>
<p>The UIC shuttle bus routinely parks in the southbound bike lane just south of Roosevelt.</p> Maybe this UIC officer didn't…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-03:2211490:Comment:10784322017-10-03T15:27:41.016ZBike Lane Uprisinghttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Cw
<p>Maybe this UIC officer didn't get the memo about bike lanes :-/</p>
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<p>Photo taken Saturday night on Halstead<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275954?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275954?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>Maybe this UIC officer didn't get the memo about bike lanes :-/</p>
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<p>Photo taken Saturday night on Halstead<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275954?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275954?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"/></a></p> A bit of an update:
I don't…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-03:2211490:Comment:10785952017-10-03T15:17:56.007ZBrian Shttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianS
A bit of an update:<br/>
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I don't know if it's related to the email I sent the local precinct, but I did see parking enforcement vehicles patrolling Halsted at UIC Monday evening. And, surprise, surprise, the lanes were clear.
A bit of an update:<br/>
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I don't know if it's related to the email I sent the local precinct, but I did see parking enforcement vehicles patrolling Halsted at UIC Monday evening. And, surprise, surprise, the lanes were clear. It doesn't cost that much. Th…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-02:2211490:Comment:10784142017-10-02T18:10:03.345ZGary Adamshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/GaryAdams
<p>It doesn't cost that much. The writer of that article just took the proposed first year cost of starting the program and divided it by the proposed amount of employees. It sounds extra scary that way. </p>
<p>It doesn't cost that much. The writer of that article just took the proposed first year cost of starting the program and divided it by the proposed amount of employees. It sounds extra scary that way. </p> Something is seriously messed…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-02:2211490:Comment:10784102017-10-02T17:58:08.959ZArgonne69https://thechainlink.org/profile/Argonne69
<p>Something is seriously messed up if it costs $90k a year to employ a ticket writer. We have massive unemployment in the city. We can't find 100 young, unemployed people and pay them $15 an hour? With benefits, that's probably $57k a year each.</p>
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<p>Something is seriously messed up if it costs $90k a year to employ a ticket writer. We have massive unemployment in the city. We can't find 100 young, unemployed people and pay them $15 an hour? With benefits, that's probably $57k a year each.</p>
<p></p> It's an interesting idea:
ht…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-10-02:2211490:Comment:10785752017-10-02T17:09:27.917ZCarter O'Brienhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CarterOBrien
<p>It's an interesting idea:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-looks-to-add-50-super-ticket-writers-to-increase-revenues/" target="_blank">https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-looks-to-add-50-super-ticket-writers-to-increase-revenues/</a></p>
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<p>“One of the things expressed to me by my residents time and again is, `Why don’t we enforce the laws on the books? Why don’t we hold individuals in our neighborhoods who flagrantly disobey the law, refuse to pay…</p>
<p>It's an interesting idea:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-looks-to-add-50-super-ticket-writers-to-increase-revenues/" target="_blank">https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-looks-to-add-50-super-ticket-writers-to-increase-revenues/</a></p>
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<p>“One of the things expressed to me by my residents time and again is, `Why don’t we enforce the laws on the books? Why don’t we hold individuals in our neighborhoods who flagrantly disobey the law, refuse to pay stickers that apply to everyone else accountable,’” <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-lopez-wants-city-to-hire-50-super-ticket-writers/amp/">said</a> Lopez, according to the Sun-Times.</p> PREACH it Maurice!
Also...he…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-09-28:2211490:Comment:10779362017-09-28T17:16:28.815ZBike Lane Uprisinghttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Cw
<p>PREACH it Maurice!</p>
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<p>Also...here's a shameless plug for the Bike Lane Uprising project:</p>
<p>Please sign up to be a prototype tester ;)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.whitehouseuprising.com/bikelaneuprising" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouseuprising.com/bikelaneuprising…</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275840?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275840?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a></p>
<p>PREACH it Maurice!</p>
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<p>Also...here's a shameless plug for the Bike Lane Uprising project:</p>
<p>Please sign up to be a prototype tester ;)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.whitehouseuprising.com/bikelaneuprising" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouseuprising.com/bikelaneuprising</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275840?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35275840?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-center"/></a></p> Tony is right. Painting strip…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-09-28:2211490:Comment:10779992017-09-28T16:53:10.692ZMauricehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Maurice
<p>Tony is right. Painting stripes means nothing if ignoring the stripes is normalized activity. Enacting steep fines means nothing if they are rarely imposed. By simply ignoring the problem, the city is telling drivers that what they're doing is okay.</p>
<p>Tony is right. Painting stripes means nothing if ignoring the stripes is normalized activity. Enacting steep fines means nothing if they are rarely imposed. By simply ignoring the problem, the city is telling drivers that what they're doing is okay.</p> Unfortunately cars do appear…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-09-27:2211490:Comment:10778272017-09-27T22:56:23.819ZBike Lane Uprisinghttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Cw
<p>Unfortunately cars do appear to be using the bike lane on Harrison (West of Halstead) as an additional car lane. </p>
<p>Unfortunately cars do appear to be using the bike lane on Harrison (West of Halstead) as an additional car lane. </p>