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I'm not thinking of North Avenue. I know more of the story behind that bridge's lack of bikeways.I remember it reopening and taking a spin on it within a day or two on some cold weather group ride-- but can't remember the lane situation.
If you're thinking about the North Ave. bridge, I think your answer to why we're stuck with the current failure may have something to do with it being under some other jurisdiction because it's part of route 64.
But that info was from someone from city planning as I recall, so you probably know that . . .
Here ya go, on #2 at least-- first commented on October 12 2004.
Anne Alt: Yessss!!!! Very welcome news. I'd think that Nick Jackson would know who's responsible. Perhaps he's the one we should be thanking. nick@biketraffic.org
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> I'm not generally a big fan of bike lanes, but this one is a huge plus
> to that scary bridge.
> Who is to thank?
> ho'ard
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> > Just the other day I noticed new bike lanes on the Damen Ave Bridge
> between Elston and Clybourn. I was happy as this is one of my main
> routes home. I always take but until now I was always leary of it. Now
> if only the would get around to the rest of Damen.
> > (Brendan Idarius)
Steven,
I enjoy reading your blog and you seem well-versed in urban planning.
Not sure if this explains the why, but I do remember going to a meeting about the Lawrence Ave streetscape redesign where the project manager from CDOT mentioned that USDOT no longer recommends 4 lane roads in an urban setting.
They plan to make Lawrence avenue into a two lane (plus turn lane) from the current four lanes. Part of the explanation was that lawrence west of Western and East of Ashland(?) already is a 2 lane street. The same can be said for Damen, which is a largely a 2-lane street
My pipe dream is for the Damen Elston Fullerton intersection to be a round about. Carns always blosk up the lanes there and have no where to go when the light changes. I cant count the number of times that I have had to weave through that bs
I disagree that Damen is "largely a 2-lane street".
There are at least 4 sections of it I would use if they weren't deadly urban hells:
1) The stretch by the United Center. "Improved" from two wide lanes with parking (about like most of Lincoln Ave.) to four narrow lanes around '94.
2) The stretch of Damen crossing 290-- 6 or 7 lanes across and fast traffic cris-crossing all directions.
3) The tunnel roughly from 14th to 16th. I only -marginally- feel safe at night-- in the daytime a driver coming up on you from behind wouldn't be able to see you in front of them =at all= until their eyes adjusted-- at least 1/2 a block.
4) The recently "improved" section crossing 55. Urban nightmare hell death trap. Even the sidewalks are almost unrideable because of the bizarre angles the deep curb ramps jut off at.
Duppie said:Steven,
I enjoy reading your blog and you seem well-versed in urban planning.
Not sure if this explains the why, but I do remember going to a meeting about the Lawrence Ave streetscape redesign where the project manager from CDOT mentioned that USDOT no longer recommends 4 lane roads in an urban setting.
They plan to make Lawrence avenue into a two lane (plus turn lane) from the current four lanes. Part of the explanation was that lawrence west of Western and East of Ashland(?) already is a 2 lane street. The same can be said for Damen, which is a largely a 2-lane street
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