Oh Dearborn! A virtual tour of Chicago's first 2-way protected bike lane
Did you blink yesterday? If so you missed CDOT painting the "game-changing" new 2-way protected bike lane on Dearborn Street from Polk Street to the Chicago River. The striping is already complete, although the lane won't be ready to ride until the flexible posts, signs and bike-specific traffic signals are done. Here's a virtual tour of the new facility so far:
http://gridchicago.com/2012/oh-my-dearborn-the-2-way-protected-bike...
Keep moving forward,
John Greenfield
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Permalink Reply by NYC (7.0 mi) on
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3. Watch out for the people lining up at the food trucks by Chase. Some strategic line splitting was in order today.
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl on
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Unfortunately, parked cars have taken over. I work one building over and last night as well as right now, there are parked cars in that lane... hopefully not developing a habit.
Lisa Curcio said:The cabs that typically line up at the hotel just north of the river before Kinzie have already moved to the outside of the bike lane. Usually those cabs are going into the hotel rather than picking up people from the sidewalk, but that will also be a problem in addition to the left turning cabs and the cars coming out of the hotel driveway onto Dearborn.
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1. Midblock between Monroe & Madison there was a cab stand. This morning someone had moved the construction horse onto the sidewalk and there were two cabs doing drop off/pick up at that location in the bike lane. Hopefully that will be rectified when the posts go in, but please be aware that's where people are used to picking up cabs - they probably won't be looking for a southbound biker when they step off the curb to hail a cab.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on
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CDOT still needs to program the bike-specific traffic lights and figure out timing.
Cameron Puetz said:When I rode by last night it looked like the posts were in place. Any bets on when the actual opening will be? I'm going to go with Wednesday.
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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on
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Is it ready yet?
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Nope!
in it to win it said:Is it ready yet?
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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on
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so what if I just ride down it today? Will I get arrested :))
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not recommended. there are a lot of barriers in place so you'll be veering into traffic here and there...
Cameron Puetz said:It's a slalom course with all the construction horses. Also watch for turning traffic, but other than that you should be fine.
Julie Hochstadter said:so what if I just ride down it today? Will I get arrested :))
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Why do they tease us for soooooo long? :)) :))
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CDOT wiring up signals at Dearborn & Madison this morning...getting closer!
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on
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There are also signals for northbound cyclists. If you look at the photos on the blog link above you can see them in the second and last photos. And I have seen them with my own eyes.;-)
Cameron Puetz said:I've only noticed signals installed for southbound cyclists. Are the signals for northbound cyclists still to come, or will northbound cyclists follow the main traffic lights? If it's the latter, I fear there will be a lot of right hooks if turning traffic and cyclists are allowed to move at the same time.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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I've also seen them, and it's my understanding that there will be left turn signals for cars to help minimize conflict between left turning cars and cyclists at westbound cross streets.
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Permalink Reply by maryrachel on
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Uh oh. Ice in the southbound lane.
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