Why isn't CDOT doing more to fix Chicago's dangerous bridges?

CDOT very recently put anti-slip plates on the bike lane portion of the metal-grate Kinzie Street bridge as part of the cycle track project.

But several years after Kathy Schubert's letter writing campaign to CDOT resulted in the installation of bike-friendly plates on three bridges, the vast majority of Chicago's bridges are still dangerous to bike on. Why hasn't the city done more to solve this problem?

Steven Vance examines the issue in today's post on Grid Chicago:

http://gridchicago.com

Keep moving forward,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on January 24, 2013 at 7:24am

YES YES YES. These pseudo-protected lanes are where all the $$$ is going, when it should go to make all the bridges safe.

Steven Vance said:

One more post, then someone else needs to chime in.

I would trade 1 year of Rahm's "promised" protected bike lanes (that's 25 miles), for the fixing of 25 metal grate bridges to make them bike friendly. Would you make that trade with me?

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Permalink Reply by Thinman on January 24, 2013 at 8:02am

Try the State Street Bridge instead. Sometimes I will ride to the Wabash Ave bridge, which is all concrete. Both are better alternatives to Dearborn when it snows. Reducing speed on the bridges when it snows is essential.