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I'll be surprised if they do.  They usually give that curve up to Mother Nature in the Winter.



Tricolor said:

I do hope the city manages to plow the trail south of Oak Street before this evening.  Wabash wasn't as sloppy or busy as Michigan but I'd rather have biked the whole way on the path today.

I don't recall ActiveTrans' response and can't seem to find the thread. Can you refresh my memory?

h' 1.0 said:

Adam, did you bother to read the previous thread about snow being shoveled into the Dearborn lane?

The one where you commented several times about how "not surprised" you were? Lee from Active Trans made a pretty definitive statement about CDOT's role in it.

I've successfully addressed the same problem in my own neghborhood by working through the responsible Alderman's office.



Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

It would be nice if CDOT handed out letters, but I wouldn't count on it. I generally assume that when people do things like this (or drive/park in the bike lane), that they know what they are doing is wrong, but they just don't care. No amount of letters are going to stop them from continuing their behavior.

It would be nice if there was a fine for business that do this. Money can be a great motivator. :-)

Skip Montanaro 12mi said:

That sucks...  maybe all the buildings which adjoin the DBL need a letter telling them not to do that.  (Is there a penalty for that?)

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

[Goodman] Theatre shoveled snow into the Dearborn lane again...

I completely understand.  You wouldn't want one of those little Bobcat-type snow plows sliding into the lake.  I imagine that curve can be solid ice in cold weather, and a good chunk of it is angled toward the lake.  If a plow started sliding, the flat portion (with it's own layer of ice/water) might not provide enough friction to stop the slide.  Even if they were to plow only on the flat portion, a little fish tail might be hard to stop.

Maybe we could equip the plow drivers with full wet suits and air tanks. Then they could just swim the tri course to Ohio Street Beach after falling into the lake. :-)

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

I'll be surprised if they do.  They usually give that curve up to Mother Nature in the Winter.

I sent this email along with the photo to the Goodman at Info@GoodmanTheatre.org:

Shoveling your sidewalk snow into a bike lane essentially keeps bicycles from using it as it was designed and creates a hazard. Be a good neighbor and dispose of your snow elsewhere.

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Gordon Theatre shoveled snow into the Dearborn lane again...

 

Great, thanks! I also tweeted them with the photo and a request to stop.

Gene Tenner said:

I sent this email along with the photo to the Goodman at Info@GoodmanTheatre.org:

Shoveling your sidewalk snow into a bike lane essentially keeps bicycles from using it as it was designed and creates a hazard. Be a good neighbor and dispose of your snow elsewhere.

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Gordon Theatre shoveled snow into the Dearborn lane again...

 

Is the Elston PBL pretty clear, did anyone see?  I am debating using this coming home tonight if it is.  

I haven't seen that happen since cones were placed in the bike lane.

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

During theater going hours they've also been habitually using it as a valet parking staging area.

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

[Goodman] Theatre shoveled snow into the Dearborn lane again...

The response from Goodman to my email:

Good afternoon Gene,

Thank you for contacting Goodman Theatre. We appreciate your comments.

I have reached out to our facilities manager and forwarded him your message about the snow obstructing the bike lane on Dearborn Street. Unfortunately this is the first significant snow fall since the bike lane was erected in December and it presents a new challenge for us to address. Please know that we are working on a better solution to protect the safety of pedestrians and bikers.

Thank you again for contacting us.

Best,

Gabriela Jirasek

Today seemed a little more slippery in spots than yesterday.  Coming from the Montrose to the loop, Broadway/Halsted/Clark were all in "ok" shape.

Definitely worse than yesterday. Yesterday it was mainly standing water, this morning it was slushy stuff sticking to your tires, making for a slippery commute.

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Today seemed a little more slippery in spots than yesterday.  Coming from the Montrose to the loop, Broadway/Halsted/Clark were all in "ok" shape.

I probably should have waited a day, but I really wanted to ride my bike.  Side streets were clear in the middle but bad near the parking lanes.  Augusta bike lane was frozen slush.  That K station building on Kinzie had pushed its snow into the east bound Kinzie bike lane.  The Goodman was oh so polite but did not remove the snow it put into the bike lane.

Yeah, the bike lanes on Armitage were really messy. And Cortland was covered in about a foot of what I was hoping was water, but it was actually probably sewer water...unfortunately I noticed the guys cleaning it up in Tyvek suits after I was midway through :/. Still, the temperatures were lovely!

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