Bike Friendly Rahm Removes Navy Pier Bike Racks

Thank you Rahm. Our bike friendly mayor removed the bike racks in the protected drop off area at the far east end of Navy Pier. The only bike racks out east on Navy Pier are at WBEZ, which were over half full on a week day in March, 2015.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Mick on April 14, 2015 at 7:26pm

You should still be able to ride on the north side of the pier. That is where the access to bicycle parking exists by WBEZ and is now missing further east.

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Permalink Reply by Idiot who lost their keys on April 14, 2015 at 8:42pm

Nope, the north side is closed to. I suspect its one of the reasons for the disappearing bike racks.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on April 14, 2015 at 8:09pm

"To me, this is one of the instances where a great, independent, bicycle advocacy group could really be beneficial to getting this new policy changed."

I'll second that idea. Chicago needs a strong bicycle advocacy group.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Mick on April 14, 2015 at 8:48pm

ha, just tell the guard you're going to WBEZ, and the north side of the pier magically opens to bicycle traffic. Green Fest is taking this year off, but I'm sure World Music Festival Chicago will be back this fall. That's one reason to ride to Navy Pier.