Clearing snow on protected bike lanes.

It just occurred to me the other day that clearing snow on the new protected bike lanes may present a few problems. First, when the streets are plowed, is the snow going to end up dumped in the new lanes? Is there any plan to clear/salt the new lanes. Are the plastic partitions getting removed for the snow season? If they are removed, and the bike lane is not fully cleared will cyclists have to dodge the metal partition anchors on the street? It goes to reason that this has been planned out, but I don't recall seeing any thing about this.

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on October 17, 2011 at 7:20am
Oh, bicyclists don't ride in the winter.  What, they do????   Call Streets & Sans, we gotta problem...
Permalink Reply by Steve Tanner on October 17, 2011 at 7:25am

Per http://www.stevencanplan.com/recap-for-the-june-2011-mbac-meeting/

 

Kinzie Street snow removal
When a meeting attendee asked how snow would be dealt with on the Kinzie Street protected bike lane, CDOT Deputy Commissioner Luann Hamilton mentioned that new CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein built similar lanes in Washington, D.C., where it also snows, and will bring his experience in this to Chicago.

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on October 17, 2011 at 9:02am
Permalink Reply by Martin Hazard on October 17, 2011 at 9:50am
This is comforting, but I would like to hear what the plan is. People thought there must be a plan in place for bike parking when parking meters were removed...

Steve Tanner said:

Per http://www.stevencanplan.com/recap-for-the-june-2011-mbac-meeting/

 

Kinzie Street snow removal
When a meeting attendee asked how snow would be dealt with on the Kinzie Street protected bike lane, CDOT Deputy Commissioner Luann Hamilton mentioned that new CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein built similar lanes in Washington, D.C., where it also snows, and will bring his experience in this to Chicago.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 17, 2011 at 12:36pm

I find it ominous that they do not expound on what his experience in removing snow is... 

 

I mean hsi plan in DC could have been to let them stay full of snow...

 

Steve Tanner said:

Per http://www.stevencanplan.com/recap-for-the-june-2011-mbac-meeting/

 

Kinzie Street snow removal
When a meeting attendee asked how snow would be dealt with on the Kinzie Street protected bike lane, CDOT Deputy Commissioner Luann Hamilton mentioned that new CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein built similar lanes in Washington, D.C., where it also snows, and will bring his experience in this to Chicago.

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