Grand Av. Bike Lane Installation

Flickr photos here.

Pavement marking crews install new bike lane markings on Grand Avenue between
the Lakefront Trail and Orleans St. in
Chicago's 42nd Ward. These improvements
were fully funded by Alderman Reilly's
discretionary Menu Fund.


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Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 6, 2010 at 7:57pm
I don't think lanes were removed. Width of existing lanes was reduced.

T.C. O'Rourke said:
Lanes on heavily trafficked were removed to put these in. This is about as good as bike lanes get and a massive improvement.

I take this "back route" to and from the River East movie theater.

Scott said:
There is a very nice secret route that runs parallel to this new bike lane. When coming from the LFP side, it is L on McClurg and R on Water. It leads to a Lower Wacker-esque back route by delivery bays with little to no traffic. It goes under Michigan and other big cross streets, and comes out at State and Hubbard.
Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 6, 2010 at 8:50pm
I am mistaken about this. Lanes were removed.


Steven Vance said:
I don't think lanes were removed. Width of existing lanes was reduced.

T.C. O'Rourke said:
Lanes on heavily trafficked were removed to put these in. This is about as good as bike lanes get and a massive improvement.

I take this "back route" to and from the River East movie theater.

Scott said:
There is a very nice secret route that runs parallel to this new bike lane. When coming from the LFP side, it is L on McClurg and R on Water. It leads to a Lower Wacker-esque back route by delivery bays with little to no traffic. It goes under Michigan and other big cross streets, and comes out at State and Hubbard.
Permalink Reply by Yuval Taylor on November 9, 2010 at 4:59am
Actually, lanes WERE removed on some parts of Grand and on a lot of Illinois (especially between Franklin and Clark).
Permalink Reply by Yuval Taylor on November 9, 2010 at 6:55am
They haven't yet painted the bicycle sign on the Illinois lanes, which confuses some drivers; but overall it's such a boon to commuters like me.
Permalink Reply by dan meliza on November 9, 2010 at 9:55am
That stretch of Illinois was one of my least favorite segments of my commute -- a lot of cars in a big hurry to go sit in traffic on LSD. Lately I was feeling unbearably envious of NYC's pretty green bike lanes, so was pleasantly surprised to see this road get a diet. Many thanks to Alderman Reilly and all of the bike advocates in Chicago for making stuff like this happen.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 9, 2010 at 10:05am
Pretty sure it was Active Trans who helped "make this stuff happen" with the alderman. Woo-hoo!


dan meliza said:
That stretch of Illinois was one of my least favorite segments of my commute -- a lot of cars in a big hurry to go sit in traffic on LSD. Lately I was feeling unbearably envious of NYC's pretty green bike lanes, so was pleasantly surprised to see this road get a diet. Many thanks to Alderman Reilly and all of the bike advocates in Chicago for making stuff like this happen.

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