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New Bike Lane on Albion in Rogers Park

I just realized that I hadn't seen this new addition to the city's bike infrastructure mentioned on Chainlink anyplace.  The city has put in an against-traffic bikes-only lane (like the one at Ardmore at the north end of the LFBP) on Albion, west-bound between Sheridan and Lakewood.  This makes rides that used to require cutting over to Glenwood or Greenview (to avoid salmoning against one-way traffic, taking The Road of Death (ie, Sheridan Road) or glass-filled alleys) much easier and more direct.  From the northbound bike lanes on Kenmore, you can cut through Loyola (the ride along the lake by their library is beautiful), then Loyola Ave to Winthrop, Winthrop to Albion, and Albion to Lakewood.  If your destination is in East Rogers Park, or further north, this is a nice route.

But we should also be alert: Loyola University currently is building new dorms at the north end of Kenmore, where it intersects with West Sheridan Road.  The road is closed north of Rosemont, and this requires either cutting west to Winthrop (and going against traffic) or east to Sheridan Road (crazy busy) or Sheridan Road sidewalks for a block (illegal).  They plan to petition the city to sell them that half-block of Kenmore, permanently cutting off the street and the bike lane (never trust Loyola when they say they will maintain public access: they ALWAYS lie).  So, when this comes up formally, Chainlinkers will want to petition the Alderman of that ward (Osterman) to NOT let Loyola have another land-grab.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on September 14, 2012 at 10:57am

A couple of photos I snapped of the new contra-flow bike lane:

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on September 14, 2012 at 10:58am

Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on September 14, 2012 at 4:08pm

Bill, would you mind throwing this up on a map? Here's how to create one. I don't live in the area and I'm not familiar with these streets. 

Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on September 14, 2012 at 9:44pm

Steve

I'm on some low-res wifi right now, but will try to do so Monday.  If you want to find this street on the grid, it's 6600 North, between 1200 and 1300 West.

Bill

Steven Vance said:

Bill, would you mind throwing this up on a map? Here's how to create one. I don't live in the area and I'm not familiar with these streets. 

Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on September 17, 2012 at 10:24am

Steven

Here you go, I think. Nice tutorial, hope I did this right.

http://goo.gl/maps/tdfM0

Bill

Steven Vance said:

Bill, would you mind throwing this up on a map? Here's how to create one. I don't live in the area and I'm not familiar with these streets. 

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