Southwest side bike issues - The Chainlink2024-03-29T02:38:49Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/southwest-side-bike-issues?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A941936&feed=yes&xn_auth=no35th street is a bridge stree…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-02:2211490:Comment:9918682016-06-02T23:23:40.089ZBarbara K Iversonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BarbaraKIverson
<p>35th street is a bridge street so you can get west to go south. The pavement around the river area is bumpy. There is an urban farm site just west of the river, and the street in front of it would be a good bike route, though it only goes a couple of blocks, but it is very rough.</p>
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<p>35th street is a bridge street so you can get west to go south. The pavement around the river area is bumpy. There is an urban farm site just west of the river, and the street in front of it would be a good bike route, though it only goes a couple of blocks, but it is very rough.</p>
<p></p> I will mention these issues.…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-02:2211490:Comment:9918862016-06-02T20:25:00.402ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I will mention these issues.</p>
<p>Regarding the CTA bus problem, I have a couple of suggestions:</p>
<p>1. Record date, time and run # (on digital display on bottom of windshield) every time you see a bus idling in the bike lane. Send an email to CTA reporting this info. Also post the info here.</p>
<p>2. If you use Twitter, tweet this to CTA, something like this: @CTA #9 Ashland bus - run #__ was idling in #bikeCHI lane at 104th/#Vincennes on ___ at ___.</p>
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<p>I will mention these issues.</p>
<p>Regarding the CTA bus problem, I have a couple of suggestions:</p>
<p>1. Record date, time and run # (on digital display on bottom of windshield) every time you see a bus idling in the bike lane. Send an email to CTA reporting this info. Also post the info here.</p>
<p>2. If you use Twitter, tweet this to CTA, something like this: @CTA #9 Ashland bus - run #__ was idling in #bikeCHI lane at 104th/#Vincennes on ___ at ___.</p>
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<p>If you don't use Twitter but you DO post this info here, other people can get it out there on Twitter. Using the #bikeCHI hashtag will bring it to the attention of LOTS of folks who bike in Chicago, so some of them will retweet it. CTA does monitor their Twitter feed. If they're getting lots of negative feedback there, it reinforces the message you send via email. <br/><br/>The more times they get these messages (both in terms of violation dates and retweets on each date), they more likely they are to follow up on it.</p> thank you!
i assume there's b…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-02:2211490:Comment:9918812016-06-02T19:59:13.948ZKara Bhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KaraBreems
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>i assume there's been enough beating of the "we need bike lanes on Archer" drum that i don't need to restate that :)</p>
<p>It would be great to get a status update on Loomis between Archer and Cermak and, more broadly, all the way north to Blue Island, where it links to bike lanes on Blue Island that have recently been restriped.</p>
<p>The bike lanes were removed for resurfacing last year and haven't been put back. Would be a great place for a protected bike lane, as it…</p>
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>i assume there's been enough beating of the "we need bike lanes on Archer" drum that i don't need to restate that :)</p>
<p>It would be great to get a status update on Loomis between Archer and Cermak and, more broadly, all the way north to Blue Island, where it links to bike lanes on Blue Island that have recently been restriped.</p>
<p>The bike lanes were removed for resurfacing last year and haven't been put back. Would be a great place for a protected bike lane, as it might have the side benefit of discouraging the drag races that apparently happen there.</p> Please raise the issue of ext…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-02:2211490:Comment:9915612016-06-02T19:03:12.939ZBill Gentryhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BillGentry
<p>Please raise the issue of extending the Vincennes bike lane south past 105th St.</p>
<p>And the issue of CTA buses idling in the SB bike lane of Vincennes just north of 104th St. every time I go by there.</p>
<p>Please raise the issue of extending the Vincennes bike lane south past 105th St.</p>
<p>And the issue of CTA buses idling in the SB bike lane of Vincennes just north of 104th St. every time I go by there.</p> Now that we're past the busy…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-31:2211490:Comment:9905112016-05-31T14:39:40.801ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>Now that we're past the busy holiday weekend - does anyone have issues they'd like to have mentioned at next week's Mayor's Bike Advisory Council meeting?</p>
<p>Now that we're past the busy holiday weekend - does anyone have issues they'd like to have mentioned at next week's Mayor's Bike Advisory Council meeting?</p> Thanks, if there's a way I ca…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-27:2211490:Comment:9899462016-05-27T15:35:12.512ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>Thanks, if there's a way I can help via Chainlink, FB, and Tw with getting the word out, doing a post here and there, please let me know. I'd be happy to help you.</p>
<p>Thanks, if there's a way I can help via Chainlink, FB, and Tw with getting the word out, doing a post here and there, please let me know. I'd be happy to help you.</p> There is no scheduled event y…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-27:2211490:Comment:9899412016-05-27T15:14:14.158ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>There is no scheduled event yet, so there is nothing to put on the calendar.</p>
<p>There was some previous discussion about doing traffic counts, and we need to figure out desired locations and when people might be available. I'm kinda underwater on organizing stuff, so I can't take the lead on organizing a broader effort. I plan to do weekend counts at some locations south of 83rd St. <br></br><br></br>I've done counts several times, so I have a form I could provide, along with instruction on…</p>
<p>There is no scheduled event yet, so there is nothing to put on the calendar.</p>
<p>There was some previous discussion about doing traffic counts, and we need to figure out desired locations and when people might be available. I'm kinda underwater on organizing stuff, so I can't take the lead on organizing a broader effort. I plan to do weekend counts at some locations south of 83rd St. <br/><br/>I've done counts several times, so I have a form I could provide, along with instruction on how to do it. It's not hard. It just takes some attention to detail and patience.</p>
<p>Archer & Halsted would seem like an obvious location. We had a previous suggestion of <span>Archer/Rockwell or Archer/Western. 18th & Canal and Loomis & Cermak could also be useful.</span></p> Thanks Anne, Could you please…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-27:2211490:Comment:9901842016-05-27T14:57:27.332ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>Thanks Anne, Could you please send me the link to the event and I'll add it to the calendar? Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks Anne, Could you please send me the link to the event and I'll add it to the calendar? Thanks!</p> The next Mayor's Bike Advisor…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-27:2211490:Comment:9900272016-05-27T14:52:00.735ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p><span>The next Mayor's Bike Advisory Council meeting is coming up soon. Do you have issues that you'd like to have mentioned there? Please respond as soon as possible.<br></br><br></br>Note that I previous got an <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/who-to-contact-regarding-placing-non-skid-plates-on-metal-bridge?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A979114&page=2#comments" target="_blank">answer about the Loomis bridge</a>. <br></br><br></br>If anyone would like to volunteer for bike traffic counts…</span></p>
<p><span>The next Mayor's Bike Advisory Council meeting is coming up soon. Do you have issues that you'd like to have mentioned there? Please respond as soon as possible.<br/><br/>Note that I previous got an <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/who-to-contact-regarding-placing-non-skid-plates-on-metal-bridge?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A979114&page=2#comments" target="_blank">answer about the Loomis bridge</a>. <br/><br/>If anyone would like to volunteer for bike traffic counts (either commute hours or weekend), respond here. I can give you the info you need.</span></p> I agree that Archer is anythi…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-04-30:2211490:Comment:9841592016-04-30T16:21:43.804ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I agree that Archer is anything but bike friendly there. Hopefully that will change in the future, but we're definitely not there yet.<br/><br/>The more we inform them, the more useful Google Maps for bikes will be. It's a work in progress.</p>
<p>I agree that Archer is anything but bike friendly there. Hopefully that will change in the future, but we're definitely not there yet.<br/><br/>The more we inform them, the more useful Google Maps for bikes will be. It's a work in progress.</p>