Suggestions for commuting along North Glenwood (southbound)

I commute via Glenwood Ave. However, on my Southbound journey, south of Ridge it becomes one way north. Once I can make it past Ridge, I bike west on Bryn Mawr to Damen. Does anyone have a suggestion for how to circumnavigate this without putting me on Broadway/Clark/Ashland?

Ridge is a nightmare. There is no light at Wayne. Do I just go the wrong-way against traffic for a few blocks?

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on September 13, 2012 at 2:25am

I really hope this eventually turns 2 ways for cyclists.  I have the same problem and had to do some much navigating when I was doing a buyer tour by bike a few weeks ago around there. 

I LOVE Glenwood!

Permalink Reply by Mark on September 13, 2012 at 3:03am

I would take Granville west to Ridge/Ravenswood, then south on Ravenswood to Bryn Mawr.

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on September 13, 2012 at 3:28am

If you are going as far west as the NCT, and since you are almost as far West when you start anyway, I would try California all the way up to Evanston.  It becomes Asbury.  Asbury to Greenwood and than over to the NU Campus on Greenwood.   Its a real nice route  and on the Hebrew Sabbath no cars at all.

Permalink Reply by Richard on September 13, 2012 at 3:31am

I do love the NCT. Part of biking is being able to explore and see other parts of the city.

Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on September 13, 2012 at 4:05am

Richard: lots of good suggestions here, but I'd second the cut-east on Ridge to Wayne, then south to Bryn Mawr, then West.  If you start with the green at Glenwood/Ridge, that left turn will always allow time to get to Wayne and off Ridge before the light allows the drivers to begin their 50 mph race to LSD.  If there is traffic northbound that's not turning, I cheat by cutting over to the east crosswalk, and go from there.

I'd also agree that this is a spot for an against-traffic bike lane, like on Ardmore at the north end of the LSP.  The city recenty added such a lane on Albion, westbound from Sheridan to Lakewood, which makes northbound commuting easier.

Permalink Reply by Madopal (16.5 mi) on September 13, 2012 at 4:15am

+1 on the Glenwood-Edgewater-Clark.  I do this a bunch, and you're only really going against the one way to use the light, maybe 20 feet.  And it's safer than riding Ridge, IMHO, even if you have the light.

+1 also on contraflow lane on Glenwood.  They're needed in a bunch of places around there & west (Berwyn west of Rosehill, anyone?).

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on September 13, 2012 at 5:27am

Western becomes Asbury.

California becomes Dodge.

David crZven said:

If you are going as far west as the NCT, and since you are almost as far West when you start anyway, I would try California all the way up to Evanston.  It becomes Asbury.  Asbury to Greenwood and than over to the NU Campus on Greenwood.   Its a real nice route  and on the Hebrew Sabbath no cars at all.

Permalink Reply by Richard on September 13, 2012 at 5:28am

Is there a city process for suggesting such contraflow lanes?

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on September 13, 2012 at 5:54am

Doh.   Of course California becomes Dodge.    I am always going over to places right off of Asbury and so its on the brain.   And Dodge is not a bad street over in West Evanston to cycle on.



Fran Kondorf said:

Western becomes Asbury.

California becomes Dodge.

David crZven said:

If you are going as far west as the NCT, and since you are almost as far West when you start anyway, I would try California all the way up to Evanston.  It becomes Asbury.  Asbury to Greenwood and than over to the NU Campus on Greenwood.   Its a real nice route  and on the Hebrew Sabbath no cars at all.

Permalink Reply by Madopal (16.5 mi) on September 13, 2012 at 6:34am

Dodge isn't bad, it's got bike lanes, but when Evanston first striped them I don't even think they made it through the first winter.  Have they restriped that recently?

David crZven said:

Doh.   Of course California becomes Dodge.    I am always going over to places right off of Asbury and so its on the brain.   And Dodge is not a bad street over in West Evanston to cycle on.

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