What's this doing in the bike lane?

Share your pics, videos, streets, stories of what you find in the bike lane of the non-bike variety that has an impact on your ride and/or your safety. I've decided to keep it a little more open ended - cars, snow, buses, garbage, cabs, etc. If they shouldn't be in the bike lane, go ahead and add it to this thread. Please be safe if you are taking pics or video! :-) 

My hope is that we can collectively build some evidence of what we see when riding in the city with the overall hope of better enforcement of "bikes only" and improving maintenance. 

Update: More Hashtags to Capture Vehicles in the Bike Lane

With popular hashtags:
#BikeLaneShaming

#LaneSpreading (Chicago Bike Selling)

#ClearTheWay (ActiveTrans), there are many options to capture violations.

We think you should use ALL of them AND post your photos on The Chainlink. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by S on December 30, 2018 at 8:37am

Umm, that law about almost certainly has exceptions about construction or maintenance.  

Two of those trucks are literally backed up to the spot they're working on with the doors open.  Certainly looks like they they're being actively used.  As for the pickup, your picture shows that they're a car parked around the corner close enough that there probably isn't room for it.

The default with construction is to minimize the impact, that usually means that the spaces closest to sidewalk get used.  Sometimes there's a bike lane there, other times it's a lane of traffic.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 30, 2018 at 9:44am

No, the law does not have exceptions except for CTA buses discharging passengers.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 30, 2018 at 10:24am

I've seen plenty of temporary 'No Parking' signs in places where utility work is going to begin. They could have easily carved out a no parking area on Desplaines St directly south of the truck already parked on Desplaines.

This simply gets back to the city issuing permits without any consideration of the handful of bike lanes in the city. It's not like it doesn't happen frequently.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:15pm

743 W Harrison St. 311 reports submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:16pm

802 S Halsted St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:19pm

1205 S Halsted St. 311 reports submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:21pm

1004 S Halsted St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:22pm

599 W Harrison St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:28pm

502/516 W Harrison St. 311 reports submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:32pm

481 W Harrison St. 311 reports submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:34pm

151 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on December 28, 2018 at 1:37pm

201 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted.

A slow day/week with the holiday. Only 21 reports today, and 36 for the week. Given that I only worked two days this week, that's not saying much. Pffffffttttt.

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