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 Argonne69 on July 27, 2017 at 11:29am

1 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on July 27, 2017 at 11:32am

225 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted. I had a few heated words with the mail carrier. I asked her if she knew it was illegal to park in a bike lane. She replied, "Go ahead! Take the damn picture!". Apparently they don't give a rat's a** if they're endangering lives. The mail must get through! Even though there is ample parking across the street.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on July 27, 2017 at 11:33am

OK, this is an official "WTF". 200 yards of open parking in front of the van.

Permalink Reply by Adam C. on July 27, 2017 at 11:08pm

One would think DIVVY employees, of all people, would know better. o_O

Permalink Reply by Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) on July 28, 2017 at 10:47am

Hi Argonne69. I work for Divvy, and appreciate you sharing this so we can correct the driver. Can you tell us what time and date this photo was taken? That way, we can follow up with the driver to ensure that they aren't parking in the bike lane. In accordance with the law, and as members of the bike community, this isn't acceptable behavior for our staff. If you can share any details, please shoot us a note to info@divvybikes.com. Thanks again for sharing. 

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on July 28, 2017 at 11:58am

The photo file name contains the date and time: 20170727_164011.

It was taken on Thursday, 7/27, at 4:40 pm.

As I rode up and took the picture, I said to the driver, "Really?" He replied, "There's no where else to park." As I rode past I said, "How about the 200 yards of curb in front of the bikes?"

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on July 31, 2017 at 10:17am

Thank you for following up on this. It's a persistent issue with Divvy drivers.

Permalink Reply by Maurice on July 28, 2017 at 6:04am
I was reminded this morning why I had stopped taking the State and Wabash lanes. Multiple stopped vehicles blocking the lanes all along this route, including not one but two semis parked across the "protected" lane while unloading food and beer for Reggie's.
Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on July 28, 2017 at 11:55am

348 N. Dearborn St. 311 report submitted.

Me: You do know that it's illegal to park in a bike lane?

FedEx driver: They (the manager of the Fed Ex Store) said it was OK to park there".

Me: The manager doesn't make the traffic laws in the city. That's a $150 fine.

Permalink Reply by Bob A. on July 29, 2017 at 9:26am

Kudos @Argonne69 for reporting all of your sightings.  Do you know if any of the vehicles you have reported have been ticketed?

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on July 29, 2017 at 4:57pm

No, not a single one. On Franklin and Wells the vehicle are almost always occupied, as they are either waiting for a fare, or dropping off a passenger. 125 S Franklin and 225 N Franklin are the two hotspots, as there are office buildings there.

Permalink Reply by Bob A. on July 29, 2017 at 9:32am

Anyone know of accidents that have resulted from these illegally-parked/stopped vehicles where litigation was brought against the owners/companies/organizations?

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