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 Ernesto Lube on August 2, 2017 at 3:43am

Does this count? yesterday's commute, busy with tourists, this guy decides to stop to let out his passengers. Captured it with GoPro. 

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 2, 2017 at 4:54am

Could I ask a small favor? Given that this is Chicago, where ballot stuffing and voting early and often is in our DNA, could you put in a 311 request (type: Bicycle Program, request: Bike Lane Request, address: 225 N Franklin Street) asking that the bike lane be repainted on Franklin St between Lake and Wacker? The markings are visible, but just barely. The stretch appears to be a shared lane, but stopping in it is still illegal:

"The driver of a vehicle shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any lane designated by pavement markings for the shared use of motor vehicles and bicycles, or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such lane; "

I've documented over 50 violations in this one block stretch alone, and I'm certain that the poor lane markings are a contributing factor. They've repainted Franklin from Jackson to Randolph, and from the Chicago River to Hubbard, so I have no idea why they skipped this small stretch.

https://servicerequest.cityofchicago.org/web_intake_chic/Controller...

Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 2, 2017 at 11:54am

30 S Wells St. 311 report submitted.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 2, 2017 at 11:58am

225 N Franklin St. 311 reports submitted.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 3, 2017 at 5:00am

The Desplaines bike lane is useless and this fire department station knows it.

Permalink Reply by Maurice on August 3, 2017 at 7:34am

That's the station where a male firefighter got into a physical altercation with a female cyclist.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 3, 2017 at 8:25am

That is the impression I got when I stopped to take photos. A total Bro club.

Permalink Reply by Eric Pounder on August 3, 2017 at 10:04am

On the plus side, they did save my life when I was biking home and was hit and then drug down the street by a Ford Excursion who blew a red light.  So, I'm gonna give them a pass.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 3, 2017 at 10:36am

Too much to ask for them to park it 10 feet towards the centerline?

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 4, 2017 at 5:24am

The bike lane needs to be redesigned in all honesty, since those people are always going back and forth to the vehicle and the firehouse.

Permalink Reply by Bike Lane Uprising on August 20, 2017 at 5:20am

They've been doing this for years.  I don't know why they don't park just past the bike lane.  They create a ton of chaos in this particular block and divers have no idea how to react to them or bikes.

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 3, 2017 at 10:35am

225 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted. Again.

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