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Winter 2015- who's still riding?
Traffic 'round these parts dropped off pretty dramatically a few weeks ago... hard to tell from the "I rode today" thread who's still riding, as one would have to conclude that Gene is the only one out there most days by reading it....
Who's sticking it out and plans to continue to ride pretty much every day regardless of weather?
(Was winter 2013; 2014 starts on p. 36; 2015 starts on p. 61)
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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on
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Some overnight snow expected tonight into tomorrow.
1044 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM...PEAKING IN INTENSITY OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM CST...AND OVER THE CHICAGO AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 8 AM CST.
* ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE REGULAR NON- TREATED ROAD SALT LESS EFFECTIVE...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW IMMEDIATELY ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bertocchini on
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I am still riding and will ride year round.
Happy Days!!
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl on
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The idea of getting all of my cold-weather gear on this morning and removing it at work felt too overwhelming so I didn't bike... and regretted that decision within 5 minutes of walking out the door, as it didn't feel all that cold. I really should know better by now!
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Permalink Reply by Jamais716 on
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it could be worse - http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-climate-cold-20131...
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And this guy wins best comment:
Jamais716 said:it could be worse - http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-climate-cold-20131...
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Permalink Reply by S on
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The path is clear with the exception of the usual spots at fullerton and oak st to grand. The bypass on fullerton is clear though. Strangely enough the sidewalk and bridge over the Chicago river just south of Navy Pier is full of slush and snow and hasn't been touched although just south of the bridge the path is perfect, not sure if there's some sort of jurisdictional issues between the Parks district and CDOT there or not. There's some patches of snow south of the museum campus but most of the path is bone dry and my only complaint would be that the parks district oversalted things.
Anika said:How's the lakefront path heading south from downtown? I'll need to head to Hyde Park from Logan Square on Thursday and want to have my route prepared.
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Forget about riding today. Who's riding tomorrow given the 2" or snow that's supposed to fall just before and during rush hour.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on
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The snow that presumably will fall on top of the already piled up ice in the bike lanes and alongside the parked cars and that will then be plowed over the piles of ice and when it drops to zero will turn into even bigger piles of ice. :-) I want last winter back.
S said:Forget about riding today. Who's riding tomorrow given the 2" or snow that's supposed to fall just before and during rush hour.
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Not likely. Overnight snow typically is a problem because plows won't get to the snow before the morning commute, and even if they do, the bike lanes will still be messy. I can always Divvy home if it gets better by the afternoon.
S said:Forget about riding today. Who's riding tomorrow given the 2" or snow that's supposed to fall just before and during rush hour.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on
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Me. If there's a lot of snow, I stay on the train all the way into Union Station then go west on Adams, which is usually plowed. Normally I'd get off at Western Avenue and take the side streets, but they don't get cleared as fast.
Steve
S said:Forget about riding today. Who's riding tomorrow given the 2" or snow that's supposed to fall just before and during rush hour.
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Not me. Now screen clearance on some paths I take.
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