You should LIKE Bikes on the Ike - Let's get a dedicated bike path on the redevelopment of I290
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As many of you may know (or not know), the Eisenhower Expressway is getting a complete makeover. The planning commission is looking for ideas to better the congestion. One leading suggestion is to just add another lane. Really? Another lane? And they think that will help ease congestion. We think it will just add more cars.
Let's all band together to try and get a dedicated bike lane in and out of the City on the Eisenhower (1-290). Once these improvements are made, so be Chicago for the next 100 years or so. Let's be the progressive, forward-thinking, sustainable City we know we can be. Let's be a model City for the entire country.
Join the cause, call and email your local officials, Rahm Emanuel, the Dept of Transportation. You can find out specific names and addresses on the Facebook Fan Page.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on
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That is the worst possible place to put a bike lane.
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Permalink Reply by Bobby's Bike Hike- Chicago Tours on
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Why do you think so? They are completely restructuring the Eisenhower, why not create a dedicated bike lane along the entire route for riders to have options on their commute in/out of the City?
Curious to know what you would propose they do to reduce congestion on the Ike? The best (or worst) solution I've heard them discussing so far is another car lane. That won't work either.
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Permalink Reply by igz on
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i do disagree, Kelvin. in fact, i wouldnt mind seeing bike path along all interstate systems, particularly where there is no bike path network in the vicinity.
i work out in wood dale, live in the city. i used to make that drive. 1hr 1/2 to go 18 miles. EFFF that. i happily discovered Metra. i bike to the train, ride, bike from the train to the office, and vice versa. that has been my method to get there for over two years now. my trip is shortened to 35min outbound, 45min inbound.
i have even ridden my bike all the way home a few times. and i would like to do it more often. problem - there is no safe way from those western suburbs to the city. the ATA regional map shows possibilities, but truely, these roads are not suitable for daily biking - between the industrial corridors riddled with semi trucks and various tire deflating debris, non dedicated lanes, and an overall suberban driving state of mind.
if i could get an unobstructed path from there, all along the 290 corridor, i would likely ride my bike all the way about 3 times a week if not more.
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Permalink Reply by Duppie on
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While I understand the general sentiment your voicing, it's a really dumb idea to actually have a bike path "on" the Ike. I don't think anyone would enjoy riding next to such a major source of noise and air pollution
What I would like to see that the redevelopment of the Ike includes improvement to parallel bike routes (eg. Augusta) as well as dedicated bike lanes on any rebuilt bridge crossing the Ike
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and there has been more suggested than just an additional lane...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-design...
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I never think it's a good idea to label any ideas as 'dumb.'
But on another level, let's not pigeon hole the thinking into putting the lane right down on traffic - where the current CTA is currently. That wasn't the thought. It could be elevated on one of the sides of the interstate.
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Like Duppie suggested, I would rather have an alternative route to biking on the interstate. The pollution, noise, wind, and fast moving traffic make it a dangerous place to ride a bike.
People on the Ike need reliable long distance public transportation.
Anyway, I don't really care about the congested traffic on the Ike because the worse it gets, the better the alternatives (Cycling, Metra, CTA) look. It's going to have to get really bad, or really expensive before people start to want change.
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agreed...not ON there. thats suicide. but a 6ft wide path running parallel after the ditch, yeah, by all means. and i agree that its not the best alternative since we would still be affected by noise and air pollution, but with more bikes on there and other alternatives such as a rapid transit bus lane, hopefully that will begin to subside.
Duppie said:While I understand the general sentiment your voicing, it's a really dumb idea to actually have a bike path "on" the Ike. I don't think anyone would enjoy riding next to such a major source of noise and air pollution
What I would like to see that the redevelopment of the Ike includes improvement to parallel bike routes (eg. Augusta) as well as dedicated bike lanes on any rebuilt bridge crossing the Ike
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i would like to state that on many portions of the Ike, particularly the area in question, a vehicle will not be traveling faster than 15mph during rush hour. i know this
Kelvin Mulcky said:Like Duppie suggested, I would rather have an alternative route to biking on the interstate. The pollution, noise, wind, and fast moving traffic make it a dangerous place to ride a bike.
People on the Ike need reliable long distance public transportation.
Anyway, I don't really care about the congested traffic on the Ike because the worse it gets, the better the alternatives (Cycling, Metra, CTA) look. It's going to have to get really bad, or really expensive before people start to want change.
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The main point of our push is to make sure that Bikes are considered and implemented into whatever changes are made. The logistics as far as arterial streets or actual space in the interstate area would all need to be debated. But we want to see bikes as a focal point in the entire discussion. Once the study is complete and the plans are firm, this will be Chicago for the next 100 years. So we'd like to see a multi-use interstate system well designed that makes sense.
Please LIKE Bikes on the Ike. Do so at http://on.fb.me/iWODGl and please spread the word
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So why didn't you state this in your OP? Including biking (and mass transit options) as an integral part of the discussion makes a lot more sense than "a dedicated bike lane in and out of the City on the Eisenhower (1-290)."
Bobby's Bike Hike- Chicago Tours said:
The main point of our push is to make sure that Bikes are considered and implemented into whatever changes are made. The logistics as far as arterial streets or actual space in the interstate area would all need to be debated. But we want to see bikes as a focal point in the entire discussion. Once the study is complete and the plans are firm, this will be Chicago for the next 100 years. So we'd like to see a multi-use interstate system well designed that makes sense.
Please LIKE Bikes on the Ike. Do so at http://on.fb.me/iWODGl and please spread the word
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Permalink Reply by dan brown on
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this is great info.
speaking of adding a lan e (what a joke); the book "The Immortal Class (by travis hugh culley) discusses
the (proven) idea that adding lanes actually increases congestion (even with the same amount of cars)
since people change lanes more often...it toally has the reverse intended effect. what a @#$%^&*
waste of money !!!
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