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 March 7, 2017 at 11:51am

Kinzie and Dearborn.

Permalink Reply by DerferMark on March 8, 2017 at 3:25am

This is pretty good. Maybe Chance the Rapper has an extra million for plungers? http://www.bicycling.com/culture/advocacy/someone-in-kansas-created...

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on March 8, 2017 at 11:48am

Permalink Reply by Sydney Barton on March 9, 2017 at 5:14am

From DNA Info this AM.

"Charles Billows, the director of security for the city's Department of Finance, which is charged with enforcing parking laws, said the city would step up efforts to ticket vehicles that block bicycle lanes.

About 15 traffic enforcement aides already patrol the city on bicycles, Billows said. Another 20 will be hired in the coming months, Billow told the council."

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170309/humboldt-park/bicycle-cras...

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on March 9, 2017 at 8:52am

So, do I have to call 311 once a day to report 7 vehicles, or do I have to make 7 311 calls to have an effect? 1300 tickets in 2016 by 15 traffic aides??? Did they sit in Starbucks all day? As posted in this thread, I see an average of 3 vehicles illegally parked in a ten minute span each day. I imagine that I'd see 10 to 15 in an hour if I cruised the one mile of Franklin St downtown.

Permalink Reply by Scott Chillson on March 13, 2017 at 5:21am

When I become mayor, I'm going to let the traffic aides get a cut of the ticket fee. Like 10%. 

If that plan works I might become a traffic aide myself. I'd make $30 a day just on my commute downtown!

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on March 9, 2017 at 5:48am

In the southbound Elston lane this morning.... guessing this is due to the winds yesterday.

Permalink Reply by Bill Gentry on March 9, 2017 at 8:57am
Where to park?
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 9, 2017 at 9:23am

Real winners. ;)

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on March 13, 2017 at 3:16am

I would complain to the non-profit organization that had their sidewalk shoveled out into the bike lane, but... given the good work they're doing that needs support and the fact that they bothered to shovel the snow at all (most hadn't yet) it doesn't seem quite like the right thing to worry about this year. So, instead I'll just put this here.

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on March 13, 2017 at 3:24am

I'm sort of...more amazed that the bike lane itself appears to have been plowed? :)

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on March 13, 2017 at 4:45am

You really should say something... It's no different than people that just shovel the snow into the street.

At the very least send an email to the business.

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