Grand Av. Bike Lane Installation

Flickr photos here.

Pavement marking crews install new bike lane markings on Grand Avenue between
the Lakefront Trail and Orleans St. in
Chicago's 42nd Ward. These improvements
were fully funded by Alderman Reilly's
discretionary Menu Fund.


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Permalink Reply by igz on November 5, 2010 at 8:05am
long overdue. thanks for sharing
Permalink Reply by Active Transportation Alliance on November 5, 2010 at 8:17am
We are very excited about this, kudos to Ald. Reilly and good news for Streeterville and River North!

We blogged about these lanes and are encouraging any 42nd Ward residents to send the alderman a letter of thanks.

Ethan Spotts, Marketing & Communications Director, Active Trans
Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 5, 2010 at 11:30am
Have you gone to public meetings hosted by Alderman Reilly?


Cameron Puetz said:
As easy as it is to hate our city leaders, I think Alderman Reilly deserves a lot of thanks from the bike community. While bike infrastructure in his ward is a major issue for the many of us who commute to the Loop, the most vocal of his ward’s residents either seem to not care or be hostile to increased bike infrastructure. He has gone to bat for commuters and worked hard to sell improvements to his ward’s residents. Sticking up to the people who vote for you for benefit of the people who merely have to live with your decisions is a bold move for a politician.
Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 5, 2010 at 11:58am
I went to ride on the Illinois Street bike lane (wow, new bike lanes in Chicago!). A guy riding his bike next to me said, "Did they just put these in last week?" I replied, "No, yesterday!" He rode off, yelling, "Sweet!"

I hope that CDOT doesn't forget about the bike lane segment around State Street and stripes that when construction around the CTA Grand station is completed.


Active Transportation Alliance said:
We are very excited about this, kudos to Ald. Reilly and good news for Streeterville and River North!

We blogged about these lanes and are encouraging any 42nd Ward residents to send the alderman a letter of thanks.

Ethan Spotts, Marketing & Communications Director, Active Trans
Permalink Reply by T.C. O'Rourke on November 5, 2010 at 5:16pm
Haha. I rode the extent of the Grand & Illinois bike lanes tonight while killing time awaiting my pizza pie. I noticed them Tuesday/Wednesday and thought I would "break the news" on the chainlink. To sloooooooow.

I ride these corridors quite often and the improvement startling... like I never really realized how bad we had it here.

Lanes on heavily trafficked were removed to put these in. This is about as good as bike lanes get and a massive improvement.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 5, 2010 at 5:23pm
Hey TC, you snooze, you lose.....



T.C. O'Rourke said:
Haha. I rode the extent of the Grand & Illinois bike lanes tonight while killing time awaiting my pizza pie. I noticed them Tuesday/Wednesday and thought I would "break the news" on the chainlink. To sloooooooow.

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on November 5, 2010 at 5:31pm
You just made my night. Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 5, 2010 at 5:48pm
TC or me? I hope it was me!

Joe TV said:
You just made my night. Thanks!
Permalink Reply by T.C. O'Rourke on November 5, 2010 at 5:50pm
Julie or me? I hope it was... oh, crap >:(



Joe TV said:
You just made my night. Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Joe TV on November 5, 2010 at 7:04pm
Bike lanes just get me so excited.



H3N3 said:
Come to think of it, I have noticed a special gleam in JoeTV's icon when you're around the forum, TC.
Permalink Reply by Nancy L. Fagin on November 6, 2010 at 2:04pm
Many thanks for providing this bike lane and link to the lake front. Of special importantance is the quality of the street surface...some parts are a combination of old oatmeal with buried landmines. With construction and reconstruction the surfaces get rough, or as a favorite cousin calls them, "zipper streets" - gas line crews, water main crews, telecommunication crews....open and close the pavement.

Nancy L. Fagin
Permalink Reply by Scott on November 6, 2010 at 6:27pm
There is a very nice secret route that runs parallel to this new bike lane. When coming from the LFP side, it is L on McClurg and R on Water. It leads to a Lower Wacker-esque back route by delivery bays with little to no traffic. It goes under Michigan and other big cross streets, and comes out at State and Hubbard.

Still love to see a new lane, of course. I will send my thanks to Reilly.

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