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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on January 28, 2011 at 5:24am

Bicycle Parking Program

Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

Request a new bike rack

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 28, 2011 at 5:31am

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on January 28, 2011 at 5:38am

hey in it : do you work for CBOT btw ?

in it to win it said:

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 28, 2011 at 6:01am

Next door, 175 W Jackson.

dan brown said:

hey in it : do you work for CBOT btw ?

in it to win it said:

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by Jason W on January 28, 2011 at 7:36am

Wow, that sucks royally. I'm at 231 S LaSalle, BofA building, right across the street on the other side. I have a hard time getting a spot in the summer now. If it gets harder I am going to flip out.

in it to win it said:

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 28, 2011 at 8:45am

I find bike parking better South of Van Buren.  Prefer to park outside when weather is better since our building's bike room is way overcrowded in prime biking season.

Jason W said:

Wow, that sucks royally. I'm at 231 S LaSalle, BofA building, right across the street on the other side. I have a hard time getting a spot in the summer now. If it gets harder I am going to flip out.

in it to win it said:

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by Jason W on January 28, 2011 at 9:02am

Bike Room ?!?! I'm so jealous! We have so little bike parking for our building, and much of it gets taken by people from the CBOT.

in it to win it said:

I find bike parking better South of Van Buren.  Prefer to park outside when weather is better since our building's bike room is way overcrowded in prime biking season.

Jason W said:

Wow, that sucks royally. I'm at 231 S LaSalle, BofA building, right across the street on the other side. I have a hard time getting a spot in the summer now. If it gets harder I am going to flip out.

in it to win it said:

A whole slew of bike racks were removed from the Van Buren side of the CBOT a few months ago.  As many bikes that usually parked there I'm surprised there was no mention of it on this board.

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 31, 2011 at 4:05am

This is a proposal from Rahm.  Regardless of who becomes mayor, I like the plan.

 

Safe bike lanes will help Chicagoans travel through the neighborhoods, but businesses and offices need places to safely store bicycles. Rahm will push an ordinance to change building codes for all office buildings with more than 200 tenants, requiring that they offer protected bike storage facilities at the rate of one spot for every 20 employees in the building. Under the plan, buildings will be able to work together to expand bike parking in the most cost-effective way possible. For new developments, Rahm will work with city departments and local developers to draft a change in the building code that would require secure bike parking based on the square-footage of the development, and offer incentives for increased bike parking, including a reduction in required car parking slots in exchange for enhanced bike parking facilities. He will also task his budget office with devising a plan to offer tax incentives for any company that offers shower and locker facilities on-site for bicycle commuters.

Rahm will also work to replace the bike parking that was lost in neighborhoods when 40,000 parking meters were removed and replaced with the current pay boxes. The meters served the dual purpose of providing a secure base to lock a bike. There are currently 12,000 bike racks, providing 24,000 spaces. Rahm will work to double that number by adding racks and sheltered bike parking in the neighborhoods and downtown to increase convenience and security for bikers who do not have parking at their buildings. Bike parking will be expanded at transit facilities, and co-planned with new car-sharing sites and walkability improvements to make it as easy as possible to get around without a car.

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Permalink Reply by Eric R on June 13, 2011 at 8:18am

How about a bike rack that is removed for construction, will the city bring the same rack back to the location?

 

I left a Fahgettaboudit lock on a rack in front of the Mercantile Exchange (On west side of Wacker between Monroe and Madison) and lo and behold it is gone today. I contacted someone at the city involved with bike rack installation, his suggestion/ help (possibly rightly so) was to not leave locks on bike racks.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 13, 2011 at 10:58am

The city does not care one whit about your expensive lock.  CTA will cut your lock and take your bike if you lock it to one of their signs and not even tell you where they took it (if you even figure out they took it and not a thief.)

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