Thank you to my Milwaukee Ave cyclists this morning

Who stayed to see if I was ok after an incident at Grand and Milwaukee. I am ok and my bike is fine. The driver was nice we exchanged info and he offered to drive me to the police station, the hospital or work. Thank you extra much to the man and woman who stayed. Thanks a bunch Chicago is lucky to have you as members of the cycling community.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 28, 2011 at 4:29am

I'm glad to hear that you and your bike are okay and the driver was reasonable.  Three cheers for the cyclists who stayed.  Having a sense of community is good for all of us.

Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on November 28, 2011 at 4:51am

I'll give a cheer for the driver too, since they actually bothered to stick around and be responsible.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on November 28, 2011 at 5:28am

Glad your OK.

 

It's nice when drivers are decent about hitting you; good fro them.

Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 28, 2011 at 12:30pm

If anyone wants to know more about Grand and Milwaukee's crash rate, check out these links:

Photo essay (must click through each photo and read the captions). 

Initial intersection crash analysis for Milwaukee Avenue

Put the first cycle track somewhere else

Too much talking, not enough documenting

 

Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on November 28, 2011 at 6:14pm

Those photos are amazing!  If they are sent over to the Urban Planning students at the college maybe someone could come up with some good, inexpensive solutions. A few things jump out at me.



Steven Vance said:

If anyone wants to know more about Grand and Milwaukee's crash rate, check out these links:

Photo essay (must click through each photo and read the captions). 

Initial intersection crash analysis for Milwaukee Avenue

Put the first cycle track somewhere else

Too much talking, not enough documenting

 

Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on November 28, 2011 at 6:57pm

What jumps out at me are:

-Fixing the poor pavement conditions on nearly all legs

-Refreshing all pavement markings, but making all crosswalks zebra/international style

-Adding bike boxes on all legs

-Enforcement and better signage about the "no left turns" during certain periods from Halsted Street

-Bike lane markings through the intersection on Halsted and Milwaukee

-Eliminating the parking (at all hours) on northbound Halsted south of Grand and turning this into the bike lane it needs to be

-Improving overhead lighting 

-Upgrading the signal heads to make them easier to see

-Test a very short "all red" 

 

What are your ideas, Michelle?

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 29, 2011 at 4:35am

I've ridden through this intersection hundreds of times over the years, and I think this is a great set of recommendations.  When I mentioned the "all red" idea previously, this is one of the intersections that inspired it.

Steven Vance said:

What jumps out at me are:

-Fixing the poor pavement conditions on nearly all legs

-Refreshing all pavement markings, but making all crosswalks zebra/international style

-Adding bike boxes on all legs

-Enforcement and better signage about the "no left turns" during certain periods from Halsted Street

-Bike lane markings through the intersection on Halsted and Milwaukee

-Eliminating the parking (at all hours) on northbound Halsted south of Grand and turning this into the bike lane it needs to be

-Improving overhead lighting 

-Upgrading the signal heads to make them easier to see

-Test a very short "all red" 

 

What are your ideas, Michelle?

Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on November 29, 2011 at 7:22am

Definitely. The intersection would also greatly benefit from a dedicated bike lane on Grand east of Halsted.

This is a total clusterf*** during rush hour for cyclists leaving downtown and trying to connect to Milwaukee/Elston, and (partially due to the omnipresent broken glass) is probably the only place I am ever tempted to ride briefly on the sidewalk.

Steven Vance said:

What jumps out at me are:

-Fixing the poor pavement conditions on nearly all legs

-Refreshing all pavement markings, but making all crosswalks zebra/international style

-Adding bike boxes on all legs

-Enforcement and better signage about the "no left turns" during certain periods from Halsted Street

-Bike lane markings through the intersection on Halsted and Milwaukee

-Eliminating the parking (at all hours) on northbound Halsted south of Grand and turning this into the bike lane it needs to be

-Improving overhead lighting 

-Upgrading the signal heads to make them easier to see

-Test a very short "all red" 

 

What are your ideas, Michelle?

Permalink Reply by Adam Kitzmann on November 29, 2011 at 12:14pm

For real, the few times I've been hit they just say "are you ok" out the window and drive away, or just drive away. Glad you're ok, and stay safe out on these streets, during the winter things tend to get a bit hectic. 


Peenworm Grubologist said:

I'll give a cheer for the driver too, since they actually bothered to stick around and be responsible.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on November 29, 2011 at 12:39pm

Can you share the details of the incident Jen?

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