The Lake Street "Protected" lane makes about as much sense as

... the Jackson protected lane doesn't.

Great to see this coming together last weekend.

Name the intersections.

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Permalink Reply by Will on June 16, 2012 at 3:53am

Until recently I lived on May Street, between Lake and Fulton. I almost never chose Lake as a route. I once had a friend get a flat on Lake on her way to visit me. The debris on Lake is a real problem, especially west of Halsted. I simply don't think the city ever sweeps it, if that issue were addressed, it would be much less problematic for cyclists.

The reality is, however, that many cyclists use Lake, and so in that regard, a bike lane makes sense, and is long overdue.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Oppenheim on June 17, 2012 at 8:31am

Can't understand why anyone would complain about the new bike lanes. Our group has used Harrison St. for years with no problems other than glass and some rough pavement, but the Lake St. lanes are a nice alternate. Face it, any streets through the West Side have occasional glass. Goes with the territory.

Paul O

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on April 29, 2013 at 8:14am

Recently had the oportunity to ride the Lake street PBL and found it to be my least favorite of all the PBLs the city has installed.

It just did not make any sense why they would not start from the loop and out west where it is dirty and disrespected by pedestrians walking and leaving their trash and drivers using it as parking.

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Permalink Reply by El Dorado on May 1, 2013 at 2:05pm

I agree with the poster who complained about the noise from the overhead "El". Thats why I like to use my noise cancellation headphones & I do not have to hear it. It makes my ride much more relaxing.