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Permalink Reply by Davo on February 21, 2013 at 6:50am

I think that would be great if it is anything like the sketch. The only downside is no bike lane going the opposite direction. These are one way streets though.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 21, 2013 at 7:05am

From the perspective of coming from the LFP into the loop, Randolph makes more sense for a westbound bike lane since Madison starts at Michigan in the middle of the park.

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Permalink Reply by JeffB on February 21, 2013 at 7:11am

While Randolph could certainly use a bike lane east of Michigan, I don't think that's in the scope of this project.  I think it covers between Michigan and Clinton.  I finally got tired of dealing with traffic on Randolph and started taking the riverwalk from LFP to Wabash

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

From the perspective of coming from the LFP into the loop, Randolph makes more sense for a westbound bike lane since Madison starts at Michigan in the middle of the park.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 21, 2013 at 9:34am

I agree. There's so much bus traffic on Madison, and traffic gets even hairier with all the cab and other traffic at Ogilvie Station. Randolph could offer a LOT more bang for the buck when you consider the aspect of creating a better route network, as Cameron suggests. Of course, it also means that we need some enforcement on Randolph...

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

There already is a bike lane on Randolph east of Michigan, so relocating the Madison lane creates a continuous lane from the LFP through the Loop. I was never a fan of the Madison lane, it was so disjointed, starting and stopping without really connecting to any other routes and the floating lane configuration felt less safe than a normal street. I view this as a gain for both cyclists and bus riders.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on February 22, 2013 at 5:23am

The project doesn't address how people riding bikes will access their destinations on Madison Street. The bike lane on Madison Street had a stupid design and barely gave people riding bikes any of the space they need to bike safely and comfortably, so I'm not sad to see it go.

But the removal of a bike lane doesn't remove people riding bikes - there must still be an accommodation for people riding bikes. Otherwise it's an incomplete street. 

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