Cars in bike lanes #enforce940060

Hi all,

I know hashtag campaigns don't have a very good rep, but I have found that tweeting and facebooking things to companies can be somewhat effective. In that vein, I'm sure you've all noticed how many cars park in bike lanes with no fear of enforcement, and I thought it might be good if we could start tweeting pictures of cars in bike lanes to @ChicagoDOT @ChicagosMayor and @Chicago_Police and using the hashtag #enforce940060 (the municipal code about cars in bike lanes). We can subscribe to it and easily retweet eachothers pictures. Maybe we can be annoying enough to get this law enforced? 
Here's my inaugural tweets on the tag 

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Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on July 31, 2014 at 10:55am

I posted a picture of a van driving in the bike path at the Devon and Milwaukee forest preserve to the Cook County Forest Preserve Facebook page.  They responded and asked me to call, which I did.  Social media when used properly has a lot of power IMO.

I am not usually on twitter but I might just do this since I see it all the time.

Permalink Reply by Eric R on July 31, 2014 at 11:16am

It is worth a shot.

Try adding #bikechi to it, as well, it is somewhat popular amongst us #bikechi'ers on the ol' Twitters. Might reach some more people.

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Quist on July 31, 2014 at 1:55pm

Excellent idea. A friend in Toronto has done similar, with some positive (but usually mixed) results.

Better than just muttering or worse, getting hit going around the car.

Permalink Reply by Clement Jett on July 31, 2014 at 2:39pm

Glad some people like the idea. Here's another

https://twitter.com/CJettR/status/494959004276121600/photo/1

I'm a twitter newbie, so if you guys can retweet what I have so far, we can reach a wider audience.

Permalink Reply by El Barton 312 on July 31, 2014 at 2:46pm

The Harrison/Canal PBL fall into the 25th Ward, so I'm going to include Alderman Solis' office too.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 31, 2014 at 2:57pm

Can't hurt.

Permalink Reply by Kathleen Murphy on July 31, 2014 at 4:31pm

Timely. I don't have a Twitter account, but I took these two photos this afternoon on Milwaukee Ave, both between Grand and Chicago. In the second one, the woman is parked about 5 feet from the entrance to a CVS parking lot, just talking on the phone.

Permalink Reply by Walter Dworak on August 1, 2014 at 2:28am

Hm, finally a use for my twitter account

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 1, 2014 at 3:33am

Good idea.

El Barton 312 said:

The Harrison/Canal PBL fall into the 25th Ward, so I'm going to include Alderman Solis' office too.

Permalink Reply by JeffB on August 1, 2014 at 3:48am

I don't like any cars in the bike lane, but situations like this really irk me.  So many times I'll see a car in the lane and notice an open space just ahead or behind them.  Its usually a yellow curb, but if you're going to park or stand illegally, at least do it in the space that doesn't block traffic.

Kathleen said:

... In the second one, the woman is parked about 5 feet from the entrance to a CVS parking lot, just talking on the phone.

Permalink Reply by R W on August 1, 2014 at 3:54am

I'm all for this. If nothing else, when people spot you taking pictures of their illegal parking jobs they tend to move. Though I hope someone has a wide angle lens to capture the entire street across from the Greyhound Station. 

I will definitely be joining in this effort!

Permalink Reply by Clement Jett on August 1, 2014 at 3:57am

Thanks for the photos Kathleen. I put em up here


Kathleen said:

Timely. I don't have a Twitter account, but I took these two photos this afternoon on Milwaukee Ave, both between Grand and Chicago. In the second one, the woman is parked about 5 feet from the entrance to a CVS parking lot, just talking on the phone.

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