best biking routes out of south loop

i work at wabash + adams and am wondering if anyone has suggestions for a good biking route out of downtown toward the uk village. right now i take adams to dearborn... and dearborn to randolph. (and so on).

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 26, 2009 at 4:20pm
Milwaukee?
Permalink Reply by Noel Cunningham on May 26, 2009 at 4:32pm
nope.
downtown chicago.

i think randolph might be the best.
Permalink Reply by Jen P on May 26, 2009 at 4:44pm
Hello Noel.
I like to take Franklin to Kinzie to Milwaukee to Augusta. It's easy on the people traffic and a pretty quick ride.

So you could take Adams to Franklin up towards the mart. Stay on the left side going over the bridge then hit a left at the first light after wacker, follow that to the end and take the parking ramp down and it will shoot you right to the kinzie bridge (does any of that make sense?). Hit up Milwaukee and let that take you to your specific vein.
Permalink Reply by Noel Cunningham on May 27, 2009 at 1:44am
thanks for the advice. today, i'm going to try franklin.
Permalink Reply by Dubi Kaufmann on May 27, 2009 at 2:58am
Jen P said:
Hello Noel.
I like to take Franklin to Kinzie to Milwaukee to Augusta. It's easy on the people traffic and a pretty quick ride.

So you could take Adams to Franklin up towards the mart. Stay on the left side going over the bridge then hit a left at the first light after wacker, follow that to the end and take the parking ramp down and it will shoot you right to the kinzie bridge (does any of that make sense?). Hit up Milwaukee and let that take you to your specific vein.

I second that, I used to take Dearborn until I tried Franklin.
Permalink Reply by Noel Cunningham on May 28, 2009 at 1:08pm
my commute home has been established.
thanks for all the advice. for anyone that lives in my hood, this is how it goes:

adams > franklin > kinzie > milwaukee > augusta > home
Permalink Reply by Jen P on May 28, 2009 at 1:34pm
Noel Cunningham said:
my commute home has been established.
thanks for all the advice. for anyone that lives in my hood, this is how it goes:

adams > franklin > kinzie > milwaukee > augusta > home

Excellent choice! It's fun, right?
Did you take the parking ramp down to kinzie?

Franklin is an excellent street in terms of ped traffic, cabs picking people up and over all construction. Franklin in the loop, that is. I usually just stay to the left and fly.
Permalink Reply by Noel Cunningham on May 28, 2009 at 1:38pm
yes, it is a good route.
i followed some other bikers... everyone was headed that way.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 28, 2009 at 2:00pm
May the Milwaukee force be with you (ave, not state).



adams > franklin > kinzie > milwaukee > augusta > home
Permalink Reply by Noel Cunningham on May 28, 2009 at 2:06pm
duh!
what in the world was i thinking that day........................
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on May 28, 2009 at 2:14pm
Far be it from me to tinker with an established route, but I like going further west to Canal. Then Kinzie, Milwaukee, etc. etc. etc.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 28, 2009 at 2:18pm
I didn't get it either even after Howard tastefully pointed it out. I had to have Martin explain Howard's post , and then we got a HUGE laugh! We are still laughing about it.

Noel Cunningham said:
duh!
what in the world was i thinking that day........................

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