PB 1st Ward 2022
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California Avenue Protected Bike Lane
This project would entail installing a protected bike lane along California Ave. from North Ave. to Diversey Ave. This lane would replace the existing marked lane from Milwaukee Ave. to North Ave.
Given the high volume of car traffic and the lack of physical barriers separating bicyclists from drivers, residents have expressed safety concerns over the existing bike lane on N. California Ave. The current bike lane (the section within the 1st Ward) extends from North Avenue to Milwaukee Avenue, and is a marked lane (not buffered or protected). This project would entail both adapting the existing lane to create a protected bike lane, and extending it to the north, to Division Ave. This project could result in the elimination of some street parking.
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This is horrible for the businesses in the area if the parking is taken away. People do come from other neighborhoods to visit the restaurants and shops in the area, but if there is nowhere to park they will just choose to go elsewhere. Not everyone can get around on a bike.
Not everyone can get around by car. Many can not afford them. I bike around Chicago and do not spend money at businesses that I can't get to safely by bike.
There literally isn’t parking anyway. It’s a nightmare to even try to park. Bikes, buses, and trains must be the path forward to our infrastructure. Every modern city in Asia and Europe has figured this out.
We don't own a car, so we choose where we spend money based on how easy & safe it is to walk/bike/take transit. We would spend more time shopping and traveling along California if it were safe to bike along it.
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