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Protected bike lane for Elston Ave - Carry forward Project from Cycle 4
Elston Avenue is a main diagonal artery that bicyclists take everyday to get to work. It provides easy access for residents to bike to neighborhoods like Logan Quare, Wicker Park, Irving Park, etc..
Converting Elston's bike lanes in both directiosn into protected one-way bike lanes will save lives and encourage more people to use the bike lanes. The vast majority of Chicago's bicycle crow does not use these lanes, because it is just too dangerous to bike on them today.
It would mean, we move the bike lanes right next to the sidewalk and move the car parking into the street. Today, it is set up in the opposite manner.
This has already been done on Milwaukee Avenue - another diagonal street that a lot of bikers use - https://chicagocompletestreets.org/streets/bikeways/barrier-protected-bike-lanes/
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I strongly believe that this proposal should be evaluated. Elston is an important street for bike commuters on the NW side, and it's a link from the Northbranch trail to the rest of the city. However, it is not a protected bike route and cars drive over 30mph. Currently, cars use the bike lane to pass on the right, which is dangerous for everyone. Installing a protected bike lane or switching the parking lane would not only make the road safer for cyclists, but it would decrease the crossing distance for pedestrians at intersections. It would also reduce speeding and reckless driving because motorists would have parked cars closer to the travel lane and would feel their speed more.
This also benefits the people who live near and shop on Elston by reducing noise and the pollution caused by speeding drivers, as well as making it easier to cross elston.
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