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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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Concrete protection should be the bare minimum on any bike lane in the city. For cyclists, it removes the risk of getting hit by a fast moving car and greatly lowers the risk of dooring. For drivers, it makes driving less stressful because bikes are separated from the car travel lanes. For pedestrians, it makes crossing the street less stressful because it lowers crossing distance. This improvement would benefit everyone who uses Elston.
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