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Protected Bike Lane for Elston
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 Square, Wicker Park, Irving Park etc.
Converting Elston's bike lanes in both directions 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 crowd 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 setup 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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This proposal is being evaluated
This proposal had been previously rejected but is under reconsideration for Cycle 4.
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Without protected bike lanes on Elston and Lawrence, the neighborhood is unsafe for bike riders. Designated bike lanes are used by drivers as a passing and turning lane.
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