A new report from the Chicago Department of Transportation has some encouraging news about the effects of roadway improvements on traffic safety. Thanks to investment in traffic calming and bike/pedestrian safety infrastructure, Chicago recorded a 27 percent decline in traffic deaths in 2023, down from a peak of more than 180 roadway fatalities in 2021. […]
As a Chicagoan these lanes are EVERYWHERE and car brains HATE THEM and they are AWESOME. I skate and bike in them and they’re just so nice. It’s usually faster to get around on bike now than any other method. Bike stores around me are basically always sold out of bikes because everyone is buying them now.
And my understanding is the city has no intention of slowing down the deployment of these. It’s been so nice.
It’s usually faster to get around on bike now than any other method. Bike stores around me are basically always sold out of bikes because everyone is buying them now
Honestly they mostly are, and they always make a big deal about how they’re FINALLY moving to the BURBS and I’m like good riddance? We won’t miss you, get the fuck out and never come back thank you
As a Chicagoan these lanes are EVERYWHERE and car brains HATE THEM and they are AWESOME. I skate and bike in them and they’re just so nice. It’s usually faster to get around on bike now than any other method. Bike stores around me are basically always sold out of bikes because everyone is buying them now.
And my understanding is the city has no intention of slowing down the deployment of these. It’s been so nice.
Death to America
Why don’t they just move to the middle of nowhere then?
Honestly they mostly are, and they always make a big deal about how they’re FINALLY moving to the BURBS and I’m like good riddance? We won’t miss you, get the fuck out and never come back thank you
Do they clear them in the winter too?
Not well, but honestly Chicago doesn’t clear the roads well in the winter either so this isn’t much different.