There obviously more work to be done and I love that Chicago is so far ahead of so many cities when it comes to bicycle infrastructure.
Is this the same Chicago that sold all their parking meters to Wall Street making infrastructure changes really difficult because it would cut into parking meter profits?
Yeah and I kind of love it anyway. Since the sale, meter pricing has sky rocketed which discourages driving. Fuck cars!!
Ok that’s great but that’s a weird reason to build bike lanes.
Chicago has a long history of segregation in the city. It’s worse than a lot of cities in the US. POC are leaving the city in droves because the city hasn’t well addressed the issues of the past. While I think wording it for pedestrian safety makes a lot of sense, this also makes sense in the context of Chicago
I live in small city where the exact opposite applies. The cycleways don’t extend through richer neighbourhoods. The poorer neighbourhoods are plastered with cycleways. But there’s lots of NIMBY people here.
Can’t wait! Still would like to see fully protected bike lanes in Chicago. The waterfront trail is amazing though!
I’m thinking that unless they also add a program to give low income Chicagoans bicycles, we’re going to see a crime wave. Just sayin’