Chicago Bicycle Program

08/23/2017

Crews will begin installation of the Milwaukee/North/Damen + Milwaukee Ave near-term improvements the week of 8/28! This pilot project will include improvements for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving along the Milwaukee Ave corridor, including reducing the posted speed limit to 20mph, Chicago's first dashed bike lane, and numerous 'paint & post' bumpouts. Check out the project flyer for more information, or visit:

http://chicagocompletestreets.org/portfolio/milwaukeenorthdamen-milwaukee-ave-complete-streets-improvements/

06/14/2017

Stay In Your Lane

The Chicago Bike to Work Rally is this Friday at Daley Plaza, from 7 to 9 a.m. We'll see you there!

And now a message from Rhymefest and Blackstone Bicycle Works
https://youtu.be/cOmkGiEzbe4

Experimental Station's Blackstone Bicycle Works collaborated with Rhymefest and Donda's House on “Stay in Your Lane." We hope you love our video as much as w...

06/08/2017

The bike lanes on 26th St (Halsted to King Dr) have been resurfaced and replaced with new markings!!

05/11/2017

Glenwood Greenway between Foster and Ridge is underway!

03/21/2017

The Wicker Park bike counter is anticipated to be installed at 1237-53 N. Milwaukee Ave later this year. It is currently being built and assembled in order to count the thousands of cyclists that ride on Milwaukee Avenue every day!

12/19/2016

America’s best new bike lanes of 2016

Randolph Protected Bike Lane ranked second best new bike lane in the country!!!

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/americas-best-new-bike-lanes-of-2016

This was the year everything started coming together. Literally.

10/05/2016

The Federal Highway Administration is promoting Road Diets!!!

Check out the latest Road Diets Newsletter! We’re introducing a new feature: our Selfie campaign. Become a Road Diet champion today! Read about this and more at: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/newsletter/fall/

09/09/2016

CONSTRUCTION ALERT: Downtown Street Resurfacing Runs Through September - Bike lanes on Dearborn & Clinton will be impacted starting Monday, 9/12.

DEARBORN: Roadway will be resurfaced between Madison and Wacker. The two-way bike lane will remain open throughout most of the construction, but will be closed nightly during active construction the week of 9/19. During overnight closures, people riding north on Dearborn will be directed to ride in the northbound travel lanes, and people riding southbound will be detoured to Clark St, with proper detour signage posted.

CLINTON: One block between Randolph and Lake will be resurfaced. The two-way bike lane will be maintained throughout construction, but at times, this will necessitate a temporary bike lane delineated with signs and cones.

CDOT recommends that people ride slowly through the construction zones as pavement may be rough, and use alternate routes as necessary.

08/10/2016

Numerous Department of Water Management (DWM) and private utility projects in the CBD have impacted some of Chicago's most traveled bikeways. We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding while this critical infrastructure work takes place. The good news is that most of these projects are in their final stages and soon three streets will have fresh pavement and new bike lanes to ride. Details of each project are below-

Kinzie Street from Desplaines to Wells: DWM and private utilities are scheduled to finish work in fall 2016, after which this entire stretch will be resurfaced and the protected bike lanes will be reinstalled.

Dearborn Street from Adams to Monroe: Private utility work is scheduled to finish by October, after which this block will be resurfaced and the protected bike lanes will be reinstalled.

Dearborn Street from Madison to Wacker: DWM and private utilities are scheduled to finish work in September, after which this entire stretch will be resurfaced and the protected bike lanes will be reinstalled.

Randolph Street from Clinton to Michigan: DWM and private utilities are scheduled to finish their work by Labor Day, after which the street will be resurfaced and a new westbound protected bike lane will be installed along the north curb. Active construction work on developments between State and Dearborn and between Wells and Franklin will continue into 2017 and delay the installation of the bike lane on these two blocks until after the developments are complete. Temporary signage and pavement markings will be installed on these two blocks.

If you have any questions about these projects please email [email protected].

06/21/2016

Bike lanes have been resurfaced and restriped on Halsted from 41st to Archer!

06/17/2016

Happy Bike to Work Day! Here's to a relaxing, enjoyable ride on this beautiful Friday!

06/16/2016

The Bike to Work Rally is tomorrow (6/17) 7-9am at Daley Plaza. Come get some bike maps and breakfast y'all!

06/15/2016

The 35th Bike/Ped bridge takes form!

06/13/2016

The 2016 Bike Maps are Here! Stop by any of the bike week pit stops or at the Bike to Work Rally on Friday morning (Daley Plaza).

The 2016 Chicago Bike Map has arrived ...... and it's beautiful! Stop by one of the Bike to Work Week pit stops to pick one up. They'll also be available at the Bike to Work Rally this Friday at Daley Plaza.

06/09/2016

The Rise of Protected Bike Lanes

Still a great video promoting protected bike lanes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6LZ0iRO-TM

Across the country, more Americans are choosing to get around by bike. Cities are encouraging this trend by building protected bikes lanes. Protected bike la...

06/03/2016

New concrete protected bike lanes take shape at the Damen/Fullerton/Elston reconstruction project!

05/06/2016

Happy Friday!

05/05/2016

We were able to snap these shots on Dearborn earlier this week. Just look at how excited he is to be on a bike!

04/20/2016

Chicago Bike Network

Updated Online Bike Map!
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zQxwjQwKejsc.kHUkYTSJEQug

Existing bikeways in the City of Chicago as of 4/20/2016. For more on CDOT's Bike Program please visit: http://chicagocompletestreets.org/your-streets/bikeways/

04/15/2016

In 2015 we installed and restriped over 42 miles of bikeways! That's almost 20% of the entire bike network!

http://chicagocompletestreets.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/YearEndReview_2015_April11_REDUCED.pdf

04/14/2016

New bike repair stand at the East end of the Bloomingdale Trail!

04/13/2016

Check out the recently released "2015 - Year in Review" highlighting Chicago's latest improvements to our bikeway network!

http://chicagocompletestreets.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/YearEndReview_2015_April11_REDUCED.pdf

04/12/2016

Have you had a chance to see the new Pullman National Monument?

Come out to tonight's South Side bike lane meeting and check it out!

Tuesday, April 12, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Pullman National Monument Visitors Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue

More information can be found here: http://chicagocompletestreets.org/public-meeting-west-side-bike-routes/

04/11/2016

Former Chicago Mayor’s Office (2011-2019)

Following his announcement on Sunday that the city is restoring 65 youth jobs at Bikes N' Roses, a bike shop in Belmont-Cragin, the Mayor has more good news for bike enthusiasts!

He announced he is setting a new goal of building 50 more miles of “better bike lanes” in neighborhoods across the city over the next three years.

Under Mayor Emanuel, Chicago has installed 108 miles of barrier and buffer protected bicycle lanes. Through these investments, today Chicago is recognized as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the country.

(Photos by Patrick Pyszka)

04/06/2016

Where do you want new & better bike lanes on the South Side?

Please join us at the South Side public meetings to give us your input. Meetings are from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Presentations start at 6:00 pm.

Monday, April 11, 2016
Vodak-East Side Library
3710 E. 106th Street

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Pullman National Monument Visitors Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue

More information can be found here: http://chicagocompletestreets.org/public-meeting-west-side-bike-routes/

03/30/2016

CMAP Bicycle Usage Survey

Please consider taking this 2 minute survey to improve bicycling conditions in the Chicago area: https://cmapbicycleusage.metroquest.com/

Thanks!

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is developing an analysis tool to help us better determine the relative benefits of implementing different types of bicycle facility improvements. Please take a few moments to complete this survey and help us design a better analysis tool.

03/21/2016

Please join us TONIGHT and WEDNESDAY for public meetings to discuss future bike lanes on the west side of Chicago.

All meetings are from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Presentations begin at 6:00 pm.

West Side Bike Lanes Public Meetings:
Monday, March 21, 2016
Austin Library
5615 W. Race Avenue

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Legler Library
115 S. Pulaski Road

More info here:http://chicagocompletestreets.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CDOT-Streets-for-Cycling-West-Side-Public-Meetings-Flyer.pdf

03/15/2016

We need your input on new bike lanes!!!!

Please join us in the upcoming public meetings to determine the location of future bike lanes on the West and South Sides.

All meetings are from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Presentations begin at 6:00 pm.

West Side Bike Lanes Public Meetings:

Monday, March 21, 2016
Austin Library
5615 W. Race Avenue

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Legler Library
115 S. Pulaski Road

South Side Bike Lanes Public Meetings:

Monday, April 11, 2016
Vodak-East Side Library
3710 E. 106th Street

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Pullman National Monument Visitors Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue

More information can be found here: http://chicagocompletestreets.org/public-meeting-west-side-bike-routes/

03/10/2016

Chicago Department of Transportation

Chicago Department of Transportation

The pylon for the new 35th St. ped bridge is taking shape https://t.co/qhBkDKVsy5

03/03/2016

CONSTRUCTION ALERT!
Due to the Western Flyover Demolition the intersection of Belmont, Western and Clybourn will be closed from 8 p.m. this Friday, March 4 and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, March 7. Bikes should detour on Leavitt to Roscoe to Campbell to Belmont.

02/24/2016

Crews are out salting the bike lanes getting ahead of snow accumulation

02/17/2016

It's going to be 60° on Friday! What a great time to check out the new protected bike lanes on Clinton and Washington!

02/12/2016

Check out the new protected intersection at Washington and Franklin!!!

02/08/2016

Chicago Department of Transportation

Some great photos of the Navy Pier Flyover. The article starts on page 44.

Good story and pix of under construction Navy Pier Flyover in Modern Steel, go to p. 44: https://t.co/VWugMKwfMJ

01/27/2016

10 Cities Chosen to Help Model Vision Zero Policy in the U.S. | Streetsblog USA

Chicago has been chosen as a Vision Zero Focus City!

http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/01/27/10-cities-chosen-to-help-model-vision-zero-policy-in-the-u-s/

What is Vision Zero? Simply put, it’s a recognition that traffic fatalities are preventable, and a commitment to ensure that no one is killed in traffic. Cities that adopt Vision Zero set out to end traffic deaths within a specific time frame.