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Jason Orloff
16 hours 52 mins agod65 Bikers come here from the South. As traffic builds around the drop-off and pick-up hours it becomes more and more dangerous on the street the closer you get to the school. One way Bike-sidelanes off the street on each side of street the would be perfect here from South blvd straight to the school.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoChannel Trail crossings at Church, Dempster, Main, and Oakton are hazardous due to right turn on red cars and left turning cars onto and from McCormick. Pedestrian/bike "walk lights" that stop ALL traffic for a short time to allow crossings would lower the risk.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
I wholeheartedly agree! I was almost hit by a car while crossing McCormick on the Sculpture Park trail. In my case it was by a car traveling south on McCormick and rushing to turn left (in my path) after the green arrow had ended and we had the walk signal. It was so scary I had to end my ride.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoI frequently ride through Evanston (Northbound and Southbound) and enjoy patronizing Evanston businesses. It is ridiculous that Dodge is the only N/S street with a protected bike lane. Also, Ridge is too narrow for a 4-lane traffic solution - just make it 2 lanes with a protected bike lane. Riding the Ridge should be a year round option, not just for one day a year. Live up to your values Evanston!
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1 week agoDrew
With the Chicago Ave project at least being promised, there will be a second N-S protected route. When Chris Sous made the bike plan presentation I attended, he made a point of touting that there would be TWO N-S routes, Chicago and Dodge. However, that leaves a mile gap with no marked or protected N-S route: Asbury's lanes are sporadic and not protected and Ridge is bike prohibited. I agree with the idea of making Ridge a primary N-S bike route with one lane of car traffic each way and perhaps a center turn lane, especially since there's no parking on Ridge. This would be a dramatic statement of multi-modal support.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoThe time it takes a cyclist to get from the previous intersection to this one is almost always ending in a red light and merging with car traffic. Since the intersection is a 3 way left, forward or right turn, any cyclist going straight has to cross into the center lane. We need some better cyclist paint or signage AT LEAST. This path will lead straight to the Mason Park expansion which will connect to the high school, so any improvements to signage or safety here will greatly improve the ride to Mason from downtown.
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Rachel Waldinger
2 weeks 6 days agothis intersection feels very unsafe for kids on bikes going to eths, more visual aids such as flashing lights for pedestrians and bikers, perhaps.
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Erik
3 weeks 2 days agoThis dead end/fire access to Washington school is used by cars for student pickup and dropoff. I think that's highly unsafe, as cars are basically stopping in the middle of an intersection with 3 busy crosswalks used by kids to get to and from school. This should be blocked off so that pulling in with cars becomes impossible.
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Jason Orloff
16 hours 52 mins agod65 Bikers come here from the South. As traffic builds around the drop-off and pick-up hours it becomes more and more dangerous on the street the closer you get to the school. One way Bike-sidelanes off the street on each side of street the would be perfect here from South blvd straight to the school.
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Christian Fredrickson
1 month 3 weeks agoWe should stop left turns from Keeny onto Chicago Ave.
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Anonymous
2 weeks 2 days agoThe design of the separated lane here (and in a number of places in the network) is unsafe and contrary to national standards. Right hand turning cars should mix with the bike lane leading up to Chicago so they can merge with bikers and safely turn right, not be forced to right hook past them blindly at the cross street. A matter of time before this leads to a serious accident.
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Rachel Waldinger
2 weeks 6 days agowe have had multiple close calls on foot and on bike at this intersection. perhaps the cars need better visibility of pedestrians and bikers?
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Anonymous
2 weeks agoThis is the safest bike route for my kids to get to school (Washington), but one of the least safe places to cross. We’re told to go south to cross at Main where there is a light, but then would need to double back to continue riding on Lee (as Main is much too hazardous). A light/crosswalk for cyclists and pedestrians (especially kids riding to school) is necessary. Without one, kids can’t safely ride their bikes to school coming from east of Asbury.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoPlease DO NOT remove the protected bike lane here. The Church and Dodge Project is not safe enough for children biking to ETHS
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1 month 3 weeks agoLinda
Why would they want to remove the protected lane by the high school We need more protected lanes not less
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1 month 3 weeks agoJohn
Totally agree. The danger is exacerbated by the fact that this is a bus stop. According to the proposed design, buses will block the bike lane when making a stop - forcing cyclists to merge into traffic. This should be protected and separated similar to how bus stops are handled in front of NU along the Sheridan protected bike path.
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Elliot Oats
2 weeks 2 days agoIf we were to have a protected bike lane through this greenbay to Emerson on the rail side, we could cut down the connection to downtown from north Evanston by 5 minutes for bicycles, making it a 15 instead of 20 minute connection. This would make it much more accessible and more safely accessible by bike, helping improve the downtown traffic by reducing cars.
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Daniel
3 weeks 4 days agoThis is a very dangerous intersection for bikes and pedestrians alike. Central Park is generally treated as a through street, since most drivers prefer to avoid going out of their way to Crawford and instead like cutting through the neighborhood. Where there is traffic, there are accidents, and here in particular the traffic tends to entirely ignore the four way stop. I regularly see cars pass through this intersection at 5-10 mph, and even those which come to a stop often don't thoroughly check the area before proceeding. Two years ago, I was biking through this intersection when an SUV rolled the stop sign and accelerated through the intersection, striking me at speed, throwing me from my bike (which they rolled over), and landing me in the ER and subsequently the operating room. Even since my recovery, I've had *multiple* close calls where I've been proceeding through the intersection with the right of way and a motorist either doesn't see or ignores me and rolls the stop. After my experience, I've been vastly less trusting, and so in each of these cases I've been able to slam on my brakes, frantically veer to the side, and shout to get their attention. The fact that this happens to me *regularly* is terrifying; this shouldn't happen to anyone ever. All of Central Park Ave needs to be rethought to ideally push traffic out of the neighborhood, but this intersection in particular needs some much more aggressive traffic calming. There's a lot of traffic, the stop sign is simply ignored, and road users who aren't encased in a multi ton steel cage are suffering the consequences.
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3 weeks agoEllie
Stop signs on Central Park are also ignored north of Central Street. I think cars see the light from blocks away and try to make it. It also creates hazards in school zones at Northminster (CPK & Harrison) and Willard north of Central Street.
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3 weeks agoEllie
Stop signs on Central Park are also ignored north of Central Street. I think cars see the light from blocks away and try to make it. It also creates hazards in school zones at Northminster (CPK & Harrison) and Willard north of Central Street.
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3 weeks agoEllie
Stop signs on Central Park are also ignored north of Central Street. I think cars see the light from blocks away and try to make it. It also creates hazards in school zones at Northminster (CPK & Harrison) and Willard north of Central Street.
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Will
1 week, 1 day agoCars come speeding towards the east off Crawford Ave down Central St, making the existing crosswalk a difficult one to maneuver through safely (even with the flashing light alert). Either rumble stips along the street should be considered, or a dedicated flashing octogonal STOP sign that is activated when pressed by children trying to bike to Bent Park should be contemplated.
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Tom Peppard
1 month 3 weeks agoMain and Oakton are not suitable bike routes without improvements. South Evanston needs better E/W connections
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1 month, 1 week agoHY
Agreed, I don't take either of these streets on my bike - there are too many going t0o fast
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Doug Holt
5 days 11 hours agoI am a regular bicycle commuter from Evanston to the Chicago Loop. In Chicago, Clark Street is a good route with bike lanes most of the way. But wow when coming home - northbound from Clark Street - it gets hairy in Evanston. The northbound stretch on Chicago Ave from South Blvd to Main Street is the most dangerous couple blocks in my commute. Southbound is not so bad because there is a shoulder that functions as a bike lane. But northbound is awful - in contrast to the city of Chicago and in contrast to Evanston farther north on Chicago Ave.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoCars routinely turn on red lights without even slowing down when pedestrians are crossing. There are crossing guards during school, but it is very dangerous the rest of the time. People genuinely drive like maniacs down Ridge and on Oakton between Asbury and Callan. It is very unsafe for pedestrians, and cyclists end up using the sidewalks along Oakton and Ridge, especially at night. I don't ride a bicycle, but I believe bike lanes and more high profile crosswalks like those on Callan and Barton on Oakton (which have truly made a difference) would make these streets safer for everyone.
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Jason Orloff
16 hours 52 mins agod65 Bikers come here from the South. As traffic builds around the drop-off and pick-up hours it becomes more and more dangerous on the street the closer you get to the school. One way Bike-sidelanes off the street on each side of street the would be perfect here from South blvd straight to the school.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoHave had 3 near missed where I am in the bike lane, go through a green light to cross ridge, and a car doesn't look for bikes and stops a couple feet away. Sometimes included honks which just feel rude and unwelcoming when I'm just going on a green through the lane. Not sure what's needed to get cars to check the bike line before turning, but I'm open to ideas.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoThere is ALWAYS a car or truck parked in the bike lane here. It is usually short term parking like an Uber, but forces bikes into a very car lane or sidewalk. Since this is a short term parking it would be hard to ticket here. Consider adding protective measures or barriers to keep this area free of parking or a bike officer if ticket enforcement is as far as you are willing to go.
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Sara Friedman
1 week 2 days agoAgree with other posts about this right turn and will add it is also unsafe for people driving cars and remaining in the correct lane because drivers who use the bus/bike lane to turn right also put other drivers at risk. Install physical barriers and move the bus stop up? Something has to be done here.
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Don Durkes
1 month, 1 week agoThis intersection is typically blown through by autos posing a direct threat to pedestrians and bicyclists alike. Perhaps a stop light would strengthen safety here. Grove has become a throughway to and from Ridge and downtown, and traffic has increased significantly over the past few years.
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Katherine Dougal
1 month, 1 week agoSchool children frequently cross over Lincoln at this intersection while cars are speeding through stop signs. It’s extremely dangerous, and needs something in place to both slow down cars and better protect children crossing on bikes.
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Sara Friedman
1 week 2 days agoAgree with other posts about this right turn and will add it is also unsafe for people driving cars and remaining in the correct lane because drivers who use the bus/bike lane to turn right also put other drivers at risk. Install physical barriers and move the bus stop up? Something has to be done here.
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Jason Orloff
16 hours 52 mins agod65 Bikers come here from the South. As traffic builds around the drop-off and pick-up hours it becomes more and more dangerous on the street the closer you get to the school. One way Bike-sidelanes off the street on each side of street the would be perfect here from South blvd straight to the school.
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Anonymous
2 weeks 3 days agoGreenleaf is skinny with cars parked on both sides yet we call this a bike route that goes right by a middle school. It is a high traffic area without ample space for bikes and cars during the beginning and end of the school day. Requires a dedicated bike lane.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoBiking on greenleaf is hazardous. There is limited to no markings for bikes and it is a cut through street for many cars avoiding dempster and main and therefore not your typical slower neighborhood traffic.
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1 month 2 weeks agoSkip Montanaro
You tested out Greenleaf as a "greenway" a couple years ago. Then nothing. Look at the overall poor ratings major east-west streets get. You really ought to consider carefully putting in some greenways, particularly in the east-west direction.
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Sara Friedman
1 week 2 days agoAgree with other posts about this right turn and will add it is also unsafe for people driving cars and remaining in the correct lane because drivers who use the bus/bike lane to turn right also put other drivers at risk. Install physical barriers and move the bus stop up? Something has to be done here.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe westbound painted bike lane ends abruptly at a curb bump out forcing bikes into the car lane to access the pedestrian curb cut at the Channel Trail. A curb cut in the bump out for bikes would allow a safe transition onto the channel trail at the end of Emerson at McCormick.
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1 week agoDrew
There are many pedestrian sidewalk bump-out additions around the city that force bikes out into traffic because there is not a cut through to the back side, e.g., Oakton west of Dodge. The design was not thought through and creates a safety hazard.
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Anonymous
1 week 2 days agoThere is a crosswalk at Ewing across Central. It is marked as a pedestrian crossing, but cars almost never stop for pedestrians and drive very quickly down this part of Central. I recommend adding flashing lights and additional signage to this pedestrian crossing.
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Jakob Reinke
6 days 6 hours agoI've been hit by cars turning out of/into Trader Joe's parking lot twice. Needs significant safety improvements.
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Rachel Waldinger
2 weeks 6 days agowe have had multiple close calls on foot and on bike at this intersection. perhaps the cars need better visibility of pedestrians and bikers?
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Liz Berliant
2 weeks 2 days agoAdd sharrows to this part of ridge so that cars know bikers belong!
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Becky
1 month 2 weeks agoThe stretch along the lake (across from cemetery)from RP to Evanston has always been been the scariest and most contentious part of my commute to Evanston Hospital from the city. Riding in the road is a bad idea and the path is so well used that it is almost as dicey. The walkers and joggers and stroller pushers get angry at the bikers. Sometimes I have gotten verbal out lashes and suggestions that I should be riding in the little debris and glass littered dirt track that is btwn the road and sidewalk. Ugh!
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Christian Fredrickson
1 month 3 weeks agoWe should stop left turns from Keeny onto Chicago Ave.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoDangerous intersection where I've seen cyclists and pedestrians almost hit
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1 month, 1 week agoMichael Kroll
The main reason this intersection is so dangerous is because drivers take Asbury to get North-South allowing them to avoid the extra light at Lake St they'd hit if they used Ridge. These drivers are also more likely to not make a full stop at the intersection as they are already actively avoiding traffic control devices. A driver hit my girlfriend in June 2023 while trying to ride her bike to the train station. They rolled through the intersection, not seeing my girlfriend until she was on top of the hood. Luckily she didn't receive any chronic injuries but she still has to deal with the trauma.
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1 month, 1 week agoAnonymous
I try to avoid this intersection when it's dark out because it is genuinely unsafe. There needs to be directed light to illuminate pedestrians. (Also the cars need to actually stop and look for pedestrians before rushing through.)
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Gina Giannetti
1 month 2 weeks agoChicago Ave from Howard St to South Blvd is a primary route for cyclists heading between Evanston and Chicago. This stretch is very dangerous, especially at night. Cars effectively use this as a passing zone and speed up throughout this section, while the bike lane disappears and the road narrows creating a hazardous situation for bikes. Additionally, the street lights are in the canopy of trees, so in the summer it is extremely dark.
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dave lynch
2 weeks 2 days agoI recommend the creation of a bikeway (greenway?) on the Lincoln/Harrison corridor, connecting Sheridan Road to Skokie's Old Orchard Trail and Northwestern University's lakefront pathway
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Rick DelVisco
1 month 2 weeks agoWhy has it taken so long to make a major entry point between Chicago and Evanston safe for bikes? Three lanes for cars and effectively nothing for cyclists. And change is still years away!
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoThe temporary absence of the Starbucks drive-thru drastically improved the safety of this intersection for pedestrians, but it's still kind of a mess, and the Starbucks is reopening. Also the beg buttons have been covered up with garbage bags for some reason.
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Skip Montanaro
1 month 2 weeks agoI know Ridge isn't a bike route in Evanston. It *is* in Chicago though (well, "best" street for bike riding in that area). You helpfully put a "No Bikes" sign upon entry to Evanston. Last time I remember looking, it offer no suggestions for how bike riders should proceed. Tell them which way to go to reach a proper/safe bike route!
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Anonymous
1 month agoSharrows on this section between Asbury and Dodge suggest it is safe for bikes but the road doesn't feel wide enough for cars in the traffic lane, bikes on the sharrows, and parked cars on the curb to all fit. Bikes need to "take the lane" which is unsafe and cars are aggressive through there.
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Skip Montanaro
1 month 2 weeks agoCan't these deadend streets near Aldi and Home Depot (Cleveland, Seward, Keeney, Warren) have filters which allow bikes to pass? I normally ride the alleys, but they are treacherous after snowfall, as they aren't plowed and quickly become sheets of ice.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoRemoving the crosswalk here was a terrible idea. I don't care if you're making one crosswalk better, don't cancel it out by making the other one worse. We need more crosswalks not less. And if they'd actually asked any of us, we would have said the southern crosswalk was used more! Now we have to cross three streets instead of just one to take the most direct path. Ridiculous backwards movement from engineering staff
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
As a resident who lives south of Keeney, I also agree with this. If you look at the grass they replaced the sidewalk with, it's beaten down by people continuing to cross Sheridan on the south side where the intersection used to exist. People will continue to cross at the old interesction making the entire intersection worse for all users.
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Jennifer Roberts
1 month, 1 week agoThe stretch of Church Street from Ridge to McCormick needs westbound bike lanes—especially considering that this is an important corridor running to and along ETHS. The Davis St. westbound bike lanes end at Ridge (which is also a terrible gap).
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Deborah Long
1 month 3 weeks agoIt would be great to have bike lanes on Ridge in this area.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoI grew up around the corner from here and used to ride my bike every day to ETHS along Asbury to Lake. It's crazy to me that the dangerous street I rode on as a 16 year old in the 1990's is still just as dangerous without any bike infrastructure. We need to put temporary fixtures in faster; waiting for roads to need complete resurfacing hurts the connectivity of our bike network and makes it hard/dangerous for our kids and people of all abilities to ride through and across Evanston.
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Mike M.
1 month 2 weeks agoI go to Chicago Avenue businesses ALL THE TIME but I never ride ON Chicago Ave any longer than I absolutely need to to get to a business. I take side streets and only get on Chicago when I absolutely have to. I would patronize more businesses if I could safely ride past them.
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Hali Casey
2 weeks 2 days agoMy children bike to Lincolnwood school on McDaniel street which is a designated bike route. McDaniel street is very dangerous to bike on. Drivers drive very fast and there is minimal signage for the bike route. I tell my children not to bike on McDaniel and have them bike to school on the sidewalk. Please look at making improvements to McDaniel to better protect our bikers and our children!
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoCyclists aren't allowed to use Ridge, so a safe all ages facility should exist as an alternative along Asbury which is directly parallel. This would be a boon for getting to Downtown, as right now you either have to take Dodge to Church or Hinmann/Lakefront either of which add considerable distance to the journey and thus discourage cycling as an option
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Jason Orloff
16 hours 52 mins agod65 Bikers come here from the South. As traffic builds around the drop-off and pick-up hours it becomes more and more dangerous on the street the closer you get to the school. One way Bike-sidelanes off the street on each side of street the would be perfect here from South blvd straight to the school.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoThe new crosswalks and bump outs are great for pedestrians but because there's no place to ride except for the street they act as dangerous merge points with drivers. We need to be mindful of cyclist safety with these projects, not just the interactions between drivers/pedestrians and potential unintended consequences.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoCars frequently block the bike lane
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3 weeks 4 days agoDaniel
This happens so often it's almost a meme, and it causes real safety issues as cyclists have to unexpectedly veer into traffic. The lane really needs to be fully protected all the way to Chicago; the fact that the lane protection stops at Orrington is absolutely mind boggling.
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Anonymous
2 weeks, 1 day agoIf the City is going to designate something a "bike route" they need to do more than just put up those little green signs. At a minimum that City should be painting Sharrows on these routes or putting up signs that say "Bikes May Use Full Lane". I'm a very big believer in "paint is not protection"....however I'll take paint any day over little green signs that drivers do not even notice.
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Noah Baugher
1 week 3 days agoIt is very stressful to cross the bridge on the sidewalk. It requires good balance and if there was one mistake you fall of the side walk it is very dangerous.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoNeed a crosswalk here
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2 weeks 3 days agoAmanda Kelly
A crosswalk here would help so many kids walking to Washington in the neighborhood. It’s the straightest route to many kids’ drop off location and today lots of little are playing frogger. A crosswalk would be a major help during school drop off and pick up hours without bottling up traffic significantly.
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Liz Berliant
2 weeks 2 days agoOur students need a safe path to cross to Willard from the eastern edge of the Willard boundary (Green Bay) to Willard - maybe Park Place? It would be great to add sharrows so cars know to share the road!
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Katherine Dougal
1 month, 1 week agoWith St As here, it is a high traffic intersection during the morning, afternoon, and even weekends due to mass and sports. Cars are in a hurry to get through and it’s difficult for middle school kids to make good judgments on when it’s safe to cross. Something in place to further slow down cars, limit turn options, or at least protect bikes and pedestrians would be helpful here.
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Jennifer Grandy
1 month 3 weeks agoBoth Maple & Grove and Elmwood & Grove are not great for pedestrians. There is no crosswalk at Emerson & Grove despite a lot of pedestrian traffic for the local businesses (Cupitol and T’ian Bistro) and the YMCA. Cars routinely nearly blow stop signs. This area needs speed humps, other infrastructure to make drivers slow down, or just a redesign that prioritizes pedestrians.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe Northlight Theatre construction bike lane in the parking spots with concrete barriers has turned out to be the best and most protected stretch of bike lanes in downtown, too bad it's temporary. When the construction had the road down to 1 lane of traffic I noticed it didn't seem to slow traffic by a noticeable amount. Maybe we're using too much space for cars overall?
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoNeed a crosswalk here with a connecting sidewalk along Dewey. Take the sign down telling people to cross at Dodge. If I live across from the library and community center I should be able to safely walk across the street to it, not divert me just for the comfort of cars
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
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David Cook
1 month 3 weeks agoCreate an underpass from the north end of McCormick bike path to connect with the wooden bridge in the golf course to continue the Noyes bike path to the Noyes commercial district and on to the lakefront bike path.
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Scott
1 month 2 weeks agoSimpson is a comfortable street to bike on eastbound. Adding a one-way contraflow bike lane between Sherman and Asbury would allow for comfortable westbound cycling to cross McCormick at Bridge St.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Yes to a contraflow lane on Simpson. Could be a great east west route which we sorely need more of
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
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Andrew
1 month, 1 week agoWhen protected lanes are put on Lincoln, I would recommend a cycle track along the southern side of the roadway. There are surprisingly few curb cuts running from Sheridan west to at least Hartrey due to school grounds, parks, and multiple blocks that use alleys for access instead of driveways. Placing comment at the bridge because as it is replaced this should be taken into consideration.
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Lauren Anderson
2 weeks 3 days agoBetter bike lanes along greenleaf would help my kids with their bike commutes to Nichols and ETHS.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoThis is an intersection I have to cross whenever I leave downtown to head to near the Highschool and eventually will lead straight to the Mason Park expansion. The way in which a cyclist has to go up the hill compete with traffic both turning and going straight is uncomfortable at the least. I would consider removing one parking spot as you cross the intersection and a slight protective bump out barrier or at least fresh paint to indicate the cyclists pattern when riding up un the hill here.
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Doug Holt
6 days 11 hours agoI am grateful for the Divvy bike station here and near the Central Metra stop. But the location of the Divvy bike stations on Central Street suggests that the city wants people to bicycle on Central Street. I was surprised to learn 1. that is not correct and the city wants people to bike on Lincoln St. and 2. The city has little control over Central Street between Lincolnwood and Green Bay Road because for some unexplained reason it is under IL Dept of Transportation jurisdiction. Suggestions: 1. Figure out a way with IDOT to make Central Street safer for bicyclists to support the Divvy stations along Central Street. 2. Or (less desirable) move the Divvy bike stations closer to the bike route - maybe the small triangle park on Lincolnwood 1.5 blocks south of the Divvy station on Central. Bottom line of current situation: seems crazy to put a Divvy station where the city does not want people to bicycle.
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoThere is a diagonal scar through town were the Mayfair Cutoff - a section of Weber Spur train line - ran through town. That mostly vacant route runs in front of ETHS to Oakton and McCormick offering the potential for off-road transit through our industrial corridor to connect with the growing Weber Spur Trail. For more information on this opportunity see: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/07/15/innovation-zones-reimagining-evanstons-west-side-future/
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Rafael
1 month 3 weeks agoCapital improvement recommendation on Lake Michigan waterfront between City of Chicago border and South Boulevard beach. 1) Remove existing rip rap/boulders along shoreline. 2) Install permanent corrugated steel retaining wall to hold back lake water from land area. 3) Construct new combination bike path and pedestrian walkway adjacent to new retaining wall. 4) Extend new bike path east onto Sheridan Road with cross-over at South Boulevard. 5) Maintain Sheridan (4) lane roadway in order to optimize vehicular traffic flow.
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SSC
1 week 4 days agoThe 1400 block of Hinman should be evaluated for speed humps or other traffic controls to protect cyclists who avoid Chicago Avenue due to lack of designated bike lanes on the major thoroughfare. Many drivers do not follow the stop signs posted at Lake/Hinman, there are a number of curb cuts for building parking, a pickup area for a school/children’s theater and low lighting conditions. There are presently speed humps on all blocks south of Greenwood on Hinman. It’s worth evaluating.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoThe area bounded by Dodge (W), Emerson (S), Simpson (N), and Ridge (E) is a biking no-man's land due to dead end streets, one-way streets, difficult Green Bay crossings, with no paths, routes, or lanes. The Mason Park expansion and improvements will help, but there needs to be a comprehensive plan to improve routes in this area.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoThis entire segment needs to be rethought. There's no way for westbound bikes to connect to the current two lane on the south side - it's about 100 feet where they're apparently supposed to cross two lanes of traffic, then cross two lanes back?? Incoherent design badly in need of updating in an important spot connecting downtown to ETHS
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Great opportunity to build stronger and safer connectivity along Lincoln-Harrison for everyday commuters and leisure riders. Everyday commuters including school-aged children who ride their bicycles to and from school daily, families who opt to use bicycles to transport their children to and from pre-school daily, etc.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Great opportunity to build stronger and safer connectivity along Lincoln-Harrison for everyday commuters and leisure riders. Everyday commuters including school-aged children who ride their bicycles to and from school daily, families who opt to use bicycles to transport their children to and from pre-school daily, etc.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Great opportunity to build stronger and safer connectivity along Lincoln-Harrison for everyday commuters and leisure riders. Everyday commuters including school-aged children who ride their bicycles to and from school daily, families who opt to use bicycles to transport their children to and from pre-school daily, etc.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Great opportunity to build stronger and safer connectivity along Lincoln-Harrison for everyday commuters and leisure riders. Everyday commuters including school-aged children who ride their bicycles to and from school daily, families who opt to use bicycles to transport their children to and from pre-school daily, etc.
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Benjamin Schapiro
2 weeks 2 days agoChicago needs to have the protected bike bike lane.
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Michelle Mills
1 month 3 weeks agoThe sharrows on Sheridan between Clark Sq park (north and Sheridan Square (to south) -- at a minimum -- create unsafe spaces for pedestrians, cyclists, and all other foot traffic like runners, children, scooterists, etc. Very few use the sharrow space in the street since Sheridan is so narrow here and are on the sidewalk instead. This creates danger for the level of volume, as well as a number of people turning into driveways or parking. Perhaps we could consider getting rid of the street parking on Sheridan between Sheridan Sq. and the curve to allow a dedicated bike lane?
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
Yes! Build a pathway on the east side of Sheridan from Clark Sq Park to Garden Park and then along the lakefront at Calvary... the southeast of Evanston deserves a lakefront trail too!
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
agreed with both comments above, this is a great idea. Create a lakefront trail for southeast evanston
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Daniel
3 weeks 4 days agoNorth Evanston desperately needs a solid east/west bike corridor closely paralleling Central. Central itself is far too cramped to fit this type of infrastructure safely, even if we were to eliminate most street parking, and of the alternative routes, Lincoln+Harrison is the only one that stretches contiguously across the entire width of the town. I ride this route multiple times per day, sometimes all the way end to end, and I live a few doors down, and I cannot strongly enough express my support for permanent, ideally protected bike lanes along the full length of Harrison + Lincoln. While this route *works* in its current form, and it's better than all the alternatives (e.g. Harrison east of Lincolnwood has too many 2-way stops to be safe), it's still very suboptimal. Competing with cars is always dangerous, and there are a number of major contention points – notably Poplar and Lincoln, Ridge and Lincoln, and Harrison and Central Park (where I have personally been involved in a car collision which sent me to the ER and later surgery due to someone running the stop sign). Increasing the visibility and protection of bike infrastructure along this route will not only encourage more people to cycle (easing automobile traffic on Central), it will drastically improve safety for those of us who already choose this mode of transportation, and the only cost is some paint and some parking. Adding some bollards (or ideally a concrete barrier) onto this plan makes it even stronger because this type of infrastructure also doubles as traffic calming, discouraging use of Lincoln and/or Harrison as through-streets for automobiles, and gently encouraging drivers to slow down (reducing noise and improving safety for all, but particularly the many children who share the neighborhood space). A final detail here is that the connection between Harrison and Old Orchard should definitely be addressed as part of this project. From an automobile standpoint, this is already ideal, with the diversion rightly preventing through traffic, but unfortunately bicycles are essentially an afterthought at the Crawford and Golf intersections, despite the fact that a lovely grade-separated bike path exists in Skokie (paralleling Old Orchard) just a block away. Even biking to Walgreens is actually somewhat challenging due to the way the intersection works (you have to cross as a pedestrian and the beg buttons are too far from the sidewalk to press on a bike). Coordinating with Skokie to add the appropriate pathing infrastructure on the south side of Old Orchard, as well as a bike connection through the Crawford/Harrison intersection, would transform the corridor into something which effectively connects the lake front all the way to the mall. As with all transportation infrastructure, you always induce more demand of the modality that you invest in. If we build more car-centric infrastructure (lanes, parking, etc), we will get more cars which means more pollution, more noise, more traffic congestion. If we build more bike-centric infrastructure (protected bike lanes in particular), we will get more bikes which means less pollution, less noise, less traffic congestion, and a healthier community.
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2 weeks 2 days agoAnonymous
I bike Harrison/Lincoln to work nearly every day during 'biking season.' Creating a bike lane- in whatever form- would be fine. There are sections of Lincoln that are fine as is, but there are also sections that are tight (between Hartrey and Green Bay, for example). A bike lane isn't going to improve my biggest issue with Harrison/Lincoln though. That would be that there are many four-way stops with enough cross traffic that the ride involves multiple contested right-of-ways with vehicles and other bikers. What are the ideas for improving that situation? I will occasionally bike Central St instead just to avoid dealing with it. Central is really tight between Ewing and Green Bay, but, otherwise, it's basically fine and there are really no contested right-of-way issues. I think about adding the bike lane to Central instead.
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Anonymous
1 month agoLake is a bike route that connects 2nd and 5th wards and the high school to the Main Dempster Mile/Trader Joes/Jewel business district on Chicago Ave. I use it to avoid going through downtown to shop at Trader Joe's. Perhaps surface pavement improvements and signage could help share the road better with drivers, especially between Oak and Asbury and by the police station. At the very least the road is due for repaving, potholes are terrible. And there are parks and schools along the way.
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Courtney
3 weeks 2 days agoThere should be a raised crosswalk at this location given how many people on foot and bike cross here and how few drivers come to a stop to allow for people to cross. I've had way too many drivers slam on their brakes after I have waited minutes to cross. It shouldn't take all that. We need a raised crosswalk.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoAdd roof over bike parking and lighting to make it safer. there's a lot of space for bikes nobody uses cause it's dark and rained on or icy
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1 week, 1 day agoAnonymous
Yes, the bike parking is largely hidden from view so is not attracting users because it is out of the way AND poorly designed. A perfect reason why multimodal transportation isn't working.
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Jennifer Roberts
1 month, 1 week agoThis block of Davis, from Ridge to Asbury, is dangerous for riders—and there is no great alternative for biking east to west, from Ridge to Asbury. The Church Street bike lane runs west to east. So, you’re biking along the protected lane on Davis and it abruptly ends at Ridge, just when the road becomes uphill and the westward car lane splits into three lanes (left turning, straight, and right turning). It’s a nightmare especially for young riders (kids) navigating that hill and all of the cars suddenly changing lanes—and there’s no protected crossing on another nearby street for them to use.
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Anonymous
1 month 4 weeks agoCars blow through this area fast and don’t yield to cyclists or pedestrians. Lanes are wide so there’s plenty of room to narrow the street for safety and add a protected bike path on the north side
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1 month 3 weeks agoDrew
Agree. With the school and Rbt. Crown Center this should be safe east-west bike opportunity in this area and it is not.
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Anonymous
1 month agoIt would be great to have a way to link together a bike lane in Evanston with the bike lane on Main Street in Skokie. I like to go down this route sometimes, because it's less traffic than Dempster St. It's still really scary to try and ride down Main St., though.
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3 weeks, 1 day agoKurt
Yes, for active transit to really be supported and successful, it needs to connect across boundaries. It would be an easy win to link to Skokie's investment in bike lanes (though would be better if separated) and connect down Main St in Evanston all the way to the lakefront. It's an active aggression against cycling safety for Evanston to so abruptly impede safe cycling from the west on Main.
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C Dan
1 month 2 weeks agoRoutes should be improved by means of including raised crosswalks, traffic diverters, and buffered/protected bicycle lanes. ◦ Dedicated on-street spaces for cyclists demarcated with signs, striping and pavement markings will support all users (cars, vehicles, pedestrians).
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Janet Kelsey
1 month 3 weeks agoThis is a particularly hazardous corner, with speeding commuter traffic, a lot of pedestrians, and just adjacent to a school. Robust measures need to be taken to keep pedestrians safe at this corner.
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Alex
1 month agoOne of the greatest opportunities for bike/ped and vehicle safety improvements is to do a 4-to-3 lane reallocation/road diet on Ridge and reallocate one vehicle lane to either a two-way separated bike facility or two separated bike lanes. Paired with signal timing improvementsand additional high-visibility crosswalks, this would radically improve north/south connectivity for cyclists and east/west connectivity for both pedestrians and cyclists while minimally affecting drivers. The road diet would make driving safer on Ridge, and new left-turn lanes would allow (safe) turns where turns are currently prohibited (e.g. Dempster).
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3 weeks 2 days agoAnonymous
YES! This is an excellent proposal - clearly Evanstonians would "bike the ridge" every day if it were a safer option.
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5 days 11 hours agoAnonymous
I wholeheartedly agree. Current lane widths on Ridge are too narrow, and four lanes generate excessive vehicular traffic (induced demand) in a residential corridor. McCormick is better suited to handle this. Reducing lanes and building a protected bike lane would calm traffic and make Ridge a safer road for drivers, bikers, and pedestrians alike.
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Onnie Monter
1 month 3 weeks agoI'm a frequent commuter cyclist. My work is off of Ridge in Chicago where it is legal to bike on Ridge, and I also frequently see bikers in Evanston in the "illegal" areas (the street) biking on Ridge S of Emerson, or the "gray zone" (the sidewalk), which I also end up using for part of my commute, though I hate to scare pedestrians. I am not a fast cyclist, however, and am happy to walk my bike when I am approaching within 50 feet of a pedestrian on Ridge, which I'm sure they appreciate. Overall, though, I'd love it if the city did more to offer clarity on how to make Ridge bikeable year-round in Evanston, and I'm sure the many sidewalk and "illegal" street cyclists I see would also appreciate it, whether that be through a widened sidewalk/bike lane, or through dedicated bike infrastructure on the street itself. We cyclists can't go as fast as cars, but that only points to offering cyclists MORE options for faster or more convenient routes if we want to encourage biking, not the backwards, car-focused thinking of prioritizing Ridge as a slightly faster "car street", "too dangerous" for cyclists...and who's fault is that? If emergency vehicles need more access to Ridge due to St. Francis and Evanston Hospital, that only further pushes the logic that we should have dedicated lanes that can be shared between emergency vehicles and bikes, who can easily pull over for an ambulance or firetruck if need be. I'm not sure how this would impact the 201 bus route, too, but I'm sure forward-thinking traffic designers can see past our car-centric infrastructure to make something more inclusive of everyone's needs.
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Andrew Pierson
1 month 2 weeks agoLincoln would be an ideal location for a protected bike lane to support the many students coming to and from Haven. This would also help drivers as the kids/bikers are in the street (as is their right). A protected bike lane would add safety and support better traffic flow.
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Benjamin Schapiro
2 weeks 2 days agoChicago needs to have the protected bike bike lane.
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Onnie Monter
1 month 3 weeks agoYes to Chicago Multimodal! Is there anyway to use the space between Metra & Purple Line tracks for a dedicated walk/bike lane, maybe even with "pocket playgrounds" like they have in the Netherlands, or bridges over busy streets to speed up biking time, to give a dedicated recreation and transit space for our city? I'm thinking like the 606, but even better. Looking out the train windows that dead space always seems like a missed opportunity.
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Andrew
1 month, 1 week agoCrosswalk to access Chandler-Newberger should be raised. So many cross here when the parks and building are active and if you're crossing north to south it can feel like you're popping out from behind a long line of parked cars. Would also help slow traffic that can get going faster than appropriate due to the long stretch of uninterrupted roadway.
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Phil Kaplan
2 weeks 2 days agoThere needs to be an upgrade for a Lincoln St. east west corridor. This is especially since a connection with the Old Orchard Rd. bike path will need to be made at Harrison. We need improved signage on Lincoln and Harrison that it is a bike way- perhaps sharrows if not street signs that identify this as a bike way and cautions cars to give right of way to bikes.
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Ben Hawkins
1 week 6 days agoAll bike routes without a designated bike lane need 'Bicycles May Use Full Lane' signs and street sharrows, so cyclists and drivers alike know this is a bike route.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoPer Northwestern's Ryan Stadium website and FAQ section. They state, "Plans call for a bike valet system, keeping more cars off the road. Northwestern University aspires to have the stadium be among the most bike-friendly college venues in the U.S." If the expectation is that people bike to the new Ryan Field stadium, protected bicycle infrastructure that prioritizes cyclist safety is an absolute must and there is currently no infrastructure to support that. Safe, physically separated bike lanes and secure parking are essential to reducing congestion and making biking a realistic option for people of all ages and abilities to access the stadium.
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Gina Giannetti
1 month 2 weeks agoThe protected bike lane should continue from Davis to Howard On Chicago Ave, completing the north-south bikeway through Evanston.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe concrete pedestrian islands at Lee and Dodge are a great addition, I see potential for even more traffic calming at that intersection where bikes are more likely to cross to access Crown. Also, the sidewalk from Dodge could be widened and/or an improved transition from Lee into Crown for bikes entering here.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoChurch needs to be a fully concrete protected bike lane east of Dodge. Having driven and biked in this section of roadway, it would be better for all users if we put down concrete to make sure the bike lane is fully protected. For bus stops, we should incorporate bus/bike boarding islands, as has been done successfully in Washington DC. https://buspriority.ddot.dc.gov/pages/6399d1fdc1524d43bc032ae501bf879a
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Benjamin Schapiro
2 weeks 2 days agoChicago needs to have the protected bike bike lane.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoRework lakefront paths to separate pedestrians and bikes (see Vancouver's Stanley Park) to minimize potentially hazardous interactions.
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1 month 2 weeks agoL
Yes Please! As a commuting bicyclist who takes this trail daily, it is a nightmare trying to keep myself and pedestrians safe especially in the warmer months - It seems like most pedestrians treat it like a sidewalk and not a cycle path and don't even bother to look out for bicyclists.
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Joe H
5 days 12 hours agoChurch street needs a lot. incomplete bike lanes near the hs. very hard transitions into skokie. even the bike lanes we have east of dodge are pitted and often parked in. davis west just kind of ends right when things get weird around ridge chicago south you have nothing for 1/2 the cemetary and then it just starts halfway, like a joke. these are just the routes i take most. we can do so much better and we should.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThis is a convenience store and car wash location that doesn't have any parking. There needs to be some thoughtful solution here that acknowledges the in and out nature of the business and also preserves the protected bike lanes where the customers park. I'm sure neither the business owner nor the cyclists are happy with the current situation.
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Michael Kroll
1 month, 1 week agoRRFB Crossing is inadequate for the amount of cars travel along Dodge Ave and the speeds they go at. This crosswalk is regularly used with the shopping center with a major grocery store in it and the CTA 93/206 bus stop being right there. Should be a raised intersection to active slow down vehicles.
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Jennifer Grandy
1 month 3 weeks agoSherman Avenue downtown is very anti-pedestrian and cyclist. It’s very easy to drive through, but terrible to walk or bike through. Due to the three lanes and angle parking. Road diet is needed. This would also likely address the issue of cyclists on Sherman’s side walks. They are riding on the sidewalks because they do not feel safe.
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoFor those walking or biking north into Evanston, this current situation works as a "not welcome" sign. The need to repair the revetment is a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand the green space including a two-way, off-road bike trail, and increased pedestrian sidewalk. Chicago has a long-term initiative (the Last 4 Miles Plan) to complete the Burnham Plan's design of a continuous accessible lakefront. Evanston has the rare opportunity to take the baton and develop a similar plan for our lakefront. Bikes and pedestrians have to dodge and weave to traverse our semi-accessible lakefront. Reminder, Burnham lived here.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe double wide lane should continue up to Ridge/Sheridan. Heading north it doesn't make sense to have to turn left across Sheridan onto side streets rather than continue along the road. The way this lane ends creates an problem with not knowing which side of the street to be on and a wayfinding problem if you don't understand the side street detour. Most people understand just following Sheridan north and south.
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1 month agoAnonymous
Agreed. If I want to continue westbound on Isabella I either have to ignore the infrastructure or go way out of the way and then have to make a dangerous left across Sheridan. This is why cyclists have to break the law because the bike lanes aren't designed for how people might actually want to go.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe Skatepark is a major after school destination. The Channel trail is not a direct route from the high school, protected bike lanes North of Church on Dodge as well as completing a network around this area on Ashland, Simpson, and Foster would allow kids and families better access to the park and other bike routes across Evanston.
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoEvanston and Wilmette collaborated to draft a feasibility study of extending the Channel Trail to Wilmette Harbor. If we connect this trail to the Green Bay Trail (via Poplar) and Sheridan bike lanes, we can bridge this unfortunate trail gap for our region. The relatively short extension is challenging and expensive as we attempt to avoid construction on the golf course level. It's important to remember this choice as we evaluate the best course of action.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThe entire Church street bike lane should be a fully protected and separated facility. Paint and plastic bollards are not sufficient protection. This needs a concrete curbe height separation similar to what is planned for the Dodge to McDaniel section and which exists on Sheridan
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Benjamin Schapiro
2 weeks 2 days agoChicago needs to have the protected bike bike lane.
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Katherine Dougal
1 month, 1 week agoBike path from Bryant through Leahy and onto Lincoln is disconnected at end of Bryant. Have to either go onto sidewalk in front of homes, or jump a curb and go over grass. Needs a more streamlined connection from actual road onto the official Leahy path.
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Danylo Leshchyshyn
1 month agoPlease consider designating this stretch of sidewalk as a multi-use path. It is wide enough for both cyclists and pedestrians. I have seen a number of cyclists who cautiously ride through this stretch in order to get between the Church and Davis bike lanes as well as access Maple Ave to get to the farmers' market.
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1 week, 1 day agoAnonymous
Absolutely! This is a logical cut through point between Davis St. businesses and the Maple Ave. corridor, but this is a no-man's land. I suppose it is technically off limits for bikes, but with the city offices now located here it should be a designated bike & pedestrian corridor. As it is, this is a big barrier to traveling north-south here since the streets (Maple & Benson) veer off and make it inefficient to move between the two business districts.
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Kathy Judd
3 weeks 3 days agoThank you for focusing on this. I would like to see “no bikes on sidewalk” signs all along Central St to protect walkers.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoPedestrians crossing South Blvd need a better marked crosswalk at Hinman. This will become even more important as the new apartments are built on South Boulevard/Hinman intersection. This is also important for anyone crossing the street to enter the cemetery by foot.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoNeed an actual connection between the streets here for bikes, right now it's a narrow sidewalk. Should be a true "modal filter"
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1 month, 1 week agoHY
agreed - if the narrow path that connects the streets here was enlarged for bike travel it would make this a great spot to continue. I also agree that a stop sign is needed to calm traffic.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoCan the two driveways to Lincoln be removed? Northwestern owns all the buildings in this block and they all share the same back lot which can be accessed from multiple driveways off Colfax. Eliminates an unnecessary conflict point for pedestrians/bikes on Lincoln.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThis is an exceptionally dangerous intersection with cars treating this sheridan-road connecting stretch like a highway. I have been almost hit by left-turning cars here a couple of times who were not looking at pedestrians. Not to mention school proximity. Would love a raised intersection that forces cars to slow down, current bollards have been hit and sent flying by cars.
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Janet Kelsey
1 month 3 weeks agoThe section of Main Street between Forest Avenue and Main Street is dangerous, with many speeding cars. There is no place to cross in this section, so pedestrians are constantly at risk.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThere is no true east-west bike lane other than Church St. Greenleaf is ideal for this by eliminating parking on one side of the street. We need an east west south of downtown
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
I agree. Many bikers use Greenleaf as an east west route. Bike lanes can be created by eliminated parking on one side of the street. This is a route that is needed.
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
I agree. Many bikers use Greenleaf as an east west route. Bike lanes can be created by eliminated parking on one side of the street. This is a route that is needed.
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
Adding a 2-way bike lane on the south side of Greenleaf would not only improve biking conditions for those visiting the Chicago Ave corridor and Nichols, it would also narrow the roadway, which could reduce motorists' speeds. Parking is prohibited in front of Nichols; however, this has the effect of widening the lane and encourages motorists to speed directly in front of the school, which is a safety hazard.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
church street is only has one way protect for a chunk of it
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1 month 2 weeks agoMeghan
Yes I agree. For those of us south of Davis who want to travel southwest there is no safe way -- I would take anything on main or greenleaf to make it safer to travel west without having to go north to church.
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Anonymous
2 weeks, 1 day agoThis building complex hosts a swim school, daycare, brewery, dog training facility, etc. An off street trail to connect from Dodge and Hartrey on the South side of Dempster would make these destinations more accessible, along with shops on the North side of the Valli Produce plaza.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoAs a major east-west route for north Evanston, Central St. should have a designated bike lane from Green Bay west through the shopping district and then a protected lane from Hartrey to Crawford.
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1 month, 1 week agoJackie Ogawa
Agreed. I bike to work from Elm to the hospital and a bike lane would make a huge improvement. Especially kids now having longer commutes to school
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1 month, 1 week agoJackie Ogawa
Agreed. I bike to work from Elm to the hospital and a bike lane would make a huge improvement. Especially kids now having longer commutes to school
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Anonymous
1 week agoTwo way bike facility on Church street from the light to cross forest to Chicago Ave. Width of street is about 27', same as Francisco Ave in Lincoln Square which has two way lane with one way car lane and one lane for parking. Should use that as a template for here
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Anonymous
2 weeks 4 days agoGreenleaf is marked a bike route but there is no bike lane, parking on both sides and street too skinny for two way traffic when cars parked on both sides. It is not safe for bicycles in current configuration. Consider not parking on one side to make a two way bike lane.
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Jennifer Roberts
1 month, 1 week agoThis block of Davis, from Ridge to Asbury, is dangerous for riders—and there is no great alternative for biking east to west, from Ridge to Asbury. The Church Street bike lane runs west to east. So, you’re biking along the protected lane on Davis and it abruptly ends at Ridge, just when the road becomes uphill and the westward car lane splits into three lanes (left turning, straight, and right turning). It’s a nightmare especially for young riders (kids) navigating that hill and all of the cars suddenly changing lanes—and there’s no protected crossing on another nearby street for them to use.
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Scott Kenemore
2 weeks 3 days agoI love to bike along this part of Lincoln! It's a great ride, and also a great way to head west before heading north to access the businesses along Central Street. I think this part of Lincoln would definitely benefit from any measures that would make it more "cyclist friendly." The Lincoln-Harrison Greenway is a great idea! It would make me even more inclined to spend money at local businesses when I am out riding my bike!
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Gabriel
1 month agoDowntown should be for pedestrians and bikes, but there is so much space for cars that people break the rules (jaywalking here, bikes run reds too) because the large one way streets are not designed for how people outside of cars want to get around a nice shopping, dining, and recreating area like downtown. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XoMuzjJ9Dx4
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Bevin
1 month, 1 week agoThis is a crossing by two schools and likely additional students will be crossing here to get to Foster. It is also an entry point to the McCormick bike path. Perhaps a raised crosswalk? Stop signs? Currently it is only a crosswalk, nothing here to slow cars down. There are limited places to cross McCormick so it's important that this one is improved for the students and others trying to and from downtown Evanston, YWCA, library and other resources not available west of McCormick.
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2 weeks 2 days agoPhil Kaplan
There absolutely should be a raised crosswalk across McCormick that forces cars to slow down and increases visability of pedestrians and cyclists
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoDo a road diet on Ridge. Even drivers don't like it with the narrow lanes. Four lane to three lane conversion. It would add left turn lanes at the traffic lights to make better flow and reduce the three phases to just two. Then at the areas without left turn lanes you add pedestrian refuge islands so people can safely cross Ridge as it's a huge safety barrier today. Even if you can't add bike lanes to Ridge itself, it would make it so much safer for everyone for there to be two travel lanes of appropriate width, left turn lanes, and safer perpendicular crossings. Let's stop thinking about how to move as many cars as quickly as possible and how to create a safe and attractive community for the people who live along Ridge
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1 month 2 weeks agoKiki d.
YES! I have been saying this for years and proposed this the last time they were re-doing the traffic signals.
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3 weeks 2 days agoAnonymous
Absolutely! This seems like a really great solution - we already have events that are very popular like "Bike the Ridge" - clearly many people want to multi-modal use of this route.
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3 weeks 2 days agoAnonymous
Absolutely! This seems like a really great solution - we already have events that are very popular like "Bike the Ridge" - clearly many people want to multi-modal use of this route.
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Jesper Stelter
1 month 3 weeks agoDespite living on Main street close to the trains, I cannot safely make it to the shopping center here or anywhere on Main St. To feel safe, I have to take Greenleaf and go parallel to Main in order to get to my destinations. Even if I want to go to Skokie, I try to avoid the Main St. bridge where possible.
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sam
1 week, 1 day agoEvanston Has designated Lincoln as a bike rout Yet it has very poor signage or visibility for motorists to know that bikes are on the actual street. I counted only two bike rout signs from ridge to the Lincoln Harrison intersection. A Lincoln Harrison greenway would connect the lake front to the bike path and bike lane that will lead to old orchard and Harms woods bike path. CARS DO NOT THINK WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON LINCOLN. MAKE IT CLEAR. If we can't have a protected bike lane on Lincoln please make it clear to motorists that bike are supposed to me on the streets the city has designated as the bike rout or greenway.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoMy child rides their bike to Haven and the Channel trail, Prairie, and Lincoln are full of parents and students on their bikes for drop off and pickup. The street traffic here is dangerous and congested and not safe for anyone outside of a car...and for those in a car it's congested and slow and overwhelming for the crossing guards. Sidewalks are inappropriate for adults on bikes and middle schoolers are approaching or at the age where it isn't appropriate for them either. Dedicated protected bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities is the only real solution to the safety, congestion, and accessibility problems we currently experience here.
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Elliot Oats
2 weeks 2 days agoOn all McCormick intersection, cars frequently fail to signal and don't look. Making a right turn lane and a green/red arrow to control traffic would Greatly improve the safety of the McCormick bike path
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Erik Petersen
2 weeks 4 days agoSt. As school is right here and there needs to be bike lanes for students on both Central St. and Lincoln St. east and west of the school.
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Sarah F
1 week 3 days agoIf you are biking to Central St to take the Metra and want to park at the Chase Bank, you have to go north to Central and then east on Central because Prairie and Harrison are both one-way streets taking vehicles south and west, respectively. The other option is to bike on the sidewalks to go east or north there.
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SSC
1 week 4 days agoThe 1400 block of Hinman should be evaluated for speed humps or other traffic controls to protect cyclists who avoid Chicago Avenue due to lack of designated bike lanes on the major thoroughfare. Many drivers do not follow the stop signs posted at Lake/Hinman, there are a number of curb cuts for building parking, a pickup area for a school/children’s theater and low lighting conditions. There are presently speed humps on all blocks south of Greenwood on Hinman. It’s worth evaluating.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoIt would be great if bikes could travel continuously southward on Maple through the Church/Maple intersection. A lot of riders (including myself) ride on the sidewalk for a short stretch on Church in order to continue going south on Maple. Maybe a bike lane could be painted on this very short section of sidewalk?
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Andrew
1 month, 1 week agoHaving a separated space for bikes on Prairie would be helpful. At busy times the roadway is clogged with cars, the sidewalk with pedestrians, and bikes are left to weave in between each. Even despite this, the racks are overflowing at Haven. This could also act as an extension of the canal trail network.
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Danylo Leshchyshyn
1 week 4 days agoAt this intersection of Emerson and Maple, the traffic light sensors do not seem to detect cyclists. Multiple times have I been on my bicycle behind a car on Maple, and right as I start crossing the street the light turns yellow. As a pedestrian, moreover, the walk signals do not always turn on consistently when one seeks to cross Emerson. Please consider changing the signal wiring or sensors to better accomodate cyclists and pedestrians.
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Jesper Stelter-Hogh
1 month agoCurb is not ADA accessible and it is also hard to get to Aldi with a cargo bike due to the high curb.
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Tom Peppard
1 month 3 weeks agoExtend bike lanes north to at least South Blvd to improve safe connections between Evanston and Rogers Park, which are lacking. North of South Blvd, Hinman, etc are good alternatives
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SSC
1 week 4 days agoThe 1400 block of Hinman should be evaluated for speed humps or other traffic controls to protect cyclists who avoid Chicago Avenue due to lack of designated bike lanes on the major thoroughfare. Many drivers do not follow the stop signs posted at Lake/Hinman, there are a number of curb cuts for building parking, a pickup area for a school/children’s theater and low lighting conditions. There are presently speed humps on all blocks south of Greenwood on Hinman. It’s worth evaluating.
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Kathy Judd
3 weeks 3 days agoThank you for focusing on this. I would like to see “no bikes on sidewalk” signs all along Central St to protect walkers.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoIt is often difficult and feels unsafe as a pedestrian trying to cross Central in any of the commercial areas. In many places there is nothing but a marked crosswalk, with no traffic light, no stop signs, no yellow lights of any kind to make the cars stop or even notice. Better pedestrian crossings in the busier areas would go a long way!
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Mary Jo Huck
1 month 3 weeks agoNeed bike lanes on Chicago Ave. & on Main Street. east to Dodge
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Hannah Koesterer
3 weeks agoThe Forest/Main intersection is particularly busy and dangerous. This is directly in front of a school. A raised intersection here would greatly reduce unsafe driving and improve pedestrian safety.
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John Fervoy
1 month 3 weeks agoHad 3 kids go to ETHS for a total of 12 years. I understand the need for convenient drop off area but if biking were safer, more convenient, that could have saved us many trips by car. We know what works in this kind of situation as we have Sheridan at Northwestern to look to for inspiration. Protected bike lanes, bus stops, plus drop off areas could be coordinated in this busy area. This is the key multimodal puzzle for us to focus on.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoCentral St. between Asbury and Green Bay needs a bike lane to connect east end of Central to the shopping district. Proximity to the stadium argues for a protected lane to deal with increased traffic.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Or use the bike route on Isabella.
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Courtney
3 weeks 2 days agoCuster is relatively comfortable for biking compared to Sheridan and Chicago Ave BUT there's still room for improvement. A driver tried to run me off the road to "beat me" to a green light. I almost hit someone who was walking in the street because the driver was so close to me on my left. Parking protected bike lanes would be nice along Custer given its width.
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoBike route ends abruptly at park boundary with no easy way to connect to Lincoln. Put in a multi-use path to connect Bryant to Lincoln.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnon
Why would you need to connect Lincoln to Bryant? If you go up a few feet, there's Asbury.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnon
Why would you need to connect Lincoln to Bryant? If you go up a few feet, there's Asbury.
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1 month, 1 week agoAndrew
There is a curb cut at the end of Bryant leading to nothing that could connect the street to the path to create direct bike access. Currently the path dumps all users onto a standard sidewalk which has created conflicts between different types of users.
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1 month, 1 week agoAndrew
There is a curb cut at the end of Bryant leading to nothing that could connect the street to the path to create direct bike access. Currently the path dumps all users onto a standard sidewalk which has created conflicts between different types of users.
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Ryan
1 week 4 days agoThe shopping district all along Central is a great asset for residents and visitors. Improving the corridor to include fully protected bike lanes with bike traffic signals would increase patron traffic to these amazing small businesses. When bikers of all levels feel safe to bike it incentivizes people to either walk or bike rather than drive.
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1 week 4 days agoThe 1400 block of Hinman should be evaluated for speed humps or other traffic controls to protect cyclists who avoid Chicago Avenue due to lack of designated bike lanes on the major thoroughfare. Many drivers do not follow the stop signs posted at Lake/Hinman, there are a number of curb cuts for building parking, a pickup area for a school/children’s theater and low lighting conditions. There are presently speed humps on all blocks south of Greenwood on Hinman. It’s worth evaluating.
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Anonymous
1 month agoCars don't know how to respond to these pedestrian crossings, often only braking if you are actively in front of them or if cross traffic pauses. During rush hour these are very frustrating to cross. Many near misses. Would love some kind of raised intersection here.
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Gabriel
1 month agoThe bus boarding/clear zone area at this corner is used by cars as a right turn lane. A concrete island instead of paint would be safer, allow bus passengers a place to wait for the bus clear of the bike lane, and provide cyclists and scooters with real protection from vehicles. Here is video of cars in the paint and me and my family on our bikes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a0D5mqBpcuA
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1 month agoGabriel
*Dropped pin at wrong intersection, this is one block east at Church and Ridge.
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Tom Peppard
1 month 3 weeks agoCuster is helpful connection to Rogers Park, consider making it a bike route. We need more/safer connections between Evanston and RP
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Lauren Anderson
2 weeks 3 days agoBetter bike lanes along greenleaf would help my kids with their bike commutes to Nichols and ETHS.
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Bevin
1 month, 1 week agoPlease place a bike rack near Willard's front entrance. Currently bike parking is all on the playground. But any visitors including parents are not permitted to enter the playground area during the school day so they cannot use the bike racks. So, a parent coming to pick up by bike (or any other visitor arriving by bike) must come to the front door and there is no where to lock a bike. It would be great to make it common practice to have a rack near the main entrance of each school if they do not already have one.
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Jim
1 month 2 weeks agoWith so little bike parking available in the heart of downtown ( Church & Sherman) I'm very disappointed with the City for eliminating bike racks in front of what is now Guzman and Guzman in order to provide outdoor seating on the very busy sidewalk; when there is also plenty of seating just off the sidewalk in the alley. In the nine(?) months that Guzman has operated, I have yet to see a single person use the outdoor seating. Why would the City remove precious bike racks for a private fast-food business? That is a step backward in terms of progressive city planning.
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1 month 2 weeks agoScott
Yes, I have experienced this bike parking deficiency several times when riding to eat at Guzman and Gomez.
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Daniel
3 weeks 4 days agoThe bike rack in front of the gym was removed as part of the repaving project which happened in late fall last year, and it hasn't been restored. This is a pretty egregious removal since… it's literally a pair of gyms, and during the summer months, that rack tended to be completely full at nearly all times. The bike rack in question fits something like 20-30 bikes when at capacity, so it's kind of insane to me that it hasn't been restored, since that's literally more parking than the entire length of Benson combined (if we compare to automobiles). When the cost is just a few bolts and a single parking space, I genuinely cannot fathom the logic behind not restoring it. I'm still biking to the gym, but now I'm locking my bike to street signs, trees, and light poles, which is inconvenient for me, inconvenient for pedestrians, and vastly lower capacity than the rack which was present just six months ago.
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Jesper Stelter-Hogh
1 month agoBike parking needed and would be nice to have a Divvy dock with bikes here
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoMake northwestern do a free Bike Valet and build a Divvy station at the new Ryan field
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1 month 3 weeks agoDeena Fischer
Haven Middle School could really benefit from more bike parking. It’s encouraging that so many students are biking to school, and expanding secure bike storage on all sides of the building would help keep pace with that demand. Right now, when racks are full, many students lock their bikes to the chain-link fence, which isn’t a safe or reliable option.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoI bike to the barber's here every month, and occasionally stop at CVS after work, and everytime I feel like I have to lock up to a tree or something since I can't find bike parking. I thought there was nearby parking for the barber at one point but recently can't find it and can't tell if I imagined it.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoAs the city adds the bike lane running behind KA & JEH the city should collaborate with providing more bike parking in the area. You should also have a ride-athon or once a week bike bus to school event in the Early Fall and Spring to assist and encourage ridership of students. King Arts being a middle school and Grade school will have riders potentially riding for up to 9 years to this school if encouraged and supported
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1 month, 1 week agoAnonymous
Ensure the school grounds are not compromised in any way, ensure that there is security separating the path from the school and that the school does not have to reduce the size of the field for its students.
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Anonymous
3 weeks 2 days agoThe only racks on this block are outside target on the West side of the street or all the way at the end of the block on the East side. There's car parking all the way up and down the block on both sides, there's no reason to not have more bike racks on this block. I've skipped shopping at stores like Commonwealth running and Penzey's because it's too hard to find a spot to lock my bike.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThe shops at Dempster/Dodge have abysmal bicycle parking (and an ugly glut of car parking). It would be great if there were a way to require more (and functionally designed) bike parking in this and other major commercial areas. My family and I are constantly struggling to find bike parking here and in other locations, and sometimes choose not to bike somewhere because of it.
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1 month 3 weeks agoJesper Stelter
Seconded; I would park my bike here to get breakfast (since it's the only place with open shops at the time) and go to work, but there are no good, long-term bike facilities to utilize.
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3 weeks 6 days agoGabriel
Agree as well, I get my groceries from Valli by bike and the few racks they have are usually full. They need more.
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Anonymous
2 weeks, 1 day agoOur wonderful lakefront path has no connection to our downtown bike lane network. None at all. How does the city expect trail users to access all of our downtown restaurants and shops? A day at the beach and patronizing downtown sounds wonderful, we should make it safe and easy to do that.
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Frank
1 month 2 weeks agoI used to bike on Lincoln to take my kid to preschool, and it will be our bike route again for elementary school with the new District 6( lines. It was always the tightest part of the ride, and cars don’t always know how to deal with cyclists and parked cars. A dedicated bike lane would be essential, especially with new elementary school lines.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoNeed EW bike lanes on CENTRAL with concrete protection
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Isabella might be the only choice with all of the added traffic. There is barely enough room for the cars to get through with the added construction traffic. Will only get worse sadly.
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Andrew
1 month, 1 week agoThis corner can be chaotic. The trail dumps you right into the center of the roadway. There are no lane markings to guide use of the space. The slip lane from the north does have a stop sign but adherence is not perfect since there are few cars coming from the east and drivers can see if the light is preventing traffic.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoCentral needs protected bike lanes, it's got a lot of destinations that are currently inaccessible to those on bike unless they want to risk their lives.
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1 month 2 weeks agoKira
In an ideal world, yes Central would have protected lanes - but I think it's worth thinking about Lincoln as the primary street for biking/central for cars
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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1 month 2 weeks agoDoug Holt
If “Central Street is for cars” then why put a Divvy bike station on Central & Lincolnwood? Maybe the triangle park on Lincolnwood closer to Lincoln St would be wiser.
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Daniel
3 weeks 4 days agoThe light sensor on both Bridge St sides of this intersection is not sensitive enough to detect bicycles, meaning that you either need to wait for a car to come and trigger the light change, or you need to dismount, lift your bike onto the sidewalk, and hit the pedestrian beg button, OR you need to just look both ways and cycle through the red light. I've done all of these and they all suck. The light sensor needs to detect bicycles; it's not that hard, most other sensors in town do so.
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1 week 3 days agoSarah F
Bikers on the bike path have to watch for cars on Simpson who want to turn right on red and don't watch for bikers or pedestrians who have a green light to cross.
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Kari Frank
3 weeks 6 days agoThe bike lane on Sheridan is amazing, which means its the route of choice when biking north. However, one of the main E-W routes is Lincoln, and the Sheridan-Lincoln intersection is very awkward for bicycles trying to turn onto Lincoln from Sheridan. There is a lot of traffic on Sheridan and many turning cars from all directions. Lincoln at that spot is rather narrow with street parking right up to the intersection. There is also often a good amount of pedestrian and bike traffic on Sheridan, and not a lot of room to maneuver in for bikes trying to stop and make a left turn. Having a dedicated bike lane on Lincoln that starts at Sheridan wiht clear paint to mark the bike path crossing would help a great deal, along with a bicycle‑only traffic light (that includes left turns from northbound Sheridan onto Lincoln) or some other means to safely separate bicycle turning movements from car traffic, reduce conflict points, and give riders a predictable, protected way to enter Lincoln without having to merge across fast‑moving vehicles or navigate the tight, crowded space at the current intersection.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThis is the worst intersection in the city and there's no safe way for bikes to go through. The emerson bike lanes end right beforehand and then you're on your own through this mess.
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1 month 3 weeks agoJarrod
Emerson is the main 2 way option for bikes between Northwestern campus and N Shore Channel Trail. Ideally it would all be 2 way protected bike lanes. Right now this intersection is extremely dangerous!
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Samuel
1 month 3 weeks agoUpgrade painted lanes to protected. Street parking is not even halfway used on this entire stretch on either side of the street
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1 month 3 weeks agoDiane
There is an obstructed view turning north onto Dodge from Cleveland Street making it hazardous for drivers to keep track of people on the bike path and the street traffic. Also, in the summer, flowers planted on the parkway creates another obstruction so it's very hard to see the bike lane, especially if someone is biking in the wrong direction. I request that you evaluate the parking on the northeast corner of Dodge and Cleveland and if you agree, open up the view (by removing one parking space) to allow for a larger unobstructed turning radius. Also, the parkway must be cleared of plants to allow for a view of the bike path. A family member had an accident there because they did not see a biker coming from the north (from the wrong direction) and it was traumatic for all and could have been avoided. Evanston has the right spirit about bike paths but the Dodge bike path between Oakton and Main needs more attention so it can be a safe place for both bikers and cars.
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1 month agoThis block is horrible and needs significant improvement. The bike lane suddenly ends at Ridge leaving cyclists unprotected amongst drivers who are sorting themselves into left turn, right turn, and thru lanes. There should be a fully protected bike lane at least from Ridge to Asbury. Even better if it extended to Wesley for Dewey Elementary-bound cyclists
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Jesper Stelter
1 month 3 weeks agoAccessing the 909 side of the Davis CTA station from the South-West is awkward and time consuming or dangerous. Coming from the southwest, you need to go north past the CTA station, then loop around; stop at Maple/Davis then walk from there; or cycle counterflow on Davis. I feel two-way bike lanes are needed on both Church and Davis to encourage safe cycling and ease of access downtown.
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Anonymous
3 weeks agoLincoln is a busy road during commute times from the west side of the city to the lake. There are several schools along this route and a train stop. Street parking along this road makes it extremely difficult to bike without being "in traffic" during the busy commute times. Most kids riding to Haven or St. A's and some adults end up riding on the sidewalks because of the heavy traffic, which is not an ideal solution since there are also many pedestrians at these times.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThe bike lanes on Dodge Ave are terrifying to ride in. Often they are blocked by parked cars and/or the pavement is in poor condition or covered with snow, ice, and garbage. People step in and out of them to load/unload their cars without looking for cyclists. I'd rather ride in the street with the cars! Please don't build any more bike lanes like these.
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
Agreed they should make them like on Sheridan Rd by northwestern
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoMy mother works at St Francis and would love to bike to work, however, there is zero safe bike infrastructure in this area. Specifically on Ridge. Because of this, people are forced to bike on the sidewalk. I also bike to this hospital for care and do the same thing. There really should be a protected bike lane on Ridge to at least St Francis. I'd like to arrive at the hospital safely not because I got hit by a vehicle.
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoPlease build a protected bike intersection here. Vehicles frequently drift into the striped space and don't properly look for bikers -- I've seen bikers cut off here many times. A concrete island in the pre-crosswalk striped space and a small concrete island past the crosswalk would vastly improve driver behavior here and not cause any traffic issues
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Hannah Koesterer
3 weeks agoThere are no safe E/W bike routes in south Evanston. Add protected bike lanes (not sharrows, which are useless) to Main Street.
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Danylo Leshchyshyn
1 week 4 days agoPlease consider extending the Davis St. bike lane westwards, or at the very least shifting the painted lane between the sidewalk and parked cars near the YWCA. It is stressful to need to merge closer to automobile traffic in order to transition from the protected lane on Davis east of Ridge to this painted lane.
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Danylo Leshchyshyn
1 week 4 days agoPlease institute a protected bike lane on Emerson, or at the very least extend the painted bike lane eastwards to Sherman or Elgin. It is stressful to ride on this stretch of Emerson, particularly under the confusing and messy three-way intersection of Green Bay, Ridge and Emerson around the Metra bridge. Better cycling infrastructure, especially through this intersection, would make this stretch of Emerson much more safe to ride on and help reduce auto traffic on this important east-west corridor.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoYou need protected lanes here along Lincoln. Lots of kids going to St A.'s, Haven etc, and the car traffic is bad especially during the rush. Farther west on Lincoln you can do sharrows, but east of Prairie you need protected lanes for the kids. I't s frankly shocking nobody has been injured or killed
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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Agree 1000%
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1 month 3 weeks agoKari Frank
A protected bike lane on Lincoln (ideally all the way to Lovelace Park) is the only way that it would be safe for anyone - especially kids - to bike to along Central business corridors (by going parallel) and into northwest Evanston.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoCut back the speed bumps here - riding downhill, bikes have to repeatedly slow down for the bumps instead of being able to coast.
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3 weeks 2 days agoAnonymous
Keep the humps. The speed humps (not bumps) along Davis Street from Asbury to Florence are an important and effective deterrent to vehicular speeding – both east and westbound. This certainly takes precedence over a bicyclist having to brake a bit to negotiate a speed hump. I can tell you from years of firsthand observation that often groups of young bicyclists going west find great joy in racing downhill unbothered by the humps. The speed humps are also a safety measure for cyclists themselves as the intersections along this stretch are where drivers are prone to ignoring the stops signs, particularly at Davis and Wesley. That intersection is used by students walking to and from Dewey School, too. Lots going on here.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoAwkward transition up to sidewalk level with traffic signal pole in the middle of the lane. Plus sharing space with pedestrians is a recipe for trouble
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Terrible transition to sidewalk path, with no room to split between cyclists and students walking to and from ETHS.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Terrible transition to sidewalk path, with no room to split between cyclists and students walking to and from ETHS.
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1 month agoAnonymous
This area mainly needs the curb cut at the crosswalk improved. Sharing space with pedestrians on a wide pad is fine, and better than sharing space with busses and cars on the street or painted lane. A wider curb cut, remove the pole, and resurface (needed regardless) - problem solved.
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Anonymous
1 month 4 weeks agoChurch Street bike lane needs to be protected with concrete downtown to stop the cars and trucks from illegaly parking here which happens all of the time in this spot and is terribly dangerous
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1 month 3 weeks agoLinda
So dangerous in front of the library too where families might be trying to bike! This shouldn't even be listed as a protected lane on the map because it's really just paint
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1 month 2 weeks agoL
I agree!! Paint isn't protection.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoStressful biking with no lanes
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1 month 2 weeks agoKelly Fidei
Super stressful biking location, but because of how the streets are arranged, passing through here are the bike is the least of the evils
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1 month 2 weeks agoKelly Fidei
Super stressful biking location, but because of how the streets are arranged, passing through here are the bike is the least of the evils
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Anonymous
2 weeks 3 days agoRiding east/west at this point of the bicycle route is extremely stressful for bicycle riders. I was nearly hit several times while riding with my son (age 3 at the time). The parking on both sides of the streets and 2 way traffic along with bicycles is a lot at times of the day - especially when many people trying to get to the university parking garages are using this route to enter/exit the garages east of Sheridan Rd.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThere the bike lane is interrupted for one block and there's parking instead. Cyclists have to merge into traffic, and them immediately back out; not good.
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1 month 3 weeks agoKari Frank
100% agree - this is not only annoying, but also dangerous. Especially as this is the designated bike route going west here. Use it regularly to bike to the shops on Dempster/Dodge, and other places west of Ridge, with a kid, and it's always very nerve-wracking in that spot particularly.
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Ryan
1 week 4 days agoBiking along Chicago Ave from Rogers Park to the Northwestern campus is terrifying. We need fully protected bike lanes with traffic signals. Having the proper infrastructure like the section along the northern section of Chicago Ave would make this entire route safer for everyone, more enjoyable and I believe would increase the number of patrons to the businesses along the Main Dempster mile. Let's prioritize cyclists, public transit, and pedestrians over cars!
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Anonymous
3 weeks 6 days agoI don't like leaving my precious bike, the love of my life, beauty on two wheels, my freedom, my joy, locked to a piece of steel in the middle of the street to act as a buffer for cars to crash into. The clear zone should be clear, or full of concrete not our bikes.
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KT DiGiovannu
6 days 3 hours agoPotholes, unprotected bike lanes make commuting on Oakton and South Blvd really difficult. It's a shame we don't have something more robust to connect Evanston to the Lakefront trail
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoWhen going south on Chicago towards Davis, it's stressful to make a right turn onto Davis from the bike lane on the left side of the street. I am always worried about blocking other bikers behind me while I wait to turn, and oncoming traffic is too close.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoI would bike to businesses on Central more if there was a protected lane. At present, it's too dangerous
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3 weeks agoEllie
Agreed. I take Park Pl to Stewart because it’s quieter and Central feels too unsafe for a bike.
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3 weeks agoEllie
Agreed. I take Park Pl to Stewart because it’s quieter and Central feels too unsafe for a bike.
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3 weeks agoEllie
Agreed. I take Park Pl to Stewart because it’s quieter and Central feels too unsafe for a bike.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoI love to go to Robert Crown and when I do, I bike from the Main St station. However, this route is quite bad. It feels unsafe and I've noticed that cars like to speed on this street. Also the lights are really long. I would love if there was a protected bike lane from the station to Robert Crown so community members (including children) could comfortably and safely bike this route.
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Jennifer Day
3 weeks, 1 day agoKids who go to Haven/Kingsley and St. A's should be able to safely bike to school or Leahy Park, but Lincoln simply isn't set up for it. Since August, I've seen 2 bicycle accidents on Lincoln at Green Bay and a third near Eastwood. Please install dedicated bike lanes along Lincoln and enhanced bike/pedestrian traffic signals at Green Bay.
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Jesper Stelter-Hogh
1 month agoCars often don't yield to pedestrians/cyclists when crossing Oakton into shopping center.
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Anonymous
3 weeks 2 days agoDespite the narrow sidewalk, this is a very popular walking and biking pathway for people. A man yelled at me because I was biking on the sidewalk and not on Sheridan Rd where drivers regularly go above the speed limit. I was not riding fast and I hadn't said anything to him. He was just angry I was biking on the sidewalk. Why are we squandering this beautiful view by giving all the space to cars? Vehicle volumes along this stretch of Sheridan do not warrant two lanes in each direction. Create a protected bike lane and expand the sidewalk.
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Bevin
1 month, 1 week agoCrossing McCormick at Green Bay is scary. The cars whip around the corner from Green Bay onto McCormick. When I was trying to cross with my child I think we had to wait an entire light cycle to cross because of the turning cars. This is by 2 schools and many kids need to cross here to get to Haven and soon more kids will be crossing to get to to Foster. There should be improved signals so that bikes and pedestrians get a head start. I would also recommend a raised crosswalk and no turn on red, perhaps a turn on green arrow only. There are limited places to cross McCormick so it's important that this one is improved for the students and others trying to and from downtown Evanston, YWCA, library and other resources not available west of McCormick.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoThe bike lane here is not protected at all despite what the map says. If this is what you think a protected bike lane is we're in big trouble. It's just paint. It NEEDS to be protected though. Like concrete barrier protected. This is a three lane speedway with entrances and exits to parking garages.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoThis section of Maple is still the same surface as when this area was an industrial business incubator park for NU. Now there's a theater, shops, restaurants, dispensary, and health offices making it a destination for downtown visitors. It is long overdue for a road update from it's industrial past into modern multi modal standards that provide access for all ages and abilities. I'm tired of getting pinch flats on the potholes here too.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoLincoln street is screaming for protected bike lanes. It's a natural east/west bike route between lake/Sheridan road and the Old Orchard Trail. It's heavily used by kids biking to school (Haven, St. A's, Orrington, Lincolnwood, etc.). Lincoln protected bike lanes would also provide a safe way to bike to Central Street businesses.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoThe intersection of Harrison & Lincolnwood Dr. is often stressful for bicycle riders of all ages with traffic coming meeting at point with only 1 stop sign, a lot of street parking (along Lincolnwood Dr.), and narrow streets. There is often a lot of traffic at around school times with end of work day. Cars parked along the westside of Lincolnwood drive make it hazardous for cyclists looking to link from Harrison to eastbound Lincoln St.
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HY
2 weeks 5 days agoI didn't realize that Main st was currently labeled as a bike path until I went to the bike plan meeting. What a joke! I've biked on Main a couple of times, and even with my high level of experience and comfort found it to be difficult. I would never reccomend Main st. for a cyclist - there are nearby East/West streets that have much less traffic and are safer.
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Christian Fredrickson
1 month 3 weeks agoNeeds bike lane as planned. Many neighbors in my complex support this with a few detractors.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoWe kept a handful of on-street parking spaces when the street was redone (parking spaces that are little used), instead of building a path for protecting the lives of families and children trying to bike to school or the community center. Our priorities for these projects are not correct.
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Daniel
3 weeks 4 days agoI have no idea why Isabella OR McDaniel are designated as bike routes. Both are heavily trafficked by automobiles and quite narrow, meaning dangerous contention is frequent. I actively avoid both. Park Pl is a vastly safer east/west corridor north of Central, and both Bennet and Walnut are effective north/south connectors.
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Alan Turovitz
3 weeks 3 days agoI live in the northwest of Evanston near Lovelace Park. I've often bicycled east to the lakefront in the summer and then followed the path on Sheridan Rd to the downtown area and to the beach. I've often felt that the patch quilt of paths from west to east along the ride from Lovelace Park to the lakefront is in places very suggestive at best. I don't like to ride my bike down Central Street for any length as it does not seem very protected from traffic. Other places along my path seem very nebulous and not very clear that there is a path at all. While I enjoy this bike ride, I always feel that I am lucky to return home all in one piece.
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Christian Fredrickson
1 month 3 weeks agoWe need this route by the seawall on lake side is way too narrow.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agothis is not safe for bicycling. This is a busy road with a lot of traffic. There are numerous schools and a park on this street.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
they put a path in recently, not sure if you know. It's better but still hard to get to places on the north side of the street. Also the path doesn't go past Dodge which limits its usefulness
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1 month 2 weeks agoI agree with what the person said tonight about bus islands. It would also help to slow turning cars at intersections like this. They should also include shelters so people don't have to wait in the rain... it would benefit us all. Bus islands on Church and Davis!
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Ryan
1 week 4 days agoA fully protected bike lane and/or a bike/pedestrian path along this stretch of Sheridan Rd is very much needed. The current makeshift path is insufficient for the number of pedestrians and cyclists. Biking on Sheridan road in this area in its current condition is unsafe.
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Courtney
3 weeks 2 days agoSidewalk along Sheridan is very narrow. Two people can't even comfortably walk alongside each other. Then you have people like myself who are uncomfortable biking on Sheridan Rd because of drivers who will harass people on bikes or who go over the speed limit and present a safety issue. In recent weeks there have been multiple crashes along this stretch of Sheridan. Judging by the crash debris, the crash could have killed someone who was walking or biking along the corridor. Vehicle volumes on this stretch of Sheridan do not justify two lanes in both directions for people in private vehicles. Given this lovely lake we live so close to, it makes no sense to squander it on people driving too fast to enjoy the view. Create a protected bike lane in both directions and expand the sidewalk along the lake.
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Skip Montanaro
1 month 2 weeks agoIn general, bike access to the Target location is rough. There's a little shunt under the Yellow line tracks from James Park, but for the most part, people need to rely on someone keeping gates open near Autobarn to easily gain access to Target. Can't some holes be punched into the wall?
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Anonymous
1 month, 1 week agoWhen the city adds the bike lane behind King Arts and JEH they will need to make a break in the fence for students to ride their bikes into school. This bike lane will need to be securable by the school as children with special needs have tried to elope from school in the past. Also, the blockage of bike and pedestrian traffic from crossing into the school grounds was a large issue before the fence was installed. This needs to be both accessible by students and manageable by playground staff.
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Anonymous
2 weeks, 1 day agoI think we need year round street cleaning. The city already does sweeps, weather permitting, into December and then pauses for 2 months before starting again in March. We always get nice days in this climate during January and February and the salt, gravel, brake dust, and collision debris get swept to the bike lanes. It's a safety and health issue for those of us who ride all year, including our children who ride to school.
Ward: 5th
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoSnow is not cleared on protected bike lane in front of Evanston Place Apartments.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
Chicago Ave. often is busy with speeding police or fire/emergency vehicles because this route usually moves faster than alternatives. You should not make the lanes narrower or impede traffic flow. As a pedestrian relying mostly on buses and trains, I think you are not doing bicyclists a favor to cram them into this crowd.
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Anonymous
1 month agoThere is a public bike repair station in the garage which is wonderful! But the bike racks are right next to it, providing all the tools necessary to strip the bike parked closest to the repair stand of all it's components within reach. There are other examples around the city like this where the intention is there but the implementation wasn't as considered as it should have been.
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Anonymous
1 month agoDouble wide curb protected cycle path for that last bit of the ride to the beach from 5th ward is heaven. Getting there along Lincoln after a couple dangerous Channel Trail connections at Emerson and East Prairie...eh, not so much. More of this awesome Sheridan rd. style cycle paths and curb protections please!
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Drew
1 month 3 weeks agoChicago Ave Multimodal proposal is a good idea as long as changes provide protected lanes, traffic & bike signals, and pedestrian safety equivalent to the Chicago Ave. rework along the NU campus.
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1 month 3 weeks agoAnonymous
Yes, build the protected lanes on Chicago Ave
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1 month, 1 week agoThe recent change in sidewalk and crossing here was a huge improvement. while it is still challenging to cross here, it is now easier. However, I agree with the other poster that it does make it slightly more difficult for cyclists.
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1 month agoGabriel
I really like these new crosswalks from a "visual language" perspective, but I have concerns about the way brick was used. The pavers are on either side of the crosswalk instead of other places these have been implemented where the crosswalk itself is brick. The way we did it a car is transitioning from pavement onto brick right where they may be performing a hard breaking panic stop if they weren't paying attention and a pedestrian is crossing. This surface change has different traction and can cause the car to skid. Even worse if it's raining. There's a reason they changed the Indy 500 "brickyard" from a brick paved track to asphalt. I hope the city considers this as it continues to improve crosswalks.
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1 week 4 days agoThe entire protected stretch along NW campus is fantastic! The traffic signals and curb make biking along this section of they city enjoyable and safe for all levels of bikers. Please extend this type of infrastructure all the way down Chicago Ave to Rogers Park. All streets that currently have painted bike lanes should be reconfigured to fully protected bike lanes with traffic signals. Let's make Evanston greener and safer for everyone!
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoI remember when there was a side road here to bypass the corner and light for cars turning onto Lake off of Dodge. Now it's a large sidewalk and bus stop that is much safer and more comfortable for all users when it gets busy during school arrival and dismissal times. I haven't noticed a downside when driving through there either. The city pedestrianized a place for cars and now it's better. More of that!
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Anonymous
1 month agoThe temporary double wide concrete protected bike lane for the construction project is the best bike lane in downtown. Never concerned about getting doored or encountering a car parked in it thanks to the hard physical barrier.
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1 month agoAnonymous
Too bad it's temporary for construction. If only they put these jersey barriers up longer. I agree it's the safest I feel when riding downtown and ironic as it's just a short term measure
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Anonymous
1 month agoI love riding my bike down this block of Sherman. It feels like I'm in one of those Hotline Youtube videos from New York where the messengers on their single speeds dart in and out of traffic. It makes for some amazing near miss footage that gets a ton of likes on social media. Well done.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoSheridan is the only bike lane in town I would feel safe having my kids bike on independently. This should be the template for all future bike lanes. Paint is not protection and does little to make riders feel safer....we need concrete protected bike lanes.
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Anonymous
1 month 2 weeks agoWhen the street is required to be clear of all vehicles due winter weather, neighbors along Lincoln show that they are able to park their cars/vehicles elsewhere (possibly their garages/driveways). There is a great opportunity here to work together to create a safe bicycle lane for people of all ages and abilities to access on Lincoln St. which has already been designated a city bicycle route.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
I would edit this comment to be more of an "other" rather than "works well" as it has a potential to work well.
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1 month 2 weeks agoAnonymous
I would edit this comment to be more of an "other" rather than "works well" as it has a potential to work well.
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2 weeks 6 days agoAnonymous
During parking bans, residents on Lincoln Street are able to park on the other side of the street. I support efforts to improve transportation safety, but I am opposed to bike lanes on my street due to the loss of on-street parking. Many residents rely on this parking for daily needs, guests, and essential services. Removing it would negatively impact the livability of our block, and I believe alternative locations or designs should be considered.
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Anonymous
3 weeks 2 days agoBike lanes are absolutely not needed. The "lanes" west on Central are simply painted lines. The stretch between Green Bay and the bike lines west on Central have a lot of businesses and residential units. This is unnecessary and a complete waste of tax dollar. Central St is fine the way it is.
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3 weeks, 1 day agoAnonymous
Completely and totally incorrect. Any major street with that much traffic needs protected lanes to safeguard our children, commuters, and shoppers.
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dave lynch
2 weeks 2 days agoContinue close coordination with neighboring communities. In this case support the planned Channel Trail Extension to Wilmette, connect existing bicycling infrastructure through park facilities and creation of new off-street, shared bicycling and pedestrian pathways (such as those existing to the South, along the channel). Maintain signage and marking to maintain clarity and continuity for users.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoThis is a larger question for the state, but there are two rules of the road handbooks - one for driving and one for cyclists. Why? The primary driving ROTR book doesn't describe passing a bike in a no passing zone like this one on church. The cycling specific one does have instructions for cars: It says you MAY CROSS the double yellow line to give the cyclist space if 1. the cyclist is going less than the speed limit, 2. The motor vehicle can make the pass without speeding, and 3. The road is clear ahead for the pass to be made safely. I encounter drivers refusing to move over when the road is completely empty. Why are we only teaching cyclists - the ones who experience this reckless driving as a danger and know already that a car could physically move over but chooses not to, and not teaching the drivers that they are legally allowed AND REQUIRED to do so? It also says if there isn't room to pass the car driver must wait to pass. This is never enforced and drivers seem to think the opposite. While I appreciate the upcoming improvements, we were told this was in the 2014 plan. It's 2026 as I type this and a truck almost killed me there last week. As a follow up question, why can't the city place moveable concrete barriers like parking blocks and Jersey barriers (see Northlight theatre construction site lane) when a bike lane like Church is approved, and before construction - which is taking years since legal approval was granted - is started? That would quickly and dramatically improve the safety of bike routes like this at a very low price tag.
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dave lynch
2 weeks 2 days agoContinue close coordination with neighboring communities. In this case support the planned Channel Trail Extension to Wilmette, connect existing bicycling infrastructure through park facilities and creation of new off-street, shared bicycling and pedestrian pathways (such as those existing to the South, along the channel). Maintain signage and marking to maintain clarity and continuity for users.
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Anonymous
3 weeks 6 days agoEvanston should write an Idaho Stop ordinance into city code. Data shows it is safer and encourages more people to ride. Treating stop signs as yields and red lights as stop signs is how most pedestrians and people outside of motor vehicles already safely move about. Codifying that behavior will encourage more people to ride and show that the city supports and understands the safety needs of cyclists.
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Anonymous
1 month 3 weeks agoWhy is the divvy station at crown center in the back? It should be at the front door where it is most accessible. It's like they put the station in the worst most possibly inconvenient location for people trying to get to/from crown center to use. It should be less steps to rent a divvy than to reach a parked car, or else people are just gonna drive.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 4 days agoI can't speak to the cycling experience here on this bike route, it leads straight to a 4 lane 40mph (50-60 in practice) road with no shoulder or sidewalk that is unusable by bikes or pedestrians. It's a bike route to nowhere. If there is one thing this bike plan adopts make it this: A connected and complete network of routes for all ages and abilities. And do it in our lifetime please.
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Jason Orloff
16 hours 48 mins agoCars use this as an alternative to Sheridan when it backs up. The speeds here can get extreme. Much as I hate the speed bumps everywhere, this might be a road that needs it down by Kedzie.
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Gabriel
3 weeks 6 days agoThe off street path along Oakton is a great example of prioritizing car movement over bike and pedestrian movement while encouraging rule breaking by bikes in the process. You can drive straight down Oakton from Dodge to McCormick. To ride the path you have to stop halfway in between to cross the street, then wait for the light to change to cross again before continuing on. Adding extra turns and stops to a straight line discourages safe riding, or riding in general. This is a school route too, increasing the danger for elementary age kids and their parents/families accessing the school and park. People want to ride bikes. It's fun. It's clean. It's safe. Please design for everyone, not just adults in cars!
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2 weeks 6 days agoAnonymous
I support efforts to improve bike safety, but I am opposed to bike lanes on Lincoln street due to the loss of on-street parking. Many residents rely on this parking for daily needs, guests, and essential services. Removing it would negatively impact the livability of our block, and I believe alternative locations or designs should be considered.
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dave lynch 2 weeks 2 days ago
Develop a bicycle and pedestrian safety curriculum for school aged children and high schoolers, delivered annually during bike safety week. Develop a similar safety "informational session" for the general adult population, addressing proper bicycling and driving behaviors to develop a better understanding of safety for all users. These sessions can be delivered to civic groups, organizations, clubs, media, ward meetings, Northwestern University, and others. This needs to be an ongoing effort, incorporated into the City's transportation plan (the curriculum should evolve over time)
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dave lynch 2 weeks 2 days ago
Utilize physical barriers in commercial areas, providing safe separation of cyclists and motor vehicles (moving and parked. Consider using soft separation (planters, landscaping, greening) rather than hard separation such as concrete and metal barriers.
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Anonymous 3 weeks, 1 day ago
With all of the dramatic talk about elimination of parking and biking, there’s almost no parking downtown Evanston! Almost none on Sherman on the nicest stretch – between Clark and church on either side of the street! There is a tiny rack that can accommodate a couple bikes. There also needs to be more parking in front of EAC health club. Is there enough parking in front of the YMCA? What about in front of sky zone and the movie theater?Seriously, it appears that this call for no cars is just for developers and not for encouraging people to ride bikes.
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Anonymous 1 month, 1 week ago
I would like to see more traffic lights for bikes just like the ones along the Chicago/Sheridan bike lane. Especially for making turns from one street to another!
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Anonymous 1 month, 1 week ago
I live in downtown Evanston. Although there are rules/laws in place making bike riding on sidewalks illegal, there is a lack of enforcement. Particularly in warmer weather, cyclists speed by me as I walk to local shops. It happens on both streets without bike lanes and those that have bike lanes. The signage is posted in a way that cyclists cannot see or choose to ignore. Residents in the downtown area have been communicating with aldermen and city officials for over one year. No one wants to take responsibility for this issue. We have watched our emails get passed from one city department to another. We are only asking for the current laws to be supported. I read so many comments about cars not being courteous to bikers by parking in their lanes, etc. But what about the safety of pedestrians?
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Lisa 1 month, 1 week ago
◦ Great opportunity to build stronger and safer connectivity along Lincoln-Harrison for everyday commuters and leisure riders. Everyday commuters including school-aged children who ride their bicycles to and from school daily, families who opt to use bicycles to transport their children to and from pre-school daily, etc. ◦ Signage is not enough to keep cyclists of all ages and abilities safe. ◦ Routes should be improved by means of including raised crosswalks, traffic diverters, and buffered/protected bicycle lanes.
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Kari Frank 1 month 2 weeks ago
The plan should include not only new improvements in infrastructure, but also consider maintenance procedure improvements for both bike and pedestrian infrastructure. One specific improvement would be developing plans to clear snow and improve drainage not just from the bike lanes but also from sidewalk crossings. This is a major issue for pedestrians - even when the sidewalks themselves are clear, there are giant puddles or piles of snow blocking the sidewalks at intersections. Besides just being irritating, it is a *major* impediment to anyone with a stroller or who has mobility limitations of any kind (e.g. wheelchairs or just can’t take big steps like kids or the elderly).
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John 1 month 2 weeks ago
At the meeting tonight, you mentioned diverting bike traffic on to quiet side streets to link up bike corridors. They do this in Chicago and the things to be aware of is that bikes are more sensitive to potholes than cars. If you are going to divert bikes on to side streets, it's important to keep up with maintenance of the road surface. Many bikers will choose a high traffic street with a smooth surface over a low traffic street that is full of potholes.
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L 1 month 2 weeks ago
Paint isn't infrastructure - Paint isn't protection. Please add guards to bike lanes where ever possible, using the lanes on Sheridan by the University for reference. Church street lanes should be 2 way (since students seem to use them that way anyway) and guarded so people stop double parking and blocking lanes. Thank you for taking community feedback!
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Axel Mueller 1 month 2 weeks ago
I would like to see “no biking on sidewalk” signs and enforcement *everywhere*. Despite being a bike-rider myself I feel extremely unsafe on sidewalks as a pedestrian with a dog especially when it is dark and cyclists ride their bikes without lights at relatively high speeds on the sidewalks. One especially dangerous route is along Asbury between Dempster and Green Bay. To keep cyclists safe, the city should use space on the roadside, separate from sidewalks and outlaw bike riding on sidewalks generally. This is a serious issue and has involved me not only in various accidents and cyclists nearly overrunning my dog but also in many unsettling interactions with aggressive cyclists.
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Linda Hamburg 1 month 3 weeks ago
There are 150 bike riders in our high rise at 807 Davis St. please be aware of the density of people who live and bike in downtown Evanston!
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Anonymous 1 month 3 weeks ago
Most of the commercial areas in Evanston have insufficient bicycle parking, which discourages biking to those areas. This includes, but is not limited to, the Dempster/Dodge intersection and shopping complex, Main St, Central St, downtown Evanston. It is important not only to have sufficient parking (sufficient = bikers can always find a spot within a block of their destination without crossing a street) but that the style of the bike racks be functional with U-lock. There are many types of bike racks that are extremely frustrating to use, which is almost worse than no parking at all.
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Stefan 1 month 3 weeks ago
I hope the city continues to prioritize projects that get Evanston closer to having a "comprehensive bike network", in which residents can make almost any trip on a bicycle if they choose to. As an everyday biker, I firmly believe that separated lanes (preferably protected) are necessary on major corridors - Chicago Ave, Dodge, Main St, Church, Dempster. Greenways are a good alternative where traffic volume and speed can be significantly calmed - Greenleaf for example. (Also the Glenwood Greenview stretch in Rodgers Park for inspiration). Now is the time to think strategically and over a long time horizon. It would be great to see as part of project evaluation criteria a question of "How far toward a comprehensive bike network does this move us?" This should take into account the location of residences, destinations (shopping, parks, libraries), and existing infrastructure. In several years, we'll have Chicago and Dodge lanes, 2 important North-South corridors. At a glance, we could use some work on East-West corridors - Main (which leads to Robert Crown), Dempster, Church, Greenleaf. Thanks for all your hard work. Stefan
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Anonymous 1 month 3 weeks ago
What is the plan for car traffic along the Chicago Ave Corridor? There are many businesses whose patrons drive; where will they be able to park if not along Chicago Ave?
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Jennifer Grandy 1 month 3 weeks ago
Hi, I fully support moving ahead with the Chicago multimodal corridor. It would do a lot to enhance safety and both the biking and pedestrian experience in the area. I’d also like the new plan to consider enhancing downtown. Right now, it’s very convenient for drivers and not so great for cyclists and pedestrians (eg Sherman Avenue is very wide and can be unwieldy to cross). More raised cross walks and even a protected lane on Sherman would give everyone more space/protection.
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Drew 1 month 3 weeks ago
Have city council take up issue of throttle controlled electric "bikes" -- actually electric motorcycles -- that use paths and protected lanes.
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