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Why Clark Street in Lakeview wasn’t a protected bike lane: it’s 1 foot too narrow

By Steven Vance On November 14, 2012 · 27 Comments

Clark Street buffered bike lane just north of Diversey Avenue. Photo by Adam Herstein.

CDOT responded today to my inquiry asking why Clark Street between Diversey Avenue and Addison Avenue received a buffered bike lane and not a protected bike lane. Bikeways planner Mike Amsden writes:

Clark Street (Diversey to Addison) was striped as a [...]

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From safety to where? Discussing the future of safe streets at a CNU talk

By John Greenfield On June 27, 2012 · 35 Comments

Rob Bielaski, Steven, Mark de la Vergne, Eric Dumbaugh.

By coincidence both Steven and I recently appeared on two different panels about sustainable transportation within a few days of each other. Last Thursday I was part of the talk “Chicago Cycling: What’s Next?” at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in conjunction with their “Bikes! [...]

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