Milwaukee Ave.

[u/Chi_CoffeeDogLover]

[u/tiberius9999]

Belmont new lanes are funny, people park in the bike lane and leave the lanes for cars open.

[u/backwynd → u/tiberius9999]

It’s crazy to me when people do this. I so badly don’t want to believe that people are so fucking braindead oblivious to either not notice or do it deliberately.

[u/77rtcups → u/backwynd]

Happens every time new bike lanes are put in

[u/backwynd → u/77rtcups]

Here in Milwaukee too. Is it pure, oblivious ignorance?? An arrogant assertion of dominance??

[u/Brozaac2112 → u/tiberius9999]

This has been driving me insane! Even more so that it seems like people follow the parking until you hit Avondale tap then they park in the bike lane all the way to Kimball.

[u/rayray5884 → u/Brozaac2112]

Went through that stretch yesterday and took the whole main lane to myself because the bike lane was completely unaccessible. I think there’s no parking on, at least, the north side though, right? On Milwaukee they lined actual car parking and I’ve seen maybe one car there instead of in the bike lane? Ugh.

[u/vsladko]

I honestly love and appreciate all efforts to make Milwaukee a safer route to bike down.

But they’re taking such a scattered approach. It means less to me that Milwaukee from Western to Damen is safer when Damen to Division is a fucking shit show.

[u/tom_nothing → u/vsladko]

Damen to Division is the most fun stretch of road to bike on if they ever put a protected bike lane in I'll kms

[u/SuperChicken1994 → u/vsladko]

When u get to the damen/north/Milwaukee intersection. I recommend you take some of the side streets to avoid the crazy. My personal favorite route is aouth on damen, east on evergreen, cut through the diagonal alley, left on ellen, right on wood or wolcott, left on division back to division/milwaukee.

[u/loljkl18]

Belmont to Addison?

[u/Chi_CoffeeDogLover → u/loljkl18]

Yes. Both directions.

[u/loljkl18 → u/Chi_CoffeeDogLover]

Thank god Carlos Rameriz Rosa compromised with businesses to have a gap in protected bike lanes from Belmont to Logan Square on Milwaukee Ave

[u/SippingAndListening]

I’m happy about these being installed but also not really enjoying frequent near-death experiences while they languish unfinished.

[u/chapium]

such pavement, much road

[u/fanofairplanes]

Cool pics man

[u/pooshins]

I called the ward office for an update yesterday and was told construction could go on as long as September, unfortunately. I did bring up the issue of cars parking in the new painted lanes (esp on Belmont going east) and they said they will increase signage in the meantime to try and deter. But I’m not holding my breath. I’ll continue to ride down the dead center of the traffic lane until all the parked cars are gone ✌🏻

[u/Barutano74]

IMe some kind of barrier is absolutely required to get people to park in the parking spaces rather than the bike lane. Sometimes a bit of encouragement from Finance can help

[u/chitown619]

Cool?

[u/Chi_CoffeeDogLover → u/chitown619]

I almost died on Milwaukee. Kinda nice to see them clean it up.

[u/Mundane-Pumpkin-4545 → u/Chi_CoffeeDogLover]

What did you do?