Well it appears that our skepticism about the bike lane on Dearborn being done in 2012 (
see post here) was unfounded. We got an email from Lee Cardwell, Director of Campaigns at the Active Transportation Alliance,
letting us know that the city will be move forward with bike line striping this weekend:
The Active Transportation Alliance, Chicagoland’s voice for better biking, walking and transit, praises Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly and 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti for installing the Loop’s first protected bike lane on Dearborn Street. The Chicago Department of Transportation announced today that it will stripe the new 1.15-mile bikeway this weekend.
After the announcement of the Dearborn bikeway in August, nearly 4,700 people signed a petition supporting the project. By staying on schedule to complete the project before the New Year, the mayor is keeping his commitment to create safer streets where Chicagoans of all ages can bike safely and comfortably in their neighborhoods.
While it's getting a little cold for us to ride bikes, we're excited to see this happen and look forward to using the bike lane... albeit probably in the spring!
