2011 Bikeways Year End Report

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2011 Summary

2011 was a year of firsts for CDOTs BikeProgram:

First protected bike lane First buffered bike lane First bike boxes Bike-friendly intersection designs

Mayor Emanuels commitment to making Chicagoa pioneer in bikeway design and implementationhas fueled these remarkable achievements. Withhis support and the support of Chicagos bicyclingcommunity, CDOT is looking forward to building

on 2011s accomplishments and making 2012 abanner year for new bikeways in Chicago.

The Chicago Bike Program installed and restripedon-street bike facilities throughout Chicago brokendown as follows:

New Bike Lanes 17Restriped Bike Lanes 9New Buffered Bike Lanes 1

New Protected Bike Lanes 2New Marked Shared Lanes 9Restriped Marked Shared Lanes 1

TOTAL 39 Miles

These 39 miles were spread across 52 differentprojects in 32 wards throughout the city.

New Protected Bike Lanes2 mi - 5%

New Buffered Bike Lanes1 mi - 3%

New Bike Lanes

New MarkedShared Lanes

Restriped MarkedShared Lanes

1 mi - 3%

Restriped

Bike Lanes

9 mi23 %

17 mi44%

9 mi23%

New Miles

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1100 120 130 140 MILES

116 miles 9 mi 17 mi

Bike Lanes

Marked Shared Lanes

Protected Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike Lanes

30 miles 9 mi

2 new miles

1 new mile

Pre-2011 Mileage

2011 Restriped Mileage

2011 Newly Installed Mileage

Mileage Breakdown


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Kinzie Street Protected Bike Lane

Chicagos most important bikeways infrastructureproject in 2011 was the opening of the Kinzie St.protected bike lane. Since its completion in July of2011, bicycle ridership has increased, bicyclists haveindicated a greater feeling of safety on Kinzie St.,and there has been little to no impact on automobiletravel times. This project proved protected bikelanes can work in Chicago and reaffirmed MayorEmanuels commitment to installing 100 miles ofprotected bike lanes in his first term in office.

Kinzie St. at Kingsbury St.

Kinzie St. at Jefferson St.

55% increase in ridership during

morning commute period

86% of bicyclists feel safe or very safe

in the Kinzie protected bike lane

49% of bicyclists feel motorist

behavior is improved

41% of bicyclists changed their

route to ride on Kinzie


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Protected Bike Lanes

CDOT installed two additional protected bike lanes in

2011 Jackson Blvd. and 18th St. CDOT will installbicycle-friendly bridge plates on the 18th St. bridgein the winter of 2012. Combined with Kinzie St.,these projects makeup the first 2 miles of 100 milesof protected bike lanes CDOT plans to install by Mayof 2015. In 2012, expect to see protected bike lanesinstalled on Elston Ave., the west side boulevards,and other locations throughout Chicago.

18th St. Bridge - Looking west

18th St. Bridge - Looking west

Jackson Blvd. at Malcolm X College


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Buffered Bike Lanes

Buffered bike lanes were installed for the first time in

Chicago in 2011. Buffered bike lanes, installed onstreets too narrow for protected bike lanes, providebicyclists with additional comfort and protectionfrom both moving and parked motorists by applyinga striped buffer to one or both sides of the bike lane,thus increasing the distance between bicyclists andovertaking traffic and/or parked cars. Buffered bikelanes were installed on portions of Jackson Blvd.(above) and Wabash Ave. (left) in 2011.

Wabash Ave. at 13th St.

Jackson Blvd. at Oakley Blvd.


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Intersection Improvements

Intersections can be challenging for bicyclists. Toaddress these issues, CDOT installed severalinnovative intersection treatments in 2011 thatincrease bicyclist safety and visibility. Bike boxes (left),striping providing guidance through intersections(above, left) and multi-stage turn queue boxes(above) are just a few of the treatments installed in2011. It is expected that these treatments, alongwith several others, will become standard in 2012and beyond.

Jackson Blvd. at Wood St. - Two Stage Turn Queue BoxMadison St. at LaSalle St. - Intersection Through Treatment

Milwaukee Ave. at Kinzie/Desplaines St. Intersection - Bike Box


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Bike Lanes

Twenty-five new bike lane projects were installedthroughout Chicago in 2011 totaling 17 miles.These bike lanes create the vast majority of Chicagosbikeway network and will continue to do so as thenetwork expands. Highlights include Chicagos firstbike lane through the Loop on Madison St. and bikelanes installed in areas of the city for the first time asCDOT strives to reach its goal of installing a bikewaywithin mile of every Chicagoan by 2015.

Madison St. at Clark St.

Ewing Ave. at 95th St.

Damen Ave. at 47th St.100th St. - Looking west from bridge over Calument River


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Marked Shared Lanes

CDOT continued to install marked shared lanesin 2011 on roadways too narrow for dedicated

bike lanes. Marked shared lanes increase bicyclistvisibility, alert bicyclists and motorists to share theroad, and guide bicyclists to ride outside of the doorzone. Fourteen new marked shared lane projectswere installed throughout Chicago in 2011 totaling9 miles this amounts to a 30% increase in marked

shared lanes citywide.

Rogers Ave. at Ashland Ave.

Damen Ave. at 50th St.

Rogers Ave. at Touhy Ave.


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Restriping

Maintaining Chicagos 160-mile on-street bikenetwork is just as important as installing new facilities.In 2011, 8 miles of bike lanes and marked sharedlanes were completely restriped and enhancedto 2011 standards. The majority of the restripingprojects were completed on a ward basis and paid

for through aldermanic menu funds.

Ardmore Ave. at Sheridan Rd. - Restriped Contraflow Lane

Armitage Ave. at Hoyne Ave. - Restriped Bike Lane


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KEDZIEAVE

3200W

47TH ST

4700 S

63R D S T

6300 S

95TH ST

9500 S

79TH ST

7900 S

71ST ST

7100 S

103RD ST

10300 S

NORTH AV E

1600 N

BELMONT AVE

3200 N

87TH ST

8700 S

91ST ST

9100 S

99TH ST

9900 S

59TH ST

5900 S

107T H ST

10700 S

83RD ST

8300 S

75TH ST

7500 S

115TH ST

11500 S

EASTRIVERRD

8800W

WESTERNAVE

2400W

MADISON ST

1 N / 1 S

FULL ERTON A V E

2400 N

CHICAGO AVE

800 N

ROOSEVELT RD

1200 S

119TH

11900 S

111TH ST

11100 S

CERMAK RD

2200 S

31S T S T

3100 S

TORRENCE

AVE

2630E

AVENUE

O

3430E

DEVON AVE

6400 N

PERSHING RD

3900 S

CENTRALAVE

5600W

CENTRALPARKAVE

3600W

PULASKIRD

4000W

KOSTNERAVE

4400W

CICEROAVE

4800W

WESTERNAVE

2400W

CALIFORNIAAVE

2800W

KEDZIEAVE

3200W

127TH

12700 S

NARRAGANSETTAVE

6400W

138TH ST

13800 S

B R Y N MA WR

AVE 5600 N

PULASKIRD

4000W

STONYISLAND

AVE

1600E

MANNHEIM

RD

10000

W

CUMBERLANDAVE

8400W

LAWR ENCE AVE

4800 N

STATE

LINE

RD

4100

E

COTTAGEGROVE

AVE

800E

ASHLANDAVE

1600W

IRVING PARK RD

4000 N

HOWA RD S T

7600 N

55TH ST

5500 S

HALS

TEDST

800W

STATEST

1E/1W

CICEROAVE

4800W

HARLEMAVE

7200W

DAMENAVE

2000W

HA RRIS O N S T

600 S

KINZIE ST

400 N

DR

M

LKING

JR

DR

400E

HARLEMAVE

7200W

OAKPARKAVE

6800W

CENTRALAVE

5300W

AUSTINAVE

6000W

NAGLEAVE

6400W

ASHLANDAVE

1600W

CHICAGO

MIDWAY

AIRPORT

PACIFIC

8000W

WOODLAWNAVE

1200E

CENTRALPARKAVE

3600W

CHICAGO

O'HAR E

INTERNATIONA L

AIRPORT

R

ACINEAVE

1200W

JEFFERYAVE

2000

E

ARMITAGE

2000 N

AUSTINAVE

6000W

MONTROSE

AVE 4400 N

35TH ST

3500 S

26TH ST

2600 S

16TH ST

1600 S

PRATT AVE

6800 N

DAMENAVE

2000W

DIVISION ST

1200 N

HARLEMAVE

7200W

43R D ST

4300 S

OAKPARKAVE

6800W

LARAMIEAVE

5200W

51ST ST

5100 W

CALIFORNIAAVE

2800W

KOSTNERAVE

4400W

DIVE RSEY AVE

2800 N

PETERS ON AVE

6000 N

STEWARTAVE

400W

ORIOLE

AVE

760

0W

FOSTER

5200 N

MARQUETTE RD

6700 S

ADDISON ST

3600 N

TOUHY AVE

7200 N

2011 InstallationsExisting Bike Network

Major StreetsMinor Streets

Documents

2011 Bikeways Year End Report