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For Immediate Release Contact: Pete Scales
February 8, 2012 (312) 744-0707
Chicago Bike Program Installs and Restripes
Record Number of Bikeways in 2011Working Toward Goal of Building 100 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes by 2015
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced today that through the
Chicago Bicycle Program it installed and restriped a total of 39 miles of on-street bike
facilities throughout Chicago in 2011, nearly four times the 11 miles completed in 2010.
Mayor Emanuels commitment to making Chicago a pioneer in bikeway design and
implementation has fueled these remarkable achievements, said CDOT Commissioner
Gabe Klein. With his support and the support of Chicagos bicycling community, CDOT
is looking forward to building on 2011s accomplishments and making 2012 a banner
year for new bikeways in Chicago.
CDOT installed and restriped a total of 39 miles of on-street bike facilities across 52
different projects in 32 wards throughout the city in 2011:
17 miles of new bike lanes 9 miles of restriped bike lanes 9 miles of new marked shared lanes 2 miles of new protected bike lanes
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2 miles of new protected bike lanes
Buffered bike lanes were installed for the first time in Chicago in 2011 on portions of
Jackson Boulevard and Wabash Avenue. Buffered bike lanes, installed on streets too
narrow for protected bike lanes, provide bicyclists with additional comfort andprotection by applying a striped buffer to one or both sides of the bike lane.
To better address the challenges of intersections for bicyclists, CDOT installed several
innovative intersection treatments in 2011 that increase bicyclist safety and visibility.
Bike boxes, striping providing guidance through intersections and multi-stage turn
queue boxes are just a few of the treatments installed in 2011. These treatments, along
with several others, will become standard in 2012 and beyond.
Twenty-five new bike lane projects were installed throughout Chicago in 2011 totaling
17 miles. Highlights include Chicagos first bike lane through the Loop on Madison St.
and bike lanes installed in areas of the city for the first time as CDOT strives to reach its
goal of installing a bikeway within a mile of every Chicagoan by 2015. Bike lanes
create the majority of Chicagos existing bikeway network and will serve as the
backbone of the network as CDOT moves towards installing 100 miles of protected bike
lanes over the next three years.
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Chicago Department of TransportationBike Program
2011 Year in Review
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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
63RD ST
6300 S
95TH ST
9500 S
79TH ST
7900 S
71ST ST
7100 S
103RD ST
10300 S
NORTH AVE
1600 N
BELMONT AVE
3200 N
87TH ST
8700 S
91ST ST
9100 S
99TH ST
9900 S
59TH ST
5900 S
107TH 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
FULLERTON AVE
2400 N
CHICAGO AVE
800 N
ROOSEVELT RD
1200 S
119TH
11900 S
111TH ST
11100 S
CERMAK RD
2200 S
31ST ST
3100 S
TORRENCE
AVE
2630E
AVENUE
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34
30E
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
BRYN MAWR
AVE 5600 N
PULASKIRD
4000W
STONYISLAND
AVE
1600E
MANNHEIM
RD
10000
W
CUMBERLANDAVE
8400W
LAWRENCE AVE
4800 N
STATE
LINE
RD
4100
E
COTTAGEGROVE
AVE
800E
ASHLANDAVE
1600W
IRVING PARK RD
4000 N
HOWAR D S T
7600 N
55TH ST
5500 S
HALS
TEDST
800W
STATEST
1E/1W
CICEROAVE
4800W
HARLEMAVE
7200W
DAMENAVE
2000W
HARRISON ST
600 S
KINZIE ST
400 N
DRM
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'HARE
INTERNATIONAL
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
43RD ST
4300 S
OAKPARKAVE
6800W
LARAMIEAVE
5200W
51ST ST
5100 W
CALIFORNIAAVE
2800W
KOSTNERAVE
4400W
DIVERSEY AVE
2800 N
PETERSON AVE
6000 N
STEWA
RTAVE
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