tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post7481070992122698573..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: Meeting on CDOT Plan to put Bike Lanes on 55thchicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-1220210169282925512012-04-27T12:10:59.930-05:002012-04-27T12:10:59.930-05:00Unknown -
I agree with you, the project is fabulo...Unknown -<br /><br />I agree with you, the project is fabulous, and that without the engineering, the program won't work. It's the engineering that creates the safety measures and makes the rules clear on the street. Enforcement is primarily for those who think the rules aren't for real. Too bad, those kinds we will always have with us.Richard Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773215580457414540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-35684032861319934292012-04-26T17:34:03.582-05:002012-04-26T17:34:03.582-05:00I was the one in the audience who praised the proj...I was the one in the audience who praised the project, which I think is fabulous. While it was clear that pretty much everyone in the audience approved of the project, I think the main concerns being voiced were that this is just "engineering" and that what is really needed is enforcement (of crosswalks, of speed limits, etc). I completely disagree with that view. <br /><br />Enforcement is always fleeting, at best, while engineering is forever. By that I mean that a well engineered roadway makes it hard to speed, easy to cross, and reduces blind spots and conflict point at all times of day and nights. <br /><br />To use an example I gave last night, I often try to stop for folks trying to cross at the crosswalks on 55th st in the stretches without stop signs, but I am always worried that someone in the second lane will blow through the crosswalk (or worse, someone behind me will change lanes to do so). I always worry I am setting someone up to get pancaked. With the new design allowing only one through travel lane in each direction, a car stopping to allow someone to cross will force those behind to stop as well. With space in the median to take shelter, the pedestrian can get halfway across safely and then wait for someone travelling in the other direction to yield as well.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656692914994149394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-51675051608870536792012-04-26T09:03:49.448-05:002012-04-26T09:03:49.448-05:00Did anyone go to this meeting? Know when the 55th...Did anyone go to this meeting? Know when the 55th street protected bike lane is supposed to be installed?elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402752423642292065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-35469370777022981972012-04-26T08:14:42.637-05:002012-04-26T08:14:42.637-05:00I was at this meeting. While there was concern ab...I was at this meeting. While there was concern about some of the details, I did not hear one objection to the project per se. In fact, when someone in the audience praised the project, there was loud applause. For a public meeting in Hyde Park, this has got to be a first.<br /><br />CDOT said the work should start late spring/early summer this year.Richard Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773215580457414540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-818229177449297292012-04-23T18:56:58.311-05:002012-04-23T18:56:58.311-05:00I was excited to hear about these plans, and hope ...I was excited to hear about these plans, and hope they don't get sunk by people who are unwilling to give up the ability to speed on all the major streets in our part of town. Sadly, I can't come out to support it at this meeting, even though I work upstairs from it, due to an obligation downtown that evening.Eric Allix Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986356238650409976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-56237420212968854982012-04-23T17:48:34.745-05:002012-04-23T17:48:34.745-05:00Hurray! I have a love/hate relationship with 55th ...Hurray! I have a love/hate relationship with 55th for exactly this reason. Would love to have protected bike lane there.natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096862209150658930noreply@blogger.com