Videos of Three Chicago Commutes
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Dave Schlabowske, Communications Director
This week there were three very different videos published of bicycle commuting south of the Cheddar Curtain. Taken as a group, I think they provide tremendous insight into the state of bicycle infrastructure in the United States and help to answer why less than one percent of people bike to work even though nearly half of the US population ride bicycles for recreation. They also illustrate what sort of political leadership is needed to get more universally attractive and convenient bikeways constructed.
The first video below is from the great crew at Streetfilms and shows off Chicago’s fab new protected bike lane on Kinzie Street. Protected bike lanes are the wave of the future for built-out urban centers where there just isn’t room or right of way to put in separated trails. By adding the flexible bollards and moving parking to the outside of the bike lane, protected lanes offer the kind of traffic experience most people who ride bicycles are looking for. In every instance where protected bike lanes have been installed, they have dramatically increased the number of people who ride bicycles for transportation.
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