Comments on: Bike friendly neighborhoods, in Chicago and beyond http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/bike-friendly-neighborhoods-in-chicago-and-beyond/ Urban planning, cities, and transportation (especially bicycling) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:51:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Steven can plan – It’s 13°F right now in Chicago – what that means for bicycling http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/bike-friendly-neighborhoods-in-chicago-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-4565 Steven can plan – It’s 13°F right now in Chicago – what that means for bicycling Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:12:49 +0000 http://www.stevevance.net/planning/?p=236#comment-4565 [...] bicyclist rides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read more about winter biking in the coldest of the Bike Friendly Cities: iciclebicycle, or [...] [...] bicyclist rides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read more about winter biking in the coldest of the Bike Friendly Cities: iciclebicycle, or [...]

]]> By: Steven can plan – Comparing the Portland and Seattle bike plans http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/bike-friendly-neighborhoods-in-chicago-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-4472 Steven can plan – Comparing the Portland and Seattle bike plans Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:16:54 +0000 http://www.stevevance.net/planning/?p=236#comment-4472 [...] world as the United States’ premier bicycling city. The leading hobby magazine, Bicycling, identified Portland as such back in 1995 (according to their Bicycle Master Plan). As such, I was expecting their plan to be [...] [...] world as the United States’ premier bicycling city. The leading hobby magazine, Bicycling, identified Portland as such back in 1995 (according to their Bicycle Master Plan). As such, I was expecting their plan to be [...]

]]> By: Lee http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/bike-friendly-neighborhoods-in-chicago-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-4448 Lee Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:45 +0000 http://www.stevevance.net/planning/?p=236#comment-4448 I vote for Lakeview. There's enough traffic that cars almost always go slow. Streets are smaller-scaled, making bikers feel more at home. Destinations are densely packed together. It's adjacent to the Lakefront path. And it's surrounded by other bike-friendly neighborhoods, as opposed to being an island. Also several great bike shops, neighbors are welcoming and even the cops ride bikes. I know Logan Square has a big bike community, but I never think of it as being a friendly place for biking. Too many wide seas of pavement, which make it harder for drivers to spot bikers and encourage drivers to drive faster, and it's a bit spread-out. I vote for Lakeview. There’s enough traffic that cars almost always go slow. Streets are smaller-scaled, making bikers feel more at home. Destinations are densely packed together. It’s adjacent to the Lakefront path. And it’s surrounded by other bike-friendly neighborhoods, as opposed to being an island. Also several great bike shops, neighbors are welcoming and even the cops ride bikes.

I know Logan Square has a big bike community, but I never think of it as being a friendly place for biking. Too many wide seas of pavement, which make it harder for drivers to spot bikers and encourage drivers to drive faster, and it’s a bit spread-out.

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