Dickens Neighborhood Greenway

INTRODUCTION 43rd Ward - Alderman Smith Safe Streets for All Dickens Neighborhood Greenway

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! ! ! CLYBOURN and within Oz Park) Every Chicagoan has the right to travel safely ! ! Bloomingdale Trail WELLS and comfortably to the places they need to ! WILOW ! ∙ Bike lanes on Clybourn, Halsted & Lincoln go, whether they are walking, biking, taking ! KINGSBURY ! ! transit, or driving. Chicago’s Complete ! ∙ Lake Michigan and the Lakefront Trail ! Sedgwick NORTH North Streets Policy ensures that Chicagoans of all ! ! ! ! Damen ages and abilities have safe options as they ! ! MILWAUKEE travel on our streets. ! COMMUNITY OUTREACH ! ! ! ! LEGEND ! CDOT and the 43rd Ward have met with Proposed Routing Contraflow Lane Existing Bikeway ! Divvy Station representatives of a number of community STREETS FOR CYCLING stakeholders, including: PLAN   THE DICKENS NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT FUNDING ∙ Sheeld Neighborhood Association The Streets for Cycling Plan outlines a comprehensive network of bikeways to GREENWAY WILL... A federal grant will provide 80% of the funding ∙ Lincoln Central Association ensure all Chicagoans have access to safe for the project. ∙ RANCH Triangle bicycle infrastructure. It was developed aer ∙ Be a family-friendly bike route with safety extensive public outreach and analysis. improvements for people walking ∙ Lincoln Park High School WHAT ABOUT ARMITAGE? ∙ Provide a low-stress bicycle connection for ∙ St James Lutheran School those who are not comfortable on Armitage ∙ While there are bike lanes on Armitage, it is ∙ Active Transportation Alliance ∙ Encourage all users to travel at safe speeds a busy commercial street. Not everyone is VISION ZERO CHICAGO comfortable riding on Armitage. ∙ Chicago Parks District ∙ Armitage has much higher trac volumes Vision Zero is a citywide eort to eliminate WHY DICKENS? trac fatalities and serious injuries on than Dickens PROJECT TIMELINE ∙ Chicago’s streets. The Vision Zero Chicago ∙ A neighborhood bikeway on Dickens was ∙ Dickens would be a low-stress alternative for Action Plan commits to reducing trac ∙ Public Open House – May 2019 recommended by the Chicago Streets for people who prefer to slowly ride their bike crashes that cause death and serious injury Cycling Plan 2020 through an equitable distribution of on a quieter street ∙ Finalize Design – Summer/Fall 2019 resources and inclusive community ∙ Dickens is already a popular bicycle route ∙ Construction – Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 engagement. ∙ Those who prefer to ride their bike faster can within the neighborhood due to it’s low continue to do so on Armitage trac volumes Dickens Neighborhood Greenway

NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS 43rd Ward - Alderman Smith What are Neighborhood Common Features of Neighborhood Greenways Greenways? PAVEMENT MARKINGS WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PEDESTRIAN BUMPOUTS Bike routes on low-stress residential streets Provide family-friendly, safe, and comfortable connections for people biking and walking

Are appropriate for people of all ages and abilities to ride a bike on, whether they are 8 years old or 80 years old

Feature trac calming elements to slow vehicle tra c, making the street safer for ∙ Helps guide bicyclists along the route ∙ Communicates to all street users that this is a ∙ Reduces the distance people must walk to cross neighborhood residents and visitors, designated bikeway the street ∙ Reminds motorists that bicycle travel is prioritized whether they are walking, biking, or driving ∙ Guides bicyclists to nearby destinations ∙ Helps make pedestrians more visible to motorists ∙ Better organizes the street so everyone has a place Serve as an alternative to biking on busier ∙ Encourages slower motor vehicle speeds through an intersection arterial streets and oen provide connections to schools, parks, trails, BIKEFRIENDLY SPEED HUMPS CONTRAFLOW BIKE LANES RAISED CROSSWALKS shopping, and other local destinations

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∙ This family-friendly project would reduce the speed limit to 20 MPH on Dickens Avenue ∙ 20 MPH is a more appropriate speed for a residential street ∙ When combined with trac calming elements, reducing the speed limit will encourage everyone travel to at safer, more consistent speeds ∙ Comfortable to ride a bike over ∙ Provides continuity in the bikeway network ∙ Helps make pedestrians more visible to motorists as they cross the street ∙ Slower vehicle speeds are ∙ Slows motor vehicle trac ∙ Allows bicyclists to safely ride in both directions in an organized manner on one-way streets ∙ Encourages safer, more consistent travel speeds essential to reducing fatal and ∙ Encourages safer, more consistent travel speeds serious injury crashes ∙ Helps reduce vehicle speeds on overly wide streets ∙ Can be installed at intersections or midblock by narrowing the travel lane crossings Dickens Neighborhood Greenway

BIKING ON DICKENS 43rd Ward - Alderman Smith Dickens Neighborhood Greenway

DICKENS/LINCOLN/CLEVELAND INTERSECTION 43rd Ward - Alderman Smith Existing Conditions Concept 1 Bus Stop relocated to north side of Dickens to improve transit operations

Right turns restricted from Cleveland allow for a shorter crossing distance for people walking

New concrete bumpouts

Contraflow bike lane

Bike turn box to help bicyclists turn left from Dickens to Lincoln

Bike boxes Bus Stop relocated to south side of Dickens to improve transit operations Concept 2 Bus Stop relocated to north side of Dickens to improve transit operations

Right turns restricted from Cleveland and Lincoln allow for a shorter crossing distance for people walking

New concrete bumpouts

Contraflow bike lane

Let us know what you think. Bike turn box to help bicyclists turn left Where do you have trouble crossing this intersection? Bike boxes Where do you feel unsafe? What features from each concept to you like? Bus Stop relocated to south side of Dickens to improve Use the numbers at each corner to describe what features you like from each concept. transit operations