Milwaukee Avenue Spoke Route Project Project Overview Limits: Milwaukee Avenue - Kinzie Street to Elston Avenue • Length: 0.85 Miles CDOT will begin work in 2013 on the Milwaukee Avenue Spoke Route Project. This project will feature barrier/buffer protected bike lanes, increased bike parking and improved pedestrian crossings. The new Milwaukee Avenue design will complement Chicago’s future Bike Share System and highlight the corridor as a complete street by improving transportation options for all roadway users. Project Data • 638 reported crashes (2006 - 2011) - 15 serious injury crashes - 1 fatal crash • 12,000 vehicles per day 470 N. Milwaukee Ave - Existing Conditions - 30% exceeding the speed limit • Bicyclists represent over 40% of traffic during peak hours 25.5’ 25.5’ Highlights TRAVEL / PARKING LANE TRAVEL / PARKING LANE • Barrier/Buffer protected bike lanes RIGHT-OF-WAY51’ • High-visibility pedestrian crosswalks • On-street bike parking • Roadway resurfaced Avenue Elston Bicyclist Improvements Chicago Avenue • Barrier/Buffer protected bike lane in both directions on Chicago’s busiest street for bicycling • Improved bike facilities to complement Chicago Bike Share • Increased bike parking throughout the corridor 1.5’ 1.5’ BUFFER BUFFER 7’ 4’ BUFFER2’ 11’ 11’ BUFFER2’ 7’ PARKING BIKE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE 4’BIKE PARKING LANE LANE Pedestrian Improvements Halsted Street Grand Avenue • High-visibility continental crosswalks at RIGHT-OF-WAY51’ all intersections • Shortened pedestrian crossing distances Kinzie Street Motorist Improvements Milwaukee Avenue Project PARKING PARKING • Milwaukee Ave to be resurfaced 2013 Proposed Project • Increased separation from bicyclists Existing Bikeway • Safer travel lane widths Desplaines Street • Improved traffic signal design For additional information, please email the Department of Transportation at [email protected], or visit www.cityofchicago.org/transportation Milwaukee Avenue Spoke Route Project Project Overview Limits: Milwaukee Avenue - Kinzie Street to Elston Avenue • Length: 0.85 Miles EXISTING CONDITIONS PROPOSED CONDITIONS 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ PARKING8’ 5’BIKE TRAVEL13’ LANE TRAVEL13’ LANE 5’BIKE PARKING8’ PARKING7’ BUFFER 5’BIKE BUFFER TRAVEL10’ LANE TRAVEL10’ LANE BUFFER 5’BIKE BUFFER PARKING7’ LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE 52’ RIGHT-OF-WAY52’ RIGHT-OF-WAY PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING Hubbard Street to Ohio Street 3’ 4’ 7’ BUFFER 11’ 11’ 9’ BUFFER 7’ PARKING8’ 6’BIKE TRAVEL12’ LANE TRAVEL12’ LANE 6’BIKE PARKING8’ BIKE LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE PARKING BIKE LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE LANE 52’ RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT-OF-WAY52’ PARKING PARKING PARKING Erie Street to Morgan Street For additional information, please email the Department of Transportation at [email protected], or visit www.cityofchicago.org/transportation.