Sweet sweet bike lanes in Chicago. Go Rahm go!

Kinzie Street: The First of Many Protected Bike Lanes for Chicago

In his campaign for mayor, Rahm Emanuel pledged to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. And in office, he set his sights high, aiming to construct 100 miles of protected bike lanes in his first term.

His team wasted no time. Chicago DOT installed the city’s first protected bike lane on Kinzie Street before Emanuel’s first 30 days in office were over. Leading Emanuel’s DOT is former Washington, DC DOT Commissioner Gabe Klein, who clearly understands the connection between safe streets and the health of a city.

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∞  12/02/11 at 08:28pm via streetfilms.org
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    This is really exciting! I hope it encourages more people to take their bikes to the streets for commuting. It looks...
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    Chicago begins its journey towards a true bicycle network - this is such encouraging news!
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    I’m jealous T___T why don’t they have these in California?!
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    Dear Victoria: learn from Chicago.
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    Kinzie Street: The First of Many Protected Bike Lanes for Chicago
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    GVOY (1:57 in red) Yeah buddy!
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    Sweet sweet bike lanes in Chicago. Go Rahm go!
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