So this
@Porsche
delivery thinks I’m going to move so they can unload in the
@DesplainesBkLn
They are wrong. It’s a nice ass day and I got nowhere to be.
@AldReilly
Ladies and gentlemen we have ourselves another standoff
@ClintonBikeLn
I’m not moving
@USPS
y’all need to back up and vacate the bidirectional bike lane.
@AldReilly
A garbage truck driver of 17 years asked me how much space he’s legally required to give bicyclists. When I told him 3 feet, he responded:
“That’s not enough space”
Hey
@imperfect_foods
our database shows your company continues to be a repeat bike lane obstructor. We've reached out multiple times & still no improvements. What gives? If someone is killed going around your illegally parked vehicles, are you prepared for the legal implications?
Totally asked this parking enforcement aid to ticket the person parked in the Wabash bike lane. He nodded at me and then… he DID!!! There wasn’t even a person in it!
On 12/11 at 6:48 am a distracted driver drove onto the median at Balbo & LSD and crashed into the light pole and Gerardo's memorial ghost bike. Even though this intersection has proven deadly, it's been almost a month and the light pole has not been replaced.
1/-
Hey
@chicagosmayor
parking in bike lanes so you can get doughnuts means you value doughnuts over the lives of bicyclists. A RECORD NUMBER OF CYCLISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING YOUR TERM. We need a mayor that leads by example. This ain’t it.
Holy shit! These two drivers park in the 2 way
@ClintonBikeLn
EVERY DAMN DAY. Today I nonchalantly asked a parked cruiser full of cops if they could ticket them. I assumed they’d brush me off…BUT THEY DID! 2 tickets served.
We’ll bike friends it appears we’re winning this. Ramps are getting packed up.He asked me to back up. No. Not happening. I’m not making this more convenient for you. Go around the block if you have to.
I think the funniest part of all of this was just how long the delivery driver sat in the car waiting for me to move. It’s as if he didn’t think I was blocking his illegal delivery on purpose. Oh honey.
HEADS UP: a gate has been installed on the 41st street access bridge to the LFT. It’s our understanding this will be locked around 11pm daily. This can be a real safety hazard at night & block people who rely on the lake front trail for their transit method. 1/-
.
@JamesCappleman
who is the alder where 3 yo Lily Grace was killed could not attend today’s rally for safe streets because he receives more messages about the viaduct than safe biking needs. He also pointed to being hit while walking in a bike lane under a dark viaduct as reason
There’s nothing more infuriating than a company parking illegally in front of a memorial and the driver shrugging it off by saying “my company tells us to park like this in their training sessions”
@UPS
Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes. Sharrows are not bike lanes.
To the family & friends of the cyclist killed this morning: Please know there is a community that is grieving with you. We recognize it could have been us. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out and help spread the word. Her life mattered.
Today is the one year anniversary of Gerardo being hit by a driver who ran a red light on Lakeshore. His ghost bike has been reinstalled after also being hit.
We need elected officials that prioritize people over cars. Today is Election Day. PLEASE GET OUT & VOTE TODAY.
People biking in Chicago are being killed 2x as frequently as previous years. I personally deal with those deaths, talk with the families, and have to internalize the horrible details.
@McLarenChicago
parking legally is not a ‘holy war’, it’s simply caring for other human beings.
He then proceeded to inform me that there’s nothing between him and his truck and people in bike lanes.
“If they’re going to keep putting bike lanes on busy streets they should have concrete separation or something”
This is why “just go around” isn’t a realistic option when people park in bike lanes. The likelihood of a driver coming up behind you speeding, distracted, or full of road rage is more common than you think.
Yikes! I have seen a lot of crashes but this might be the worst damage I’ve seen to a vehicle. One vehicle split in half length-wise closing SB Pulaski at 59th St. No word yet on the severity of injuries. Sometimes “at a high rate of speed” doesn’t quite cover it.
Received an email from someone who accidentally parked in a bike lane & received a parking ticket.
Driver explained they’re upset they unknowingly endangered the biking community.
They’re now trying to improve the bike lane design💚🚲✊
Sidewalks on BOTH sides of the bike lane! Removes dooring risk AND provides space for people to stand and unload when they’re getting out of their cars.
Making progress but dude keeps telling me I need to back up so he can back up. Honey no. Not happening. You’re not going to back up and rip out all the brand new bollards.
@rickperlstein
@LoriLightfoot
Isn’t it weird that an all time record high of pedestrians and cyclists have been getting killed by drivers in Chicago? It’s also weird that if you get hit at 40mph you have an 85% chance of being killed. It’s almost like there’s a correlation to public safety.
HELP NEEDED NOW: A pro-life group uses the
@DesplainesBkLn
to harass people going to the women’s clinic. They’ve amped up in recent months. Police keep letting them do this. The clinic is asking
#bikechi
for help & to come here now. Desplaines & Washington
No less than 3 of our volunteers have been hit in the last couple of weeks - all while coming or going to advocate for making Chicago streets safer for bicyclists. I feel like it’s just a matter of time before one of us are killed biking.
Hey
@ABC7Chicago
this is why we refuse to do interviews with you. We talked to your management and they promised they would resolve this. Why are your staff still blocking bike lanes and asking to do stories about bicyclists being killed. Pick a team.
I just spent the entirety of every spare hour I had this last week talking to reports and dealing with the aftermath of 2 children killed on the streets of chicago. I’ve had it. Someone come help
@USPS
back their truck out of the bike lane. He apparently doesn’t know how.
It took Chicago Police 5 years to make an arrest on a hit & run that killed a bicyclist - even through they had video footage of the crash showing a van WITH THE COMPANY’S PHONE NUBER PLASTERED DOWN THE SIDE!
Semi’s shouldn’t be used to restock a 7-11. Imagine if USPS used semi’s to deliver mail to each residence. Stores require companies to make products small enough to fit on store shelves. Cities can require companies to use vehicles that are small enough to fit in parking spots.
Delivery driver keeps saying he’s not going to argue with me as he keeps communication at me trying to argue why he should be able to finish unloading in the bike lane. No sir. Just no.
There’s been another crash at Balbo and lakeshore drive. Someone hit the light pole. Gerardo’s ghost bike and the pole are in the middle of the street.
And giving credit where credit is due,
@ChicagoDOT
recently repaired flex posts here
@Porsche
dealer thinks their precious delivery is more important than allowing cyclists to use the lane. Dude barely fit. I wonder if he’s just going to run them over.
Everyone in this video was charged zero dollars to bike/walk on the freeway today.
Other cities change around $100 per person to attend stuff like this.
1- Gerardo Marciales was killed at this intersection. In Feb a driver ran a red light from the left turn lane & went straight. 3 intersections along Lakeshore are currently under construction. Pedestrian medians are being widened & work is being done to force left lane to turn.
Attending a meeting about extending the 606 trial for bikes and pedestrians. Was treated by numerous car parked on the raised bike lane.
@bikelaneuprise
All of these are illegally parked in bike lanes. All of these are just blocks from where two people have been killed biking on Milwaukee. Zero fucks given
@ChicagoDOT
@AldermanBurnett
@ChicagoOIG
Gonna say it louder for the people in the back: biking more than doubled in Chicago in just 5 years. IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WOULD BIKE IF IT WERE ACTUALLY SAFE
Yesterday, I shut down an illegal
@HolidayInn
construction crew. For 2 hours, I stood in the bike lane between their semi & fork lift. Companies have been conditioned that bike lanes can be used at their disposal. They will continue to illegally use bike lanes until that changes.
[ BICYCLIST HIT ] by a driver on the lakefront trail. Transported to the hospital. Not sure how bad their injuries are but their bike & the damage on the car are pretty ominous. THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN WARNING WOULD HAPPEN.
Want to practice loading your bike onto a bus? There’s a practice version outside
@chicagocta
headquarters. Location: Jefferson, just south of Lake. It’s a bit tucked in behind the pillar, but trust us, it’s there.
Hey
@ChristyWebberCo
a while ago you said you were going to resolve the issue of your staff illegally blocking bike lanes. Milwaukee Ave is the deadliest street for bicyclists & your staff use the curbed bike lane to fill up water tanks from city hydrants.
Hey
@pepsi
and
@USDOT
should this person be allowed to hold a commercial driver’s license when they are willfully putting the bike community in danger like this?
DANGEROUS WAVES: Don't let this happen to you. Strong winds are causing high waves to pound the shoreline along Lake Michigan. Stay off the the lakefront trail.
Well this is a first! A bar in DC is reporting bike lane obstructions. Normally it’s the other way around where bars obstruct bike lanes or prevent them from from being built. Thank you
@reliabletavern
This is the intersection Gerardo was killed. The same behavior that killed Gerardo still persists. People are acting as guerrilla crossing guards so folks can cross the street safely. POLICE ARE PRESENT & DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT DRIVERS RUNNING LIGHTS ALMOST HITTING THEM.
#chiredlightaction
It's way past time for drivers to start respecting red lights. Today we force them to. So may red light runners already. And nobody knows what a stop line means.