Illinois DOT Blocks Protected Bike Lanes on Many Chicago Streets Until 2014

An interesting example of state DOT interference in local street safety policy, from our team in Chicago…
At IDOT's insistence, this part of Jackson Boulevard was left with a buffered bike lane instead of the originally proposed protected bike lane.
Last month we noted that the Illinois Department of Transportation prevented the installation of a protected bike [...]

Source: http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/02/05/idot-blocks-protected-bike-lanes-on-several-chicago-streets-until-2014/

Jim Clark† Kevin Cogan Peter Collins