First it was the "Maggie boxes" restricting traffic movement and hindering emergency responses.
And as a commentator pointed out, Rahm's push for more bike lanes is having the same effect. As former four-lane streets suddenly become one lane of traffic headed in each direction, response times are going to rise, fender benders are going to increase and first responders are going to be blamed once again for the complete lack of planning on the part of idiot politicians.
And that doesn't even take into consideration the winter months when the plows can't effectively clear the streets, piling snow in the bike lanes and tearing out the PVC pipes in the pavement. And the freeze/thaw cycle really ought to have a field day with all the new holes made in the road - Chicago asphalt has a notoriously short half life as it is. We can only imagine it's getting even shorter with these miles of bike lanes.
And as a commentator pointed out, Rahm's push for more bike lanes is having the same effect. As former four-lane streets suddenly become one lane of traffic headed in each direction, response times are going to rise, fender benders are going to increase and first responders are going to be blamed once again for the complete lack of planning on the part of idiot politicians.
And that doesn't even take into consideration the winter months when the plows can't effectively clear the streets, piling snow in the bike lanes and tearing out the PVC pipes in the pavement. And the freeze/thaw cycle really ought to have a field day with all the new holes made in the road - Chicago asphalt has a notoriously short half life as it is. We can only imagine it's getting even shorter with these miles of bike lanes.