He has pushed new programs and area development to
add bicycle lanes, a city bike rental program, and even separate traffic signals for cyclists along some popular routes.
The project aims to
add bicycle lanes; rehabilitate the pavement surface for up to 15 blocks to enhance bicycle ride comfort; modify the streetscape for one - side parking; update 16 intersections to make them comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and add curb extensions at several intersections.
Not exact matches
Imagine if the headline after former Mayor Richard M. Daley announced plans to
add more bike
lanes and bike racks had been: «Truck and bus drivers get nervous as
bicycles proliferate.»
The second - generation Toyota Safety Sense system, launching in the middle of next year on certain models,
adds a pre-collision system with day / night pedestrian protection and day
bicycle detection function,
lane - departure alert with steering assist,
lane - tracing assist, road sign assist and full - range dynamic radar cruise control (except on manual transmission cars and trucks) with enhanced forward recognition and acceleration / deceleration.
When Chicago
added a protected
lane and bike - specific traffic signals to Dearborn Street, stoplight compliance on
bicycles immediately rose from 31 percent to 81 percent.
There are a large number of
bicycle accidents, injuries, and fatalities every year in Chicago even though safety features like designated
bicycle lanes continue to be
added.