Dearborn in Chcago at night!

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I just read where Chicago replaced a lane on Dearborn Rd for 1.2 miles with 2-way bike lanes. We should do this - say between Van Buren and McDowell! To quote:

"Created at a cost of $450,000, the two-way protected bike lane that was created by removing a car lane features bike traffic signals, signs instructing pedestrians to "look both ways," and a 3-foot wide buffer between the bike lanes and the adjacent parking lane, reports Jon Hilkevitch in the Chicago Tribune. As Rotenberk explains, "[t]he major goals of the redesign include slowing down the approximately 13,100 vehicles a day that use the 1.15-mile Dearborn corridor and enhancing pedestrian safety, yet also improving traffic flow, said Commissioner Klein, who often bikes to work."