Protected Bike Lanes

Chicago topped  Bicycling  magazine's biennial list of the country's best cities for cyclists.

The new lanes are expected to be ready early next month.

The new curb-protected lanes will separate vehicles and bicycles with three-foot-wide concrete medians.

A scaled-back project will begin on schedule in the spring, Ald. John Arena said.

This year was an eventful one for the Northwest Side neighborhoods.

The scuttled proposal to create protected bike lanes would have reduced parking by 20 percent.

One proposal unveiled Wednesday would reduce on-street parking by 20 percent.

Two of the three plans include the reductions along a two-mile stretch on the Northwest Side.

It's intended to ease congestion around Union Station and is part of the Central Loop BRT project.

Researchers observed no crashes between bikes and cars after watching video of Chicago and other cities.

Mayor says city is halfway to adding 100 miles of wider lanes and lanes protected by a barrier by 2015.

Petitions from a Chicago police officer and a bike activist have different takes on a revamp plan.

City pushes "road diet," trimming lanes to install protection for cyclists, but neighbors weren't happy.

One cycling advocate said the city could do a better job clearing the bike lanes during winter storms.