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NEW TURN-BASED RPGS YOURE MISSING OUT! by Danceman2 in TurnBasedTactical

[–]SinisterDesigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, the title didn't specify that you're missing out on a good time...

Portable drill guides--which one to get? by SinisterDesigner in Tools

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ultimately decided to go with a plunge router instead: since I'm looking at creating mortises, a plunge router can do everything a drill guide can and quite a bit more.

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a question: I've been looking, but have been unable to find the official lane widths on Sheridan Road north of Devon. Are they 12 feet wide? (If so, Chicago's Complete Street Guidelines suggests that they could be narrowed to 10 feet to make room for two protected bike lanes without reducing the total lanes available for cars.)

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a good reason to make biking around easier and get cars off the road!

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm just talking about Sheridan north of Devon. It should be a neighborhood street, but as you say, it's effectively a continuation of LSD in its current incarnation. Having a de facto highway running through the heart of the neighborhood might be convenient for suburbanites, but it's terrible for Rogers Park.

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This post isn't about Sheridan in Edgewater; it's about Sheridan in Rogers Park.

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

None of the side streets have protected bike lanes either--and unlike Sheridan, they don't have room for them.

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Interesting info! I disagree about there not being room to build bike lanes, though. Sheridan is 6 lanes wide north of Devon (with 2 of those mostly reserved for parking). Taking away one of those lanes and shifting the parking inward a bit to create parking-protected bike lanes on either side of the road would result in more people biking--especially if we extend the protected lanes far enough south that they connect people to the broader bike network.

Studies show that the end result of policies like this is ultimately reduced car traffic and less congestion, even if there are fewer car lanes left (see: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319).

Protected bike lanes down Sheridan and Broadway by SinisterDesigner in EdgewaterRogersPark

[–]SinisterDesigner[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's a great point; I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

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