![]() Officers have begun ticketing drivers and warning people not to park there, Blakemore said. It’s been a problem on most weekends since October, she said. RELATED: Life And Death In Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane Credit: Provided Drivers park on both sides of the bike lane in the 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue on March 15, 2023.Ĭlaire Blakemore, who lives across the street, has reported more than 20 cars parked in the bike lane on 13 days since January, she said. ![]() Only the bike lane on the north side of the street has bollards, and they do not extend the entire stretch of Milwaukee. The bike curbs, set to be installed from Addison to Irving Park Road, would alleviate illegal parking and make the area safer, neighbors and bicyclists have said.ĭrivers still illegally park in the painted bike lane on the south side of the street, particularly in evenings and on weekends, frustrating neighbors, bicyclists and business owners. The 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue near North Kilbourn Avenue - which has seen two cyclists killed since 2019, car crashes, illegal parking and ongoing construction - has been set to receive concrete curb barriers since the second half of 2022 as part of the city’s bike safety upgrade to the area - but less than half of the Milwaukee stretch has completed barriers. ![]() OLD IRVING PARK - Neighbors and business owners near an infamous Northwest Side intersection want city leaders to finish installing the area’s concrete-protected bike lanes and crack down on illegally parked drivers.
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