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Dearborn protected bike lane named America’s best

Dec 6, 2013 | by Active Trans

Nearly one year after the Dearborn Street protected bike lane’s opening in the Loop, the national advocacy group People for Bikes announced it as their pick for the top protected lane in the country on their Green Lane Project blog. 

In addition to the on-street markings, People for Bikes praised the bike traffic signals on Dearborn that have increased traffic light compliance from 31 to 81 percent for people biking.

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The Dearborn Street protected bike lane

Active Trans advocated for the Dearborn protected bike lane throughout the approval and construction process. Active Trans' Neighborhood Bikeways Campaign organized aldermanic support and circulated a petition signed by nearly 4,700 people in support of the Dearborn project.

Also on the People for Bikes top 10 list was the Milwaukee Avenue bike lane, coming in at number seven in the country.

Keep tabs on the Dearborn lane’s celebration on its Twitter page, and keep riding in these great bikeways right here in Chicago!