Where Do You Want Bike Lanes, Parking and Paths in Evanston?

What are your gripes about biking in Evanston? Suggestions for improvement? Questions about bike lanes and bike routes?

The city is seeking all of the above via an interactive map, where citizens can pinpoint locations for bike lanes, parking, paths, routes or even areas where biking shouldn't be allowed.

Residents are also sharing their comments on trouble spots for bikers in the city. Below is a sampling of what your neighbors are saying. Share your thoughts in the comments or with the city online through Dec. 6.

The intersection at McCormick, Emerson and the bike path is not good for pedestrians or cyclist. The signals do not allow enough time to cross Emerson, vehicle to cross walk sight lines are not good for turning traffic and curb cuts are not aligned well with paths.Allowing a bike connection to McDaniel at this intersection would greatly improve access to NW Evanston, Skokie, Old Orchard and western Wilmette.

Increase bike parking capacity around Central St. Metra station.
Pavement on Sheridan Road along Northwestern University is poor. This stretch might be a candidate for reduced motor vehicle lanes and added bike lanes.

Designate Ridge north of Emerson a bike route as it ties directly into the bike lanes on Sheridan at Isabella and carries considerable bike traffic 7 days a week.

Put Green Bay Road on a diet reducing it from 4 lanes to 2 lanes with curb bike lanes. In Wilmette Green Bay Road is now only 2 lanes.
Routes that are safe for cycling into NW Evanston are limited to Dodge-to-Bridge street and the McCormick bike path. The bike path however, is too dark at night and thus feels unsafe. Could Green Bay and/or Ridge accommodate cyclists?

Enforcement of speed limits and stops on bike path are needed. As I started to step into the street at Church and Sherman I was almost run down by a bike going very fast.

Chicago ave is an ideal north-south route with many commercial destinations and plenty of off-street parking. Can we take out on-street parking and put in a bike lane? Chicago Ave ought to be more pedestrian friendly to suit transit-oriented development.

Main Street is a connector route and also has many commercial destinations. It does not seem to need as much on street parking between Ridge and Dodge as is currently provided. Take it away, add a bike lane, and where the street narrows or where you need the parking, make it a shared lane.

Put Sheridan Road from the Chicago city limits north to South Boulevard on a diet reducing it from 4 lanes to 2 lanes with curb bike lanes. Sheridan Road north of South Boulevard is only 2 lanes.

Chute Middle School needs safe bicycle routes to its campus.
Tie the south end of the Dodge bike lanes to the Howard/Hartrey Jewel Target mall via Brummel St and a Ped/Bike entrance through the existing barrie at Hartrey/Brummel

We have a wonderful bike path along the lakefront. We need signs to get pedestrians and joggers to use the foot paths next to the lake. Also, I would like to see the bike path extended from Lee St. and the Lakefront, south to South Blvd. Make the sidewalk on Sheridan road a shared path for bikes and people.

It is not safe to bicycle to Heartwood Center after dark--the traffic speeds at Dempster and Dodge are too high, and the whole west end neighborhood is overwhelmingly car-centric. Evanston Plaza is a horrible example of land use, what with its paved-over-ugliness for parking that is never used. Ugh. It needs to be dug up, and turned into a park with trees.