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CDOT shows preferred designs for bus stops beside protected bike lanes, committee raises accessibility concerns
Summary
Chicago Department of Transportation staff presented designs that separate pedestrians, raised bike lanes and bus loading areas using tactile directional indicators and detectable warning surfaces; committee members urged additional user testing with disability organizations and coordination with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.
Brad Topol, a CDOT streets program representative, presented design approaches for locations where raised or protected bike lanes run adjacent to bus stops. The presentation outlined treatments intended to separate pedestrian flows from bicycle traffic while leaving sufficient room for wheelchair ramp deployment and ADA maneuvers within bus loading areas.
Topol showed several configurations: a shared boarding area with a narrow boarding island and a raised bike lane at sidewalk level; a…
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