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Was looking at the peopleforbikes map for Chicago and was amused that they included O'Hare on it. Of course it's a high stress area for bikes.

Posted by . (aka liioulu) Jul 20 '23, 03:02

The area around the airport is mostly highway or highway like streets that approach the airport. There really is no place for bikes on them. And they are pretty stressful for car drivers as it is.

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I think the point of including it is because there should be a stress-free path for cyclists to get there and they want it noted. Many cities have to - Krusty Jul 20, 04:46 6
- who is taking their bike to the airport? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 20, 05:47 5
  - Employees? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 20, 05:58 1
    - ahh, duh for me -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 20, 05:59
  - Here people will cycle to LGA. If you only have a small bag or no bag it's not a problem. I'm sure 99% of people - Krusty Jul 20, 05:57 2
    - is there long term storage for them? I was more wondering where they would be left. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 20, 05:58 1
      - Yup. Covered bike parking is available at one of the terminals. LGA is a really nice airport now and I'm happy they added the -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 20, 06:00
bikes should really stay off runways. doesn’t seem prudent. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 04:16

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Was looking at the peopleforbikes map for Chicago and was amused that they included O'Hare on it. Of course it's a high stress area for bikes.

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