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Someone Quietly Decorated West Town’s Protected Bike Lanes And Cyclists Are Loving It

A holiday vigilante (or vigilantes) brought Christmas cheer to bike lane bollards along Milwaukee Avenue near Augusta Boulevard and Erie Street.

Hannah Alani
2:00 PM CST on Dec 10, 2019
Bike lane bollards were decorated this week in West Town.
Hannah Alani / Block Club Chicago
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WEST TOWN — Someone decorated protected bike lane bollards in West Town and River West — and people are loving it.

A holiday vigilante (or vigilantes) brought Christmas cheer to bollards along Milwaukee Avenue near Augusta Boulevard and Erie Street.

Cyclists heading to and from work started spotting the bells and sparkly gold and white tinsel this week.

Credit: Hannah Alani / Block Club Chicago
Bike lane bollards were decorated this week in West Town.

It’s not clear who’s responsible for the decorations. On social media, some cyclists and Twitter accounts dedicated to cycling showed their gratitude by sharing photos of the bollards.

Credit: Hannah Alani/Block Club Chicago
A cyclist rides past a decorate bollard on a Milwaukee Avenue protected bike lane.

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Hannah Alani

hannah@blockclubchi.org

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