Mayor Brandon Johnson calls more Chicago protected bike lanes ‘ultimate goal,’ touts milestone

Mayor Brandon Johnson calls more Chicago protected bike lanes ‘ultimate goal,’ touts milestone

When Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sky blue Divvy bike rolled along Milwaukee Avenue Tuesday morning, it passed over a milestone. The River West infrastructure project that the mayor pedaled on marks the 100th mile of bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure built by his administration, he announced Tuesday. And the new protected lane connecting the Northwest Side to downtown — marked by concrete barriers, neon green-painted cycling paths, bus load…