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Cyclists would be able to ride both north and south on a one-way street in Edgewater under a proposal floated by the Chicago Department of Transportation.

Glenwood Avenue is a one-way street for vehicular traffic heading north. But the proposal calls for a contraflow—or against the flow of traffic—bike lane on Glenwood from Ridge to Carmen avenues.

The southbound bike lane would be in between the traffic lane and the parking lane. The northbound bike lane would be a shared lane with vehicle traffic.

The bike lane, requested by Ald. Harry Osterman (48th), would have pavement markings and be painted green in select spots, according toCDOT. Signs also would go up along the route. The project is expected to cost no more than $75,000, paid for with money each alderman gets to spend on projects and services in his or her ward, according to the city.

No parking spots would be eliminated as part of the project, a CDOT spokesman said. The project is in the design phase and set for construction in late 2015 or early 2016, he said.

Cyclists currently use the street as an alternative bike route to get to Clark Street and Broadway.

The contraflow bike route wouldn’t be the first one installed in the city.Others are located on Ardmore, Albion and Berteau avenues.