Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 1
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• Active Trans: “Superheroes for better streets: Honoring transportation champions at the Movers and Shakers Ball”. Read SBC’s take on the inspiring evening here.
• Allan Mellis, a regular at the old Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meetings hosted by CDOT at City Hall, recently passed away at 81 (Block Club)
• A veiled attack on SBC in a Tribune editorial on the Archer Avenue project by Editorial Page Editor Chris Jones, who previously called John a “harasser of other journalists”
• Univision coverage of the Archer controversy in Spanish: “Bike lanes in Brighton Park: Businesses cite impact while alderman highlights improvements and prior process”
• Block Club corrected their misleading headline about the Archer traffic safety project yesterday. Fox Chicago needs to do the same today.
• “New Plans For Possible South Loop Sox Park Revealed? Not So Fast, Says Amtrak” (Block Club)
• “March into May on the CTA and Get to All the Best Events Around Town”
• The City of Chicago’s official tourism website thinks you might enjoy the Chicago World Naked Bike Ride, Sat. 7/11. Their article includes lots of other fun cycling options.
On November 12, SBC launched our 2026 fund drive to raise $50K through ad sales and donations. That will complete this year’s budget, at a time when it’s tough to find grant money. Big thanks to all the readers who have chipped in so far to help keep this site rolling to the end of 2026! Currently, we’re at $32,626 with $17,374 to go, ideally by the end of May.
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– John Greenfield, editor
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