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Milwaukee Avenue, the diagonal street that runs about 11 miles northwest-southeast between downtown and Superdawg Drive-In in the Norwood Park neighborhood, is Chicago's most important cycling street. It's got the highest ridership of any roadway in our city, and since it's the most direct route from the Loop to Wicker Park, Logan Square, and Avondale, some call it the "Hipster Highway."

Whizz, billed as the largest e-bike rental and subscription platform in the U.S., recently announced it will expand into Chicago with a partnership with DoorDash. Whizz launched in New York City in 2022 and was built specifically for delivery workers. The impetus for the platform was seeing how many gig workers, especially immigrants, face barriers to accessing low-cost, two-wheeled vehicles. Whizz itself was founded by immigrants, so they understood how hard it can be to start over in a new country.

• Ford E450 truck driver fatally struck woman, 33, Wednesday around 8 PM near Delany/Sunset in north-suburban Gurnee (NBC)

We talked about the Clark protected bike lane proposal in Uptown, the 25 mph speed limit campaign, and ideas to make traffic enforcement less regressive.

• "AI Speed Cameras On DuSable Lake Shore Drive? State Bill [sponsored by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-6th) Could Make It Happen" (Block Club)

Want to urge state legislators to properly fund Chicago-area transit during their spring 2025 session, so as to prevent drastic service cuts in 2026? The Active Transportation Alliance recommends going to the webpage "Support the Clean and Equitable Transportation Act!" to send letters to your state reps.

• There's a new sheriff in town. Maybe new 35th Ward alder Anthony Quezada can get PBLs installed northwest of the Logan Square traffic circle? (Block Club)

The Chicago Department of Transportation suggested converting a lane of car parking to make room for the shielded bikeways, shorten crossing distances, and calm traffic.

• WGN: "Chicago activating 16 new speed cameras [today] in effort to balance budget." That last part's accurate, but data shows the cams save lives.