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This Saturday, October 5th, Working Bikes, a nonprofit founded by Lee Ravenscroft and Amy Little in 1999, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The group is dedicated to providing bicycles to anyone that needs them, whether it be right here in Chicago or across the globe. Working Bikes has grown exponentially since its foundation, with many volunteers, staff, partners, and supporters. Ahead of the anniversary party, Streetsblog asked Ravenscroft and Little how they feel about this milestone.

• Check out CDOT's new Transportation Demand Management Strategies forTransit-served Developments report

She gave the keynote speech at Friday's A Big Tent Urbanist Coalition Meetup at the Climate Action Museum.

• Passenger killed, 2 injured, building struck around 1:58 AM near 55th/Pulaski in McKinley Park following police chase after reportedly spotting weapons (ABC)

It's not a legitimate subject for investigation, any more-so than the news item, "Merchants say Bigfoot exists."

• Wake us up when September ends: The deadline for closing Chicago's Greyhound station got moved to 10/20. What's happening now? (CNN, MSN)

At the "Save the Hole" guerrilla concert, sustainable transportation prankster Michael Burton and his band Urban Spaceman turned CDOT's traffic circle crater into a mosh pit.

Pace riders may get more evening and weekend service in 2025 – but it will be another month before they’ll see any details on what that might look like.

• Berwyn Neighborhood Greenway connecting Lakefront Trail to North Shore Channel Trail almost complete (Block Club)