Ariel Parrella-Aureli
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Mexican Independence Day caravan highlights immigration issues, Mexican pride
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"This is just a caravan, it’s not going to change the world, but we hope we can at least begin to change this consciousness and to understand that we need to be working together."
Bent wheels, slashed tires: Many bikes seized by CPD were badly damaged
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In many cases the cycles confiscated during protests have been handed over with severe -- and apparently intentional -- damage.
Ramirez-Rosa’s office recovers 22 more bikes CPD confiscated from racial justice protesters
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Recovery efforts to reunite cyclists with their bikes taken by police at protests this summer slowly continue as alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's 35th Ward office leads the charge.
After CPD seized more bikes at Loop protest, Safe Bike Chicago is offering donated cycles
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The group has raised more than $80,00 for people who lost their bikes at protests, and collected 42 cycles at a donation event last Sunday to replace confiscated ones.
Riders Highlight Need for Justice for Women Killed by State Violence
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A social justice unity ride for Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen bridged communities through cycling activism.
As city recovers, streets vendors can help boost local economy
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After about two months of no work due to the city’s regulations on street vendors amid the pandemic, Logan Square resident Caritina E. is happy to get back outside. The longtime street vendor, who sells sorbet ice cream cups and fresh coconuts, sits at her usual spot at Fullerton and Sacramento Avenues hoping to make […]
After cops seize bike marshals’ rides at protest, cycling community rallies behind them
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"We are not there to cause trouble," said a bike marshal. "We are there to stand as a barrier to protect our community members. It is a great message of unity.”
People flock to the reopened Bloomingdale while maintaining social distance
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The 606 is officially open now, but neighbors say thing aren't that different than last week, when many people were already using it illegally.
As city gets ready to reopen The 606, neighbors say Slow Streets need more signs
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Today the city announced that The 606 will reopen Monday, but neighbors are already using it. Meanwhile, the parallel Slow Street route is seeing issues with illegal cut-through traffic and speeding.
Chicago Ride of Silence honored fallen riders with an online memorial ceremony
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The event remembered the five people killed while biking in Chicago in the past year.
Open letter to a hit-and-run driver
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If you injure someone with your car, stopping to render aid is required by law, and it's the bare minimum required to qualify as a decent human being.
Can partnerships between transit and ride-hail help with post-pandemic recovery?
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A new Chaddick Institute study highlights how transit-ride-hail collaborations may be able to help agencies and companies bounce back.