Active Trans Asks Wicker Park / Bucktown Residents to Support Bike Lanes on Milwaukee
Last night, the advocacy organization hosted a gathering to encourage local residents to advocate for the bike lanes.
June 30, 2017
Ride Your Bike: Remembering Fallen Cyclist Blaine Klingbenberg One Year Later
In 2016, Chicago garnered the number one spot in Bicycling Magazine’s 50 Best Bikes Cities. The same year there were six bike fatalities. It seemed like Ghost Bikes memorials were being installed every other week, leaving many in the cycling community wondering just how bike-friendly Chicago streets actually were. One of the six lives lost was Bakersfield, California native Blaine “Beezy” Klingenberg, who was 29 years old.
June 23, 2017
Englewood Line Trail Could Create Recreation and Job Opportunities for Residents
The Englewood Line Nature Trail, a proposed two-mile elevated greenway, would run along an unused rail embankment between 58th and 59th streetsm from Hoyne to Wallace avenues.
January 13, 2017
Street Harassment and Sexual Violence Are Mobility Issues
Incidents of sexual harassment represent a challenge to a woman's right to travel safely and freely through public space.
January 5, 2017
Chicago’s “For Women Only, Duh” Rides Create a Safe Space for Female Cyclists
The group provides opportunities to ride bikes and hang out without having to deal with the sexism and harassment female cyclists often encounter.
December 20, 2016
“The Untokening” Was a Frank Discussion of the Livable Streets Movement’s Equity Challenges
When mobility-related social justice issues, such as gentrification and police abuse, come up, it often makes relatively privileged people uncomfortable.
December 14, 2016
Black Leaders Discuss Their Efforts to Promote Equity in Mobility Advocacy
Conference brought together bike and pedestrian advocates of color from around the country.
December 1, 2016