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Bicycling

What’s going on with Divvy availability? Let’s look at the data.

Apple Maps street view of one side of the Kedzie-Belmont intersection showing the lack of room for cycling and deplorable sidewalk conditions.

New bike lane plan for Belmont and Kedzie still falls short

Looking southeast at Leland and Western around the time of the crash in 2019. The pothole is in the center of the image, and the Divvy station is visible at the top of the image. Image provided by Erron Fisher.

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Illinois court expands a city’s liability to injured bicyclists

Photo of a bus stop boarding island on Milwaukee Avenue at Carpenter Street.

Chicago needs to ramp up the number of bus stop boarding islands

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Here’s where CDOT could pilot real protected intersections to keep cyclists safe