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Las mujeres del taller Bwindi Women Bicycle Enterprise Shop (BWBES) en frente de un contenedor de bicicletas. Foto: BWBES

¿Cómo llegan las bicicletas de Chicago al otro lado del mundo?

By Ruth Rosas | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

La directora de la Escuela de Enfermería de Bwindi habló sobre cómo las bicicletas donadas por la tienda comunitaria Working Bikes de Chicago ayudan a empoderar a las mujeres jóvenes en el suroeste de Uganda.

Women from the Bwindi Women Bicycle Enterprise Shop in front of a container of bikes. Photo: BWBES

How do bicycles from Chicago’s Working Bikes community shop end up across the world?

By Ruth Rosas | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

The director of Bwindi Nursing School discussed how bicycles donated by Chicago’s Working Bikes community shop help empower young women in southwest Uganda.

Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030

By John Greenfield | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.

The aftermath of the West Ridge crash: The roof of the bus shelter, and the BMW next to the wall of Rosehill Cemetery. Image: ABC Chicago

BMW driver killed Concepcion Lopez, 82, at bus stop on Peterson Ave. in West Ridge

By John Greenfield | May 12, 2022 | No Comments

Peterson is a five-lane speedway, bus stop fatalities are common in Chicago, and BMW drivers are the motorists most likely to get in crashes.

Waiting for a light on a sidewalk-level bike lane in Vienna, which appears to have a seamless network of car-separated bikeways. Photo: John Greenfield

A tale of two cities: What cycling in Vienna and Budapest reminded me about Chicago

By John Greenfield | May 4, 2022 | No Comments

Comparing Budapest and Vienna offers more evidence that if Chicago wants to mainstream cycling, we've got to build a citywide network of connected, protected bikeways.

Platform screen doors on the Copenhagen Metro. Photo: Wikipedia

Another person was pushed onto ‘L’ tracks. It’s time for CTA to pilot platform barriers.

By John Greenfield | Apr 6, 2022 | No Comments

CTA workers and riders shouldn't have to worry that they might wind up being pushed onto the third rail, or in the path of an oncoming train.

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