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Bronzeville Trail group announces plans to honor Black cycling great Major Taylor

By Cameron Bolton | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

In addition to the Bronzeville Trail Task Force's work to create an elevated walking, running, and biking path, the group wants to honor Black bike racing legend Marshall "Major" Taylor.

Waiting for the Red Line at the CTA's Wilson 'L' station. Photo: John Greenfield

MarySue Barrett weighs in on the state of transit: “Give me a reason to ride”

By MarySue Barrett | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

Attracting the workforce we need and treating riders with respect are non-negotiable starting points for improving the state of transit.

Test-riding e-bikes at an event hosted by Earth Rider Cycling in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Photo: Sharon Kaminecki

Ride Illinois and ATA launch campaign for a statewide e-bike incentive program

By Cameron Bolton | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

E-bikes could make cycling more practical and appealing to a much wider demographic, but as it stands the higher cost discourages some people from using them.

The ride in front of the MLK Legacy Apartments, at the site of King's Chicago apartment. Oboi Reed is in the white helmet; Khameron Townsend-Riley, is narrating. Photo: Equiticity

North Lawndale Racial Justice Ride pedaled in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps

By Cameron Bolton | Jan 18, 2023 | No Comments

On Monday the transportation equity nonprofit Equiticity held its annual North Lawndale Racial Justice Ride in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Passengers board the first post-storm Chicago-bound Capitol Limited train in Cleveland. Photo: Igor Studenkov

The Polar (Vortex) Express: Riding Amtrak during last week’s storm disruptions

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments

While Chicago polar vortex-related flight cancellations have been covered extensively on the news, Amtrak hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention.

DuSable LSD at Belmont Harbor. Image: Google Earth

City Nerd calls DuSable LSD the worst waterfront highway in North America

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2022 | No Comments

It's about time we stop letting our massive lakefront highway serve as a national embarrassment for Chicago.

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