Here’s Where You Can Test Ride Scooters for Free This Weekend
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If you're going to try out one of these (potentially dangerous) gadgets, you'd better know what you're doing. Get tips from the pros at these kick-off events.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Neighborhoods
Far South Advocate Deloris Lucas Calls for a Divvy Community Benefit Agreement
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As the bike-share system prepares to expand citywide, Lucas wants to be sure that there will be auxiliary benefits for Far South Side residents.
Traffic Fiasco at Uber Driver Party Highlights Why Ride-Hailing Is Awful for Cities
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Uber drivers could have avoided an hour-long traffic delay if they'd been encouraged to take transit to the party.
Ready or Not, 10 Different Scooter Companies Hit the Streets Starting Saturday
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Will the scooters be an asset to Chicago's sustainable transportation network, or will they introduce a new set of dangers and annoyances to urban life? Only time will tell.
Drivers Struck Pedestrians on Ashland in Both Andersonville and Englewood Saturday
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The fact that two critical or fatal crashes took place on Ashland on the same day is not simply a coincidence -- street design played a role in these tragedies.
Dickens Greenway NIMBYs Are More Worried About Being Hit by Cyclists Than Drivers
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Residents are worried about the project bringing more "traffic" to the neighborhood, but they don't seem to grasp that, unlike car traffic, bike traffic is a good thing.