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Two Chicago moms creating cycling community
Christina Hayford and Rebecca Resman lead kid-centric bike rides in Lakeview and Roscoe Village.
November 21, 2022
Retired CTA supervisor Kevin Majors has some advice for current leadership
Major's overall message was that CTA leadership needs to identify the systems weaknesses in terms of reliability, staffing, and safety, and attack them with a vengeance.
November 15, 2022
Chicago, Bike Grid Now plans Jamapalooza citywide bicycle meetup for World Car Free Day
Chicago, Bike Grid Now is organizing a Bike Bus convergence on the Loop in observance of World Car Free Day, September 22nd.
September 21, 2022
Commuters Take Action plans protest this Wednesday before CTA Board Meeting
Advocacy group Commuters Take Action is planning a protest for Wednesday September 14th. Streetsblog interviewed a member to learn more about the group and its plans for the protest.
September 12, 2022
What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands?
Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.
August 17, 2022
Lightfoot’s ex-deputy mayor of public security to John Kass: I pack heat on the CTA
This post also includes a discussion of Kass' history of writing anti-bike columns in the Chicago Tribune, plus his recent move to Indiana.
August 1, 2022
New group Chicago, Bike Grid Now! pushes for network of traffic-calmed side streets
Chicago, Bike Grid Now! is a new bike advocacy group in Chicago. Streetsblog Chicago sat down with two of the lead organizers to discuss the group's demands and their thoughts on the current advocacy landscape in Chicago.
July 29, 2022
Meet state rep, Chicago mayoral hopeful, and safe streets advocate Kam Buckner
Buckner caught my attention at the huge Safe Streets for All rally on June 13 in Lincoln Square and Uptown because he was one of the few Black people in attendance.
June 28, 2022
Mutiny at the meeting: Lakeview neighbors hijack Metra hearing to voice UP-N concerns
“We’ve been growing, gentrifying, changing the North Side, and you’re endangering everything we have done,” said one neighbor.
May 2, 2022
Biking on the Southwest Side with Southwest Collective
The Southwest Side of Chicago is known for its high levels of industry among residential areas. This makes cycling challenging, but come learn about a collective working improve conditions for walking and biking.
April 20, 2022
