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Celebrate Chicago’s best bicycling season with Ride Illinois’ family-friendly September event series

Nine of the 15 rides scheduled across Illinois are taking place in Chicagoland, including two within the city of Chicago.

September 7, 2023

At Bike the Drive, Mayor Johnson promises better walk/bike/transit, riders thrill to a less car-centric DLSD

Mayor promises "abundant access to safe active transportation options", residents love biking DLSD largely without motor vehicle traffic

September 5, 2023

Baha’i hopes: Advocates help win funding for study on connecting the N. Shore Channel Trail with lakefront

Filling in a 1.5-mile gap in the North Shore Channel Trail would connect it with the lakefront and other North Shore bikeways.

September 1, 2023

Envision Unlimited is bringing its adaptive cycling program to Sunday’s Bike the Drive

Tricycles, tandems and duet bikes will be ridden by people with special needs, meeting at Butler Field at Monroe Street and DLSD.

August 31, 2023

Has the CTA actually been “Meeting the Moment”?

The agency says yes, but the Active Transportation Alliance and Commuters Take Action have critiques.

August 30, 2023

What’s going on with the Bucktown stretch of the Leavitt Neighborhood Greenway?

Unfortunately the contraflow lanes and shared-lane markings got prematurely sketched, but the real thing is on the way.

August 28, 2023

Chicago’s e-scooter program is zooming ahead, but equity gaps remain

The city’s e-scooters are seeing increased use, but ridership lags in the city’s Black and Brown neighborhoods

August 25, 2023