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Driver hits dad and daughter on bike on Leland Greenway, near where Lily Shambrook was killed
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But infuriatingly, the dad suspects the driver, who fled the scene, struck them on purpose.
August 23, 2022
Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?
A teenage girl on a bike collided with a driver, apparently because she was understandably afraid to ride in a four-lane street. What should we do about that?
August 22, 2022
Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront
City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"
August 19, 2022
Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway
The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.
August 18, 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
Englewood Nature Trail, other Illinois walk/bike/transit projects get federal RAISE grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced awardees for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. Find out which projects are being funded in Illinois.
August 12, 2022
Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community
With the hit-and-run killing of Pablo Rodriguez, 55, struck on his bike in the East Side community, Chicago has lost six cyclists to traffic violence this year.
August 12, 2022
The new larger Sundays on State car-free fest is awesome. Here’s how it could be even better.
The city could improve Sundays on State further by rerouting traffic around the entire length of the event, as is the case with most street fairs in Chicago.
August 10, 2022
The Sunnyside contraflow lane: A little infrastructure that makes a big difference
By allowing people on bikes to legally ride west on the short one-way eastbound segment of Sunnyside next to the park, the lane opens up a new way to bike west from Ashland to the 312 RiverRun.
August 10, 2022
100th Street Calumet River Project would create new recreational trail on Southeast Side
If completed, the site would become a part of the greater network of transportation and recreation infrastructure on the Southeast Side.
August 9, 2022
