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E-bikes to the rescue: 24 cycles and 12 cargo bikes lent to COVID aid organizations
Bosch, along with Tern Bicycles, Stile Products, Inc., and B-Cycle, is providing 12 cargo e-bikes and 24 e-bikes to 11 public agencies, community groups, and small businesses.
July 16, 2020
South Siders sound off on transportation during COVID-19
The Active Transportation Alliance recently released the first of a series of findings from a listening tour conducted with South Side elected officials and community leaders
July 15, 2020
How community bike shops are coping in a COVID-19 world
While business as usual is on hold for nonprofit community bike shops, they are adapting and changing their services to address their missions in this times of crisis.
July 14, 2020
Hit-and-run driver struck and killed Walter Williams Jr., 72, in North Lawndale
Williams was the third Chicago cyclist to die in a crash in the last month.
July 13, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The Dickens Slow Street is getting great use
There were plenty of adorable kids riding scooters and bikes, an indicator species of a successful Slow Street.
July 10, 2020
Cyclist injured at Oak/Michigan under similar circumstances as Blaine Klingenberg’s death
Like Klingenberg, the cyclist in last month's crash is accused of running a red. But in Klingenberg's case it turned out there was more to the story.
July 10, 2020
Louis Jacobson, 67, died after reportedly hitting pothole on bike in West Ridge
The fourth Chicago bike fatality case of 2020 appears to be a rare instance of a fatal Chicago bike crash that didn't involve another vehicle.
July 9, 2020
Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform
The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.
July 6, 2020
Records indicate bicyclist injured by CDOT trucker is a CDOT safety ambassador
The fact that all signs indicate that the victim was a person hired by CDOT to promote bike safety just makes the irony of a CDOT trucker injuring someone that much more terrible.
July 1, 2020
Sorry Dickens Greenway NIMBYs, the avenue is slated to become a Slow Street
Doing a Slow Street on Dickens is a great way to test out the neighborhood greenway concept without making permanent infrastructure changes.
July 1, 2020
