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Bicycling

Ordinance introduced to allow towing bikeway blockers, speed cam vote gets deferred

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Chicago Policy

These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds

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Beyond Chicagoland

Senior in pickup kills Ride Illinois board member Ramon Escapa on bike in downstate Frederick

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Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further

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CPD has leads on the Ja’lon James case, GoFundMe launched to support family

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35th Ward upgrades include PBLs on Belmont, Kedzie, and protected intersection

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Ja’lon James, 11, struck in N. Lawndale is 3rd Chicago child killed in 2 weeks

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Wilberto Rivera, 67, died 2 weeks after being struck on North Ave. in Humboldt Park

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LaSpata said bikeway blockage 311 service requests can result in tickets. CDOT denies this.

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See where Illinois Secretary of State candidates stand on active transportation issues

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