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Bikeway added, 20 mph speed limit planned on Damen where cyclist Liza Whitacre was killed
Hopefully these changes will help prevent more heartbreak. But if the city really wants to make a difference, it should build bike lanes with physical protection.
November 19, 2020
Driver fatally struck Czeslaw Kosma, 78, on his bicycle in Jefferson Park
So far this year, our city has already seen more fatalities than any year since 2012, and there are still more than two months left in 2020.
October 26, 2020
Chicago’s spike in cycling fatalities continues with first e-Divvy death on Near West Side
The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.
September 9, 2020
Driver fatally struck Jan Kopec, 83, on his bike in Archer Heights
With his passing, our city has already seen six on-street bike fatalities this year, two more than in all of 2019.
August 24, 2020
Mark Goodman, 56, died after bike crash on LFT; another cyclist was injured on LSD
A third cyclists is asking for help to track down the hit-and-run SUV driver who broke his collarbone in River North.
August 21, 2020
Family, friends, and cyclists gather once more to honor Issac Martinez at mural painting
Issac's family plans to fight for safer street conditions to prevent similar heartbreak in their community in the future.
July 23, 2020
Sam D. Yousif, 13, killed by negligent driver at unsafe bike crossing near N. Branch Trail
New reports suggested that the boy was to blame for his own death, but a closer look shows that inattentive driving and unsafe bike infrastructure were major factors in the crash.
July 17, 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
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
Family of Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike, were joined by cyclists at vigil
Said a neighbor, "It's something that should have never happened with a hit-and-run and a little kid just bicycling through his neighborhood."
June 30, 2020
