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Bronzeville Community Leader Has a Run-in With Zero-Tolerance Bike Enforcement
Bernard Loyd, head of Urban Juncture says the officer got out of her car to ticket him after being parked for two hours by the Boxville outdoor market without engaging with the community.
August 31, 2018
CPD Doubles Down on Claim That Heavy Bike Enforcement Is a Fair Anti-Violence Strategy
During a "Chicago Tonight" appearance, CPD rep Glen Brooks maintained that the exponentially higher number of tickets written in some Black and Latino communities than white ones is justified.
August 14, 2018
Cyclists of Color Weighed in on CPD Bike Ticketing at the Wheels of Justice Ride
The Chicago Critical Mass route ended by occupying the streets by the main police headquarters.
July 30, 2018
ACLU of Illinois Weighs in on the CPD’s Racially Skewed Bike Ticketing Policies
An ACLU rep says it's doubtful that heavy-handed bike enforcement would be tolerated in majority-white neighborhoods.
July 23, 2018
CPD: Police Are Using Bike Ticketing to Make Gun and Drug Arrests in Communities of Color
A police rep had previously denied that bike citations were a pretense for stop-and-frisk.
June 7, 2018
CDOT Will Let Equiticity CEO Speak About Racially Biased Bike Ticketing at MBAC
CEO Oboi Reed says the city officials promised to solve the problem but failed to do so.
February 28, 2018
