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Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August
Anecdotally, it's appeared that Chicago had been part of the national pandemic biking boom, but now we've got some data to back up that hunch.
September 21, 2020
Bent wheels, slashed tires: Many bikes seized by CPD were badly damaged
In many cases the cycles confiscated during protests have been handed over with severe -- and apparently intentional -- damage.
September 16, 2020
Ramirez-Rosa’s office recovers 22 more bikes CPD confiscated from racial justice protesters
Recovery efforts to reunite cyclists with their bikes taken by police at protests this summer slowly continue as alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's 35th Ward office leads the charge.
September 3, 2020
After CPD seized more bikes at Loop protest, Safe Bike Chicago is offering donated cycles
The group has raised more than $80,00 for people who lost their bikes at protests, and collected 42 cycles at a donation event last Sunday to replace confiscated ones.
August 20, 2020
After cops seize bike marshals’ rides at protest, cycling community rallies behind them
"We are not there to cause trouble," said a bike marshal. "We are there to stand as a barrier to protect our community members. It is a great message of unity.”
July 20, 2020
Protests are placemaking
These instances of road repurposing and placemaking are born from pain and anger, and yet they have brought communities together and created beauty.
July 8, 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
Transportation planners and advocates: What legacy will you leave for racial justice?
I hope that you make choices today that you will be proud to stand by later in the quest for a more just society.
June 5, 2020
Police have always limited Black people’s mobility and freedom in public spaces
This moment is an opportunity to redefine the role of police and center Black lives, our freedom, and our movement through spaces.
June 3, 2020
Activists: Social Justice Issues Influence Black Residents’ Travel Decisions
[Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.]
October 27, 2016