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Here’s the Director’s Cut of the “Secret History of the Riverwalk Bike Ban” Article
Emails reveal how the threat of a cyclist revolt convinced the city to end the de-facto prohibition. Here's a longer version of John's Reader column with additional quotes from the email trove.
June 28, 2019
Here Are Seven Times the City Said the Chicago Riverwalk Would Accommodate Biking
Here's clear evidence that banning cycling on the riverwalk would be an unfair bait-and-switch.
May 30, 2019
Reilly Says He’s Really Going to Pass the Riverwalk Bike Ban
Streetsblog's activism in favor of keeping the riverwalk open for biking got the alderman's attention. But, don't worry, we're going to do whatever it takes to highlight the unfairness of the ban.
May 29, 2019
New Riverwalk Design and Bogus Bike Enforcement Eliminate a Safe Cycling Route
The new design of the eastern riverwalk is hostile to cycling, and security guards are ordering cyclists to dismount, although it's still legal to ride there.
May 15, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Mixed Messages on the Riverwalk
While signs and markings on the Lakefront Trail lead cyclists to the riverwalk, signs at the promenade warn that they'll be prosecuted if they ride there, even though it's still legal to do so.
October 15, 2018
The City Has Posted Signs Threatening Prosecution for Biking on Riverwalk
Unless Alderman Reilly's proposed ordinance passes, which hasn't happened yet, you have every right to ride your bike (courteously, of course) on the riverwalk.
October 10, 2018
Drivers Struck 296 People in Reilly’s Ward in the Last Year, No Reported Riverwalk Crashes
The car-pedestrian crashes included 48 cases with incapacitating injuries, but there have been no media reports of serious bike/ped crashes in the ward. So why is Alderman Reilly focused on banning bikes on the riverwalk?
October 3, 2018
Active Trans Comes Out Against Ald. Reilly’s Absurd Proposal to Ban Biking on the Riverwalk
The advocacy group points out that the riverwalk was originally conceived as a bike facility, but notes that congestion could be reduced by adding protected lanes to Upper Wacker.
September 20, 2018
“Walk Your Bike” Signs Were Installed After One Cranky Guy Threatened to Sue the City
The signs discouraging all cyclists from using the riverwalk were put in after a guy was asked to walk his bike through a crowded area griped about it to the mayor's office.
September 5, 2018
Ignore Those New Signs — It’s Legal to Bike on the Riverwalk
The city pitched the riverwalk as a bikeway, but now it's telling us not to bike on it.
September 4, 2018
