Chris Ridgeway
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The “Dutch Reach” is not the answer to Chicago’s bike safety problems
The emphasis on this maneuver is a distraction from the changes needed to make our city a truly safe place to ride.
July 22, 2026
New Chicago BikePAC launches to help elect sustainable transportation-friendly alderpeople
August 22, 2025
Chicago BikePAC, to “provide a little bit of political weight and muscle” to elect safe streets advocates, launches this Thursday at SRAM HQ
Every year, the Boulder-based advocacy group People for Bikes rates Chicago as one of the very worst large U.S. cities for cycling. While that's inaccurate, they do have two very valid criticisms.
August 19, 2025