Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park
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The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Humboldt Park
Why Transportation Advocates Should Get Behind the Affordable Housing Movement
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We need to help make sure longtime residents get to stay in their communities to benefit from new amenities.
Jezniah Smith Honored at Ghost Bike Ceremony: “He Had a Beautiful Heart”
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Dozens of family and friends of Jezniah Smith came to honor the fallen cyclists with the installation of a white-painted "ghost bike" at the crash site in Humboldt Park.
Family of Fallen Cyclist Jezniah Smith Plans to File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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The driver was not cited, and police said it is believed he had the green, but there's no record of independent witnesses or camera footage to back up this theory.
Jezniah Smith, 34, Fatally Struck While Biking in Humboldt Park
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Last night a car driver struck and killed a male bicyclist in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in what appears to be the first bike fatality case of 2017.
CDOT Has a Full Plate of New and Upgraded Bike Lane Infrastructure
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During last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting Chicago Department of Transportation staffers shared a number of updates on the city’s bike network. At the event, CDOT planner Mike Amsden, who manages the department’s bikeways program, explained how funds from Blue Cross Blue Shield’s $12 million sponsorship of the Divvy bike-share system are helping to pay for bike […]
Green Space for Greenbacks: The Debate Over Private Fests in Public Parks
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[Note: This Chicago Reader article lies a bit outside Streetsblog Chicago’s usual wheelhouse of transportation and livable streets topics, but since it covers an important local public space issue, I thought it might be of interest to Streetsblog readers.] On a recent Monday afternoon, members of a group called Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest in […]
Active Trans May Launch a Petition Drive to Keep The 606 Open 24/7
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[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership will allow Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We’ll be syndicating a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website […]
Eyes on the Street: A Roundup of New Bike Lanes, Part I
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We’ve done write-ups of many bikeways the city installed this year as part of their effort to reach 100 miles of buffered and protected lane, including facilities on South Sacramento, South State, Vincennes, Clybourn, Milwaukee, and Washington. However, there were a few more new lanes I’d been meaning to check out, and some others that […]
606 Ambassadors Will Help Make the Bloomingdale Trail Safer and More Fun
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For two weeks now, 16 young adults have been walking back and forth on the Bloomingdale Trail, talking to trail users about the features of The 606 trail-and-park system, and providing etiquette tips. The new 606 Ambassadors come from neighborhoods near the trail, including West Humboldt Park and Austin. The trail, built on a former elevated […]
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Aimer Robledo on New Year’s Day
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2015 had a tragic start for the family of Aimer Robledo, a Humboldt Park man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver as he rode his bike home in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Robledo, 30, worked in construction and catering, and also DJed Mexican music at parties. On New Year’s Eve, he […]