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Bicycle youth: Quetzal Kilgore, 18, shares the experience of growing up car-free in Chicago
"There's a good mix of time where you don't want your parents to drop you off, but you have to, because you don't have your own car," Quetzal said. "I never had that."
May 21, 2025
Why don’t we do it in the road? Calming traffic with frenzied music
At the "Save the Hole" guerrilla concert, sustainable transportation prankster Michael Burton and his band Urban Spaceman turned CDOT's traffic circle crater into a mosh pit.
September 29, 2024
Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike
This was highly symbolic, since an ongoing project to expand the interchange has cost $800 million so far in taxpayer money, but it has little or no direct value for people who don't own cars.
October 1, 2022
Chicago Critical Mass celebrates its 25th (or is it 50th?) anniversary this Friday
"Over the past 50 years, Critical Mass has made Chicago a bike-friendlier town," said cofounder and prankster Michael Burton said in a statement. "Despite these many gains, there's much work still to be done."
September 26, 2022
Learn all-season cycling skills at tomorrow’s Bike Winter 20th anniversary celebration
The Bike Winter organization, which promotes cold-weather pedaling, is kicking off a new era with presentations on how to get the most out of your bike this winter.
December 3, 2019
Requiem for a “Stop for Pedestrians” Sign: Documenting Driver-Damaged Placards
A photo installation by Chicago Critical Mass cofounder Michael Burton shows that, ironically, drivers regularly destroy the placards that remind them to be more careful.
April 2, 2018
Chicago Critical Mass Turns 20 — Is It Still Needed?
The ride deserves credit for helping to get more people on bikes, change the built environment, and launch countless careers in advocacy and planning.
October 5, 2017
