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Riders on the Eisenhower Expressway, aka "The Ike." This person had a "Critical Mass: 50 Years" sign on their backpack. Photo: John Greenfield

Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Photo of Sam Bell below a "STOP KILLING BIKERS" message to drivers. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

Over 100 people showed up to honor Sam Bell at ghost bike vigil on Milwaukee

By John Greenfield | Sep 30, 2022 | No Comments

Bell, 44, was fatally struck while biking on September 8 at Milwaukee and Huron Street in River West, by an elderly driver who failed to yield while making a left turn.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 30

By John Greenfield | Sep 30, 2022 | No Comments

How May Theilgaard Watts’ campaign for the Illinois Prairie Path launched the rails-to-trails movement (Grist) Person killed in 6-vehicle crash at Ogden/Gilbert in Western Springs (Sun-Times) Bike rider from Arlington Heights crash has died and was IDed as Sylwia Wagner Jarosz, 43, (ABC) Dominga Flores, 55, killed in car crash with carjacking suspects in Little […]

The Clark & Randolph Divvy station. Image: Google Maps

What’s going on with Divvy availability? Let’s look at the data.

By Steven Lucy | Sep 30, 2022 | No Comments

Over a roughly six-week period, at any given point about one in five stations has no "classic" bikes (the original blue non-electric cycles) for rent and one fifth of docked bikes were flagged as broken.

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Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail At Deadliest Crash Speeds

By Kea Wilson | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The automatic emergency braking systems that will soon come standard on nearly all new cars don’t reliably prevent crashes at the higher speeds at which the overwhelming majority of roadway deaths occur.

A reckless left-turning driver killed Sylwia Wagner-Jarosz, 43, on bike in Arlington Heights

By John Greenfield | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

All too often when drivers fail to yield to other road users when making making a left turn, the result is serious injuries or fatalities.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 29

By John Greenfield | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

John talks with ATA’s Jim Merrell about the group’s campaigns to fight car-dependency (Reader) CPD says Dominga Flores, 25, killed in crash with Chicago carjacking suspects on crime spree throughout SW Side (ABC) Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community: Wine bottle attack on Red Line part of pattern of anti-Asian violence (Block Club) GOP […]

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Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

The nation’s capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights.

Buckner rides the Red Line. Photo courtesy of the Kam Buckner campaign.

Mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner releases transportation plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago mayoral candidate Kam Buckner recently released his transportation platform. Read more to learn more about his plan to address transportation issues facing Chicago.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 28

By John Greenfield | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago’s secret weapon for fighting the street racing menace: Issuing $150 tickets for parking in bike lanes (BGA) 2 hospitalized after 4-vehicle crash on ramp from Dan Ryan to Bishop Ford, ISP says (ABC) 3 ‘L’ lines delayed about 30 minutes Tuesday “due to minor incident involving rail cars at Howard” (Evanston Roundtable) Osterman, A-Ville […]