The Juneteenth Ride Highlighted Bronzeville History and the Role of Bikes in Black Liberation
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Black lives on bikes matter, including those who came together this past Monday to ride and celebrate Juneteenth Day.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Slow Roll Chicago
Slow Roll’s Jamal Julien Discusses the Ups and Downs of the 2016 Season
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In Slow Roll Chicago‘s third year of operations, the bike equity group faced some challenges, as cofounder Oboi Reed, who previously had been the driving force behind the organization, was largely out of the picture due to health-related issues. But it speaks well of the group’s resilience that other members were able to keep operations […]
Bicycling Gives Chicago the Award for Best Biking City – Do We Deserve It?
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This morning’s announcement that Bicycling magazine has ranked Chicago as the best cycling city in the U.S. in its biennial ratings, up from second place to New York in 2014, was surely a head-scratcher for many people who ride bikes in our city on a regular basis. As of 2015, our bike mode share was […]
Big Marsh could be a terrific bike park, but it’s not yet safe to pedal there
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[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in […]
Oboi Reed: Colombia Offers Lessons for the American Bike Equity Movement
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Slow Roll Chicago cofounder Oboi Reed has traveled to a number of biking hotspots around the U.S. this year, to learn about how other American cities are working to promote bike equity, and talk about his group’s efforts to encourage cycling in communities of color on Chicago’s South and West Sides. But his latest fact-finding […]
Good Times Were Had at the Slow Roll Benefit, Co-Hosted by Streetsblog
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Last Saturday’s Slow Roll Chicago End-of-Season Benefit Celebration, co-hosted by Streetsblog Chicago, has to go down as one of the best local bike parties of all time. Over 100 people packed Ancien Cycles in River West to support SRC, a group that is helping lead the movement for a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable Chicago […]
See You Saturday at the Slow Roll Benefit, Co-Hosted by Streetsblog Chicago
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Here’s one more great reason to attend Slow Roll Chicago’s End-of-Season Benefit Celebration, co-hosted by Streetsblog Chicago. Earlier this week, SRC members installed an exhibit of cool bike images by international photographers at the event space. The party takes place this Saturday, November 7, from 7-10 p.m. at Ancien Cycles, 688 N. Milwaukee Avenue. It doubles […]
Join Us This Saturday for Slow Roll’s End-of-Season Party, Co-Hosted by SBC
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If you’re interested in learning more about Slow Roll Chicago’s movement to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive local bike culture, join us for their End-of-Season Benefit Celebration, co-hosted by Streetsblog Chicago. The party takes place this Saturday, November 7, from 7-10 p.m. at Ancien Cycles, 688 N. Milwaukee Avenue, and it doubles as […]
Join Our Streetsblog Reader Meet-Up on 11/7 to Benefit Slow Roll Chicago
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When it comes to making Chicago a truly bike-friendly city, equity is the elephant in the room. Whoever you are, and wherever you live in the city, you should have the opportunity to reap the benefits of cycling, including increased mobility, better health, and cost savings. The grassroots group Slow Roll Chicago has been helping […]
Slow Roll’s Reed Talks About Being a White House “Champion of Change”
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On Tuesday, one of Chicago’s leaders in the fight for transportation equity was recognized on a national level. Slow Roll Chicago cofounder Oboi Reed was one of 11 transportation innovators who received the 2015 White House Transportation Champions of Change awards. SLC has tirelessly advocated for cycling as a means to improve health outcomes, transportation access, and economic […]
City Launches “Divvy for Everyone” Bike-Share Equity Program
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About a month ago, the Better Bike Share Partnership announced a $75,000 grant to the city of Chicago to launch the “Divvy for Everyone” campaign, a strategy to increase bike-share access and ridership among low-income residents. At the time, Chicago Department of Transportation officials declined to discuss the details of the program, but BBSP’s grant […]