CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR Christina Whitehouse - The Bike Lane Revolutionary

Chicago Magazine

Heidi Stevens

Representative LaPointe Stands Up for Bike Safety

Illinois State Representative LaPointe

Staff of Illinois Representative Lindsey LaPointe

At memorial for fallen cyclist Josh Anleu Buendia, 16, his mom says we need to “care about other people’s lives” on the road

Streetsblog Chicago

Cameron Bolton

At Vigil For 16-Year-Old Cyclist Josh Anleu, Family Urges Drivers To ‘Do Better’

Block Club Chicago

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Family, friends, local leaders seek change after 16-year-old biker killed in Portage Park crash

ABC Chicago

Rob Hughes

Ghost bike placed for 16-year-old killed in Portage Park: ‘That was his freedom, his hobby’

Chicago Tribune

Jake Sheridan

Ghost bike honoring teen placed at site of deadly crash

WGN-TV

Jewell Hillery, Gabriel Castillo

Vigil for Portage Park teen killed while biking: ‘We just need to do better as drivers’

Chicago Sun-Times

Violet Miller

Bike safety advocates, family to hold vigil for 16-year-old Joshua Anleu, fatally struck by driver in Portage Park

Chicago Sun-Times

Sophie Sherry

Driver Who Killed Lincoln Square Cyclist Released Without Charges, Outraging Friends And Advocates

Block Club Chicago

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Demands for safety improvements after another hit-and-run at DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Balbo

CBS Chicago

Charlie De Mar

Recent bicycle deaths in Chicago a grim reminder of concerns

Chicago Tribune

Alysa Guffey and Caroline Kubzansky

‘The loss is unbearable’: Drunk driver kills man riding bike to work in Lincoln Square

WGN-TV

Dana Rebik, Peter Curi

WBEZ The Rundown: 4. A cyclist’s death puts a spotlight on a dangerous stretch of Damen Avenue in Chicago

WBEZ, The Rundown

Hunter Clauss

Cyclist’s death in Lincoln Square bike lane crash is being investigated as DUI: ‘He was a joy to know’

Chicago Sun-Times

Mary Norkol, Rosemary Sobol and Cindy Hernandez

Downtown Alderman Wants To Boost Law To Keep Anti-Abortion Protesters Away From Patients

Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

Leland bump-outs are coming in, family member of fallen cyclist Lily Shambrook, 3, addresses neighbors’ concerns

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Amazon in the Bike Lane

streets.mn

Dan Marshall

Bicycle-friendly politicians showed up in force for Bike Lane Uprising’s packed 6th anniversary fundraiser

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

I Got Hit by a Car.

BFF Bikes

Trek // Polygon // Santa Cruz // SRM // WTB // Albatross & more!

The Lunch Ride

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 23

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Downtown Alderman Wants To Boost Law To Keep Anti-Abortion Protesters Away From Patients

Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

Recent Upgrades Aim to Make Chicago’s Street, Bike Lanes Safer

Smith LaCien LLP

Safer bike lanes roll out in West Town, Ukrainian Village

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Lime wants electric scooters on the Lakefront Trail

Crain's Chicago Business

Jack Grieve

DOT to Cyclists: Use Your Bike Regularly … Or Lose It

Streetsblog NYC

As CDOT increases fleet of bike lane street sweepers to nine, some question why there isn't a publicly available sweeping schedule

The Daily Line

Erin Hegarty

"My Short Experience Biking In Japan For The First Time"

DIG Tokyo Tours

Sonja Lynn Mata

What to Do When Cars Are in the Bike Lane

Our Streets Minneapolis

Dan Brazil

Chicago bicyclists remember cyclists killed on National Ride of Silence Day

MSN

Christine Flores

Chicago bicyclists remember cyclists killed on National Ride of Silence Day

WGN-TV

Christine Flores, Andrew Smith

Women, Wheels, and Wine

Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce

Kush Mittal - Fundraising For Climate Ride

Climate Ride

Making Bike Lanes Safer

Northwestern Magazine

Ella Kuffour

Chicago Cycling Strategy lays out a vision for a connected, protected bikeway network

Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

City’s First Cycling Plan In A Decade Needs To Be Far More Aggressive, Advocates Say

Block Club Chicago

Kayleigh Padar

City’s First Cycling Plan In A Decade Needs To Be Far More Aggressive

CW26 Chicago

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

WBEZ

Emmanuel Camarillo

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

Chicago Sun-Times

Emmanuel Camarillo

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

Inkl

Emmanuel Camarillo

WBEZ listeners share the worst potholes in Chicago

WBEZ, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Brenda Ruiz, Sasha-Ann Simons

芝新規 公車裝攝影機開罰單車、公車道違停

World Journal

黃惠玲

Chicago City Council expands use of video surveillance — and automated tickets

WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

City of Chicago To Soon Send Automated Tickets to Motorists Who Block Bike Lanes

NBC Chicago

City Council OKs more video surveillance — and more automated tickets

Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman

Bicyclists stop traffic in the Loop protesting for enhanced safety

Fox 32 Chicago

Fran Spielman

Riding Down the Most Dangerous Bikeway in Chicago

Chicago Magazine

Edward Robert McClelland

Video killed the bicycle lane: Advocates, officials intervene after TV crew blocks PBL

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Martin’s ordinance to require walk/bike/transit upgrades in projects gets vote Friday

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Los candidatos del distrito 25 se preparan para las elecciones ante división entre votantes

The DePaulia

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo

25th Ward Race: Byron Sigcho-López vs. Aida Flores

The DePaulia

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo

2023 Chicago Election Voter Guide Joe Dunn

WTTW

Cars parked in the bike lane. It’s dangerous, but surprisingly not illegal.

Ascentale

Delivery Truck Driver Hits, Kills Woman Crossing Street In South Loop, Police Say

Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

Patrick Nagle for 46th Ward Alderman Bicycle Safety

Patrick Nagle for 46

Chicago Bike Lane Enforcement Proposal Draws Criticism for not Addressing Structural Flaws

Planetizen

Diana Ionescu

City Plan To Ticket Drivers Who Block Bike Lanes Downtown Draws Mixed Reaction From Cycling Advocates

Illinois Answers Project

Mina Bloom, Casey Toner

Bike Indianapolis Helps Raise $7,000 for Bike Lights; Here’s How You Can Help Distribute Them.

Bike Indianapolis

Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 20

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

City wants to use cameras to nail motorists who block bus or bike lanes, loading zones

WBEZ

Fran Spielman

IL: A new lane in Chicago politics? Movement for more bike infrastructure grows

Mass Transit Magazine

Jake Sheridan

City wants to use cameras to nail motorists who block bus or bike lanes, loading zones

Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman

Lily Shambrook’s family hopes lawsuit against city will help keep others safe on bikes

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Parents of 3-year-old Lily Shambrook hope lawsuit improves safety for Chicago cyclists

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

A new lane in Chicago politics? Movement for more bike infrastructure grows

Chicago Tribune

Jake Sheridan

'Lily's death was no accident': Chicago cyclists file lawsuit against city, ComEd over illegal parking in bike lanes

CBS Chicago

Noel Brennan

Family of 3-year-old killed in bike crash suing city of Chicago, ComEd

WGN-TV

Brónagh Tumulty

Parents of 3-year-old girl killed in Uptown bicycle crash file lawsuit

WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

Steve Miller

Parents Of 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck In Uptown Sue City — And Say It Must Crack Down On Bike Lane Blockers

Block Club Chicago

Alex V. Hernandez

Familia de menor que murió atropellada cuando viajaba en bicicleta entabla demanda contra Chicago

Univision Chicago

Chicago family files lawsuit after toddler dies in bike crash: 'the city has to care'

Fox 32 Chicago

Clifford Law Files Case in Death of Three-Year-Old on Bike; COMED and City of Chicago Among Defendants

Clifford Law Offices

Conductor tira poste con memorial de Gerardo Marciales, hispano atropellado en Lake Shore Drive

Univision Chicago

Video Shows Driver Crashing Into Light Post And Ghost Bike Where Cyclist Was Killed In Grant Par

Block Club Chicago

Kayleigh Padar

A driver who hit a ghost-bike memorial blamed other cars…but there were none

Canadian Cycling Magazine

Matt Hansen

Along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, a second loss for grieving woman

CBS Chicago

Noel Brennan

A reckless driver killed Divvy rider Gerardo Marciales. Another one destroyed his ghost bike.

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

City Fully Approves Bally’s Casino With Revisions In River West

Chicago YIMBY

Ian Achong

A driver ran into a ghost bike memorial and it’s a sad and awful metaphor

Canadian Cycling Magazine

Matt Hansen

Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 12

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Life and Death in Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane

Illinois Answers Project

Casey Toner, Mina Bloom

Life And Death In Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane

Block Club Chicago

Casey Toner, Mina Bloom

“You shouldn’t have done it. Period’

Illinois News

Irene Garcia

Lightfoot’s Security Parks in Bike Lane so Mayor Can Buy Donuts

Breitbart

John Nolte

Lightfoot lambasted on social media for allowing security detail to park in bike lane while she buys doughnuts

Fox 32 Chicago

Fran Spielman

Lightfoot Slammed on Social Media For Allowing Security Detail to Park in Bike Lane During Stop For Doughnuts

NBC Chicago

Mayor Lightfoot’s Car Caravan Parked In A Bike Lane So She Could Buy Doughnuts, Bike Advocates Say

Block Club Chicago

Xuandi Wang

Dough! Lightfoot lambasted after guards park in bike lane while she buys doughnuts

Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman, Mary Norkol

Infuriatingly, the new Chicago budget lowered bike lane parking fines from $500 to $250

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Life and death on Chicago’s most damaging motorcycle road

Moterworld.app

Casey Toner

47 of the funniest Fake Spirit Halloween costume memes

Indy100

Ellie Abraham

Refreshing: Alders asked for lower speed limit, bike grid at today’s CDOT budget hearings

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Why DuSable LSD construction is being praised by bike safety advocates

WGN-TV

Shannon Halligan

Advocacy pays off as CDOT installs concrete medians at dangerous DLSD intersections

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

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

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Ghost Bike Installed In River West For Sam Bell, Bicyclist Killed On Milwaukee Avenue

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

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

Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

Bicyclist Sam Bell, Killed By Driver In River West, Was A Friend To All — And A Mentor To Chicago Kids

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Cyclist killed on dangerous stretch of Milwaukee Avenue was a devoted volunteer: ‘Exactly what you’d want in a friend and mentor’

Chicago Sun-Times

Mohammad Samra, David Struett

City Lets Drivers Park In Bike Lanes For Days, Forcing Cyclists Into Dangerous Situations, They Say

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

1st quarter traffic deaths jump again, proof pickups and SUVs cause more deaths, and holding killer drivers accountable

Biking In LA

“We Just Want Safe Spaces to Bike”

Chicago Magazine

Sarah Steimer

City’s Concrete-Protected Bike Lanes Delayed, But Still Happening, Officials Say. But Advocates Ask: Is It Enough?

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Video: Carjacking Suspect Leads Police on Wild Chase Along Eisenhower Expressway

NBC Chicago

Here’s Your New Bike Lane. Oh, Did You Want It to Go Somewhere?

The Wall Street Journal

Julie Bykowicz

BLU, Better Streets fight ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding near schools, parks

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

NASCAR adding Chicago street race as it competes with Formula 1 for fans

MarketWatch

Rachel Koning Beals

NASCAR Racing Through Chicago Streets? City Endorses Downtown Street Course, Report Says

Block Club Chicago

Kelly Bauer

The City’s New Bicycle Safety Group Finally Had Its First Meeting — But Attendees Hope For More Input Next Time

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Diminished By One: John Egbers, the Trans Am Bike Race and a Place Like Kansas : "Epilogue: Change begins local"

Black Knight Books

Heath Ryan

Can New Chicago Mobility Collaborative Make City Streets Safer For Bicyclists And Pedestrians?

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Bicyclist killed in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash prompts calls for change

Read News Time

LaSpata said bikeway blockage 311 service requests can result in tickets. CDOT denies this.

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Redesigned Roads, Better Enforcement, and Changing Driver Mindsets: Cyclists Demand Changes to Make City Roadways Safe for All

WTTW

Nick Blumberg

Family of 3-year-old killed in bike crash considering legal action against ComEd

WGN-TV

Christine Flores

Toddler Died After Mother Squeezed Past Illegally Parked Truck: Report

Patch

Jeff Arnold

As memorial grows for 3-year-old Lily Grace, demands intensify to make streets safer for bicyclists in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

As memorial grows for Lily Grace, demands intensify to make streets safer for bicyclists

Fox 32 Chicago

David Struett

3-year-old girl in bike carrier dies when mom goes around ComEd truck parked in bike lane and is hit by passing semi

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Elizabeth "Lily" Grace Shambrook

Kelley and Spaulding Funeral Home

Lily Grace Shambrook, 3, killed by trucker, is 2nd recent child fatality on/near Leland

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

3-Year-Old Girl in Bike Carrier Dies When Mom Goes Around ComEd Truck Parked in Bike Lane and Is Hit By Passing Semi

NBC Chicago

Elizabeth "Lily" Grace Shambrook

Tribute Archive

How can we make Chicago roads safer for cyclists?

WBEZ

Marie Mendoza

How bike-friendly is Lexington? City has 128 miles of trails. There’s still room to grow.

Lexington Herald Leader

Aaron Mudd

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say US streets are the problem

Oregon Public Broadcasting

David Schaper

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say U.S. streets are the problem

National Public Radio

David Schaper

Car-Free Diaries: Week 25

Read Hartford

Kerri Ana Provost

Guerilla-Style Traffic Study Of Spot Where Bicyclist Was Killed Helps Advocates Bring Attention To Deadly Crosswalks

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Person questioned in hit-and-run that killed cyclist in Irving Park, across street from where a cyclist died in 2019

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Bicyclist Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver in Old Irving Park, Across Street From Where a Cyclist Was Hit in 2019

NBC Chicago

Failure to create safe cycling conditions on Milwaukee leads to second bike death at Kilbourn

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Presenting the Winners of the 31st Annual ROSE Awards

Visit Indy

Sam Reel

Ghost Bike Put Up Downtown To Honor Gerardo Marciales — But Officials Say It’ll Likely Get Tossed Soon

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Loved ones of Gerardo Marciales urge the city to fix dangerous DLSD intersections

Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

Bicyclist killed in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash prompts calls for change

WGN-TV

Brónagh Tumulty

White ghost bike set up for Gerardo Marciales, who was hit, killed by car while on Divvy Bike on DuSable Lake Shore Drive

CBS Chicago

Charlie De Mar

Watching Nashville's Bike Infrastructure Watchdogs

Nashville Scene

Eli Motycka

Indy cyclists urge drivers to stop parking in bike lanes, citing safety concerns, legality

WRTV Indianapolis

Kayla Molander

Bicyclist’s death in West Loop renews calls for improved safety on Madison Street

Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Bicyclist's Death in West Loop Renews Calls for Improved Safety

NBC Chicago

Cyclist Paresh Chhatrala, 42, died after crash on Madison, where medians were removed

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Driver Charged After Critically Injuring Cyclist In West Loop, Police Say

Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

It’s Been 2 Years Since The City’s Bicycle Safety Council Met. Advocates Are Pushing For It To Come Back

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Bike Indianapolis members come together for 2022 Members Meeting

Bike Indianapolis

Tailwind For Tools 2022 – GOAL MET !!!

The Recycery

Kevin Bodkin

Gas prices getting to be too high? Here are alternative ways to get around Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg American

Dominic Gwinn

Drivers Are Killing Bicyclists Trying To Get To, From The Lakefront Trail. The City Isn’t Making It Safer, Advocates Say

Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Behind the Wheel: William Hazen Brings Light to People’s Commutes Around Indianapolis 

IndyGo

Bike Lane Uprising: A Chicago Studies Data in Dialogue session with Christina Whitehouse

The College - Chicago Studies The University of Chicago

Bike Indianapolis Helps Raise $7,000 for Bike Lights; Here’s How You Can Help Distribute Them.

Bike Indianapolis

Hennepin for People supports city’s proposed plan for Hennepin Ave. South

Southwest Connector

Tesha M. Christensen

The lows and highs of Chicagoland’s 2021 transportation news

Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

Jose Velásquez, 16, fatally struck by trucker, remembered at gathering on The 606

Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

Cycling advocates help light the path

Indianapolis Recorder

Breanna Cooper

Renewed calls for safer roads after cyclist fatally struck at busy intersection off DuSable Lake Shore Drive

Chicago Sun-Times

Emmanuel Camarillo

Remembering Adé Hogue, Fervent Cyclist and Friend to the Bike Community

Bicycling

Jessica Coulon

During ghost bike vigil, 100s of mourners occupied intersection where Adé Hogue was killed

Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

Hundreds Mourn Adé Hogue In Ghost Bike Vigil After Popular Cyclist Killed By Driver: ‘Our Community Is Tired Of This’

Block Club Chicago

Mack Liederman, Joe Ward

Beloved Chicago cyclist killed in downtown crash

Fox 32 Chicago

Anthony Ponce

Adé Hogue, Beloved Cyclist And Designer, Mourned By Thousands After Being Killed In Downtown Crash

Block Club Chicago

Joe Ward

Philip Pullman's "damn fools" rant about cyclists without lights or hi-vis; Dan Martin's Brexit ballache; Nine points and hefty fine for close pass shocker; Cyclist calls 30-second timeout on driver; Pelé-ton & Virgil van Bike + more on the live blog

road.cc

"I decided that he should face consequences": Fantastically petty New York cyclist shouts 30-second time out for dangerous driver...before wishing them a nice day

road.cc

Vigil planned for fallen cyclist Adé Hogue on Tuesday 6 PM at Grand and LFT

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?

Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

Disability and bike communities have common interests, should join forces

BEST BOTHERS GROUP

Panelists: Disability and bike communities have common interests, should join forces

Streetsblog Chicago

James Porter

The work of a vigilante arsonist? Mystery over flaming SUV blocking Denver bike lane

road.cc

After Jefferson Park Cyclist Killed On Milwaukee Avenue, Advocates Push City To Fix The ‘Bike Highway’ — Before Someone Else Dies

Block Club Chicago

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Bike Lane Uprising

I LIKE TO RIDE

Keep your wiener out of bike lanes": Cyclist swerves to avoid drifting Wienermobile

road.cc

An open letter to America: This person’s “Dear Chicago” post at Bike Lane Uprising could have been written about almost any major U.S. city and it’s extremely frustrating that we are still at this point in 2021

BikePortland

The Monday Roundup: Love and hate cycling, no more ‘peak hour’, helmet vid, and more

BikePortland

Jonathan Maus

After Kevin Clark Killed By Driver At Dangerous Logan Square Intersection, Cyclists Say It Needs To Be Fixed — Now

Block Club Chicago

Mina Bloom

Bike Lane Uprising Launch Party!

BFF Bikes

Hit-and-run driver critically injured Alexandra Betzel on her bike in Avondale

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Chicago’s Bike Lane Efforts Have Fallen Short For Decades. Can Lightfoot Help The City Catch Up?

Block Club Chicago

Erin Hegarty

Modelling cyclists’ route choice using Strava and OSMnx: A case study of the City of Glasgow

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Mohammad Anwar Alattar, Caitlin Cottrill, Mark Beecroft

DC Bike Group Helps Essential Workers Get to Work

NBC WASHINGTON 4

Winter Biking in Chicago: A Guide to Gear, Care and Everything Else You Need to Know

WTTW

Nick Blumberg

We are all that wave-tossed Lakefront Trail cyclist

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Bike thefts jump during pandemic: ‘It’s a huge problem’

Chicago Sun-Times

Racial justice and environmental groups hope to block Amazon warehouse in Bridgeport

Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

New App Aims to Better Protect Cyclists

CHICAGO NOW

Chicago Celebrates Election Results With Malört Shots Outside Trump Tower

Eater Chicago

Naomi Waxman

Maybe Malort has earned its spot in the pantheon of great Chicago traditions. I’m still not drinking it

Chicago Tribune

Chicagoans take to the streets to celebrate Joe Biden’s presidential win

TimeOut

Morgan Olsen

PHOTOS: Chicago Celebrates Joe Biden’s Victory

WBEZ

WBEZ Staff

Only in Chicago: shots of Malort now being distributed outside Trump tower

COURTNEY KUEPPERS

COURTNEY KUEPPERS

“Bike Lane Uprising” Releases New App for Reporting Bike Lane Obstructions

Capo Velo Cycling Collective

Bike Lane Uprising

ENGAGING CITIES

Bike Lane Uprising releases app for reporting bike lane obstructions

Bicycle Retailer

The site to report blocked bike lanes developed by Chicago’s Bike Lane Uprising is now live in over 100 cities across the US, including Los Angeles and Long Beach

Biking In LA

New App Lets Cyclists Report Bike Lane Obstructions, Hazards

WTTW

Nick Blumberg

Bike Lane Uprising releases app for reporting bike lane obstructions

Gear & Grit

Kevin Curry

Drink beer, help unclog bikeways at Bike Lane Uprising’s keg-tapping party on 10/29

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Hundreds, including Mayor Lightfoot, showed up for the Roll N Peace unity ride

Streetsblog Chicago

Igor Studenkov

There were at least two injury crashes this week near Belmont/LSD, a collision hotspot

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Bolingbrook cross country team member Kaylee Pannek seriously injured in bike crash

Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield