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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 27
By John Greenfield |
Letter: Urban environmentalists calls for redesigning Chicago streets to be less car-centric and improve safety (Sun-Times) Block Club looks at last Thursday’s Chicago, Bike Grid Now Jamapalooza event for World Car Free Day Driver charged in Evanston hit-and-run that seriously injured man, 18 (Evanston Roundtable) Bike rider is in good condition after being shot in […]
Some good news about CTA for a change: Ridership has reached a new pandemic-era record
By John Greenfield |
Ridership numbers that show more people have been using the system recently than at any time before the pandemic reached Chicago in March 2020.
Chicago Critical Mass celebrates its 25th (or is it 50th?) anniversary this Friday
By John Greenfield |
"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."

Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 26
By John Greenfield |
Mind-blowing aerial footage of Thursday’s Chicago, Bike Grid Now “die-in” on DLSD Driver and passenger killed after crashing car into building on 4300 block of South Archer in Brighton Park (ABC) $1,000 reward offered for info on hit-and-run driver who killed Taha Khan on 8/10 in Sauganash (CBS) COPA recommends firing of CPD officer involved […]
Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago’s next permanently car-free street
By John Greenfield |
It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.
Here’s a closer look at the DLSD “die-in” during Chicago, Bike Grid Now’s Jamapalooza protest
By John Greenfield |
The culmination of the rally, a dramatic "die-in" protest on DuSable Lake Short Drive next to Buckingham Fountain, deserves a little more discussion.