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Bronzeville Bike Giveaway Aims to Launch a New Youth Bike Culture

By John Greenfield | May 20, 2014 | 3 Comments

“I thought to myself, what if we could get 500 bicycles on the streets of Bronzeville?” said community activist Angela Ford, discussing the eureka moment that led her to organize this Saturday’s bike giveaway at Wendell Phillips High. “That would help instantly create a culture of cycling.” The event, dubbed the Bronzeville Bike Builder, and […]

Uptown Residents Brainstorm Ideas for Redeveloping Vacant Land

By Shaun Jacobsen | May 9, 2014 | 13 Comments

It’s an exciting time to be in Uptown. The Broadway streetscape and road diet, which will hopefully be completed within a few months, as well as the reconstruction of the Wilson ‘L’ station have the potential to transform the center of the neighborhood. This potential has not gone unnoticed by the Metropolitan Planning Council. On […]

Greenway Edged Out in Little Village PB Election, But Could Still Happen

By John Greenfield | May 9, 2014 | No Comments

Earlier this week, I reported that the proposal for a north-south neighborhood greenway in Rogers Park was left off the 49th Ward participatory budgeting ballot, but that bike-priority route is still expected to become a reality. Similarly, 22nd Ward PB voters didn’t elect to fund a proposal for an east-west greenway in the Little Village […]

Rogers Parkers Discuss Plans for Divvy Stations, Greenway

By Justin Haugens | Apr 22, 2014 | No Comments

The city is gearing up to add 175 more Divvy bike-share stations this year, bringing the total to 475. On Thursday, 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore hosted a community meeting at Eugene Field elementary to discuss potential Divvy station locations within Rogers Park. The meeting also covered the proposed north-south neighborhood greenway that’s a ballot item […]

Female Cyclists Share Tips and Encouragement at Women on Wheels Summit

By Melissa Manak | Apr 18, 2014 | 3 Comments

“I became one with the biking culture,” said Angela Ford, discussing her personal cycling renaissance during the keynote speech at Women on Wheels, a conference hosted last Saturday in Pilsen by the group Women Bike Chicago. “This is what I’m gonna live,” she decided eight years ago. The summit was the second annual “day of […]

Summertime Means Seating, Parties in Loop’s Public Spaces

By John Greenfield | Apr 17, 2014 | 6 Comments

The Chicago Loop Alliance, one of downtown’s chambers of commerce, has announced details about its ambitious slate of summer placemaking campaigns. These include monthly “Activate” arts events held in alleys, the Gateway People Plaza on State Street, new amenities for Pritzker Park, and pop-up lunchtime seating throughout downtown. CLA expects to spend $135,000 on placemaking […]

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