After backlash from cyclists, Ald. King dropped plan to downgrade the Drexel bike lanes
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King proposed allowing car parking along the boulevard's median, with would have relocated the bike lane back into the door zone.
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A CDOT show-and-tell on this year’s new bikeways, and what’s on deck for 2020
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Highlights included concrete upgrades, new bike bridges, and ten miles of upcoming South Side bike lanes to compliment the Divvy expansion.
Lincolnwood may save a bike lane plan that was almost scrapped due to parking worries
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A new proposal calls for preserving one parking lane and installing a two-way protected bike lanes on the south side of the street.
Learn all-season cycling skills at tomorrow’s Bike Winter 20th anniversary celebration
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The Bike Winter organization, which promotes cold-weather pedaling, is kicking off a new era with presentations on how to get the most out of your bike this winter.
What does Chicago need to do to achieve transportation equity?
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Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs discussed the topic at an event hosted by the Chicago Style Committee of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
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Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.