Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Events

Northwestern Students, Chicago Cylists Honor Crash Victim Chuyuan Qiu

By John Greenfield | Oct 6, 2016 | 1 Comment

The Northwestern University community, as well as Chicago-area bicyclists, are still processing the death of Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu, an 18-year-old student who was killed last month after she collided with a concrete truck while biking by the Evanston campus. A native of Nanjing, China, Qiu was a member of the Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program and […]

Hundreds Gathered at Memorial for Anastasia, Who Died Biking on Monday

By Steven Vance | Oct 1, 2016 | 2 Comments

Note: Streetsblog Chicago will be on vacation on Monday, October 3, and will resume publication on Tuesday. Over 300 people came to the intersection of Addison Street and Damen Avenue in Roscoe Village yesterday evening to pay their respects to Anastasia Kondrasheva and her family, friends, and coworkers. There were so many people that a […]

Organizers of Friday Vigil: We Won’t Wait Until 2026 to Prevent Bike Deaths

By John Greenfield | Sep 28, 2016 | 9 Comments

In the wake of the bike/truck collision that took the life of Anastasia Kondrasheva on Monday, as well as several other recent bike fatality cases, this Friday activists are holding a candlelight vigil and ghost bike installation at the crash site. The organizers say they’re through waiting for the city of Chicago to make progress […]

The New Wilson ‘L’ Platform Will Be Massive – The Widest in the System

By John Greenfield | Sep 27, 2016 | 5 Comments

This morning the CTA celebrated the completion of more than 50 percent of the Wilson station reconstruction project, shortly after all customer boarding was moved to the recently completed west island platform. Now that both sides of the new platform are completed and the transit agency is working on demolishing the old one, you can […]

Active Trans’ Kickstand Classic Fundraiser Ride Springs Into Action

By John Greenfield | Sep 26, 2016 | No Comments

Last Sunday was the maiden voyage of the Active Transportation Alliance’s Kickstand Classic, a combination race and fun ride to support the group’s walking, biking, and transit advocacy effects. Thanks in part to absolutely perfect weather, the event, held in the northwest-suburban village of Bartlett, appeared to be a big success, which makes it seem […]

Diverter Test on Manor Avenue: “People Have to Change Their Habits”

By Steven Vance | Sep 23, 2016 | 7 Comments

Last night a group of about 130 people gathered to voice their questions, comments, and concerns, about a car traffic diverter that the Chicago Department of Transportation is testing in Ravenswood Manor. On Monday, CDOT set up two barricades on Manor Avenue at Wilson Avenue that diverts car traffic on Manor approaching Wilson onto Wilson, […]

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