Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bicycling

Addison/Drake, looking east. The bike crash took place in the crosswalk to the left. Image: Google Maps

Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?

By John Greenfield | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

A teenage girl on a bike collided with a driver, apparently because she was understandably afraid to ride in a four-lane street. What should we do about that?

Looking east on Belmont Avenue at Southport Avenue, which has non-protected bike lanes. (Yes, we know talking on the phone while biking is illegal in Chicago and is not recommended.) Photo: John Greenfield

Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront

By John Greenfield | Aug 19, 2022 | No Comments

City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"

Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.

Biking with a friend in Amsterdam. Photo: John Greenfield

What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands?

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.

Image: Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Englewood Nature Trail, other Illinois walk/bike/transit projects get federal RAISE grants

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced awardees for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. Find out which projects are being funded in Illinois.

Looking north on Avenue L towards the viaducts where the van driver struck Rodriguez. This stretch is marked with "sharrows." Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community

By John Greenfield | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

With the hit-and-run killing of Pablo Rodriguez, 55, struck on his bike in the East Side community, Chicago has lost six cyclists to traffic violence this year.

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