Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bicycling

Apple Maps street view of one side of the Kedzie-Belmont intersection showing the lack of room for cycling and deplorable sidewalk conditions.

New bike lane plan for Belmont and Kedzie still falls short

By Steven Lucy | Jul 19, 2022 | No Comments

At the first meeting of the new Chicago Mobility Collaborative on June 30, the Chicago Department of Transportation briefly presented a new plan for the Belmont and Kedzie intersection. This is a complicated intersection, involving both grid and diagonal streets, an expressway exit and support columns, plus existing and new bike lanes. Just a few […]

Still from the video showing the unmarked police SUV after the driver struck the teen who was filming from his bike. The wheel and pedal of his bike is visible in the frame. Image: Facebook

Video shows CPD officers confronting, striking teen on bike and fleeing the scene

By John Greenfield | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

This is the second disturbing incident this month in Chicagoland involving teens of color, bicycles, and alleged police violence.

A photo of new pedestrian infrastructure in Barcelona, with three people walking on it.

A report from abroad: Barcelona transforms transportation—What it means for Chicago

By Sebastian Huydts | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments

For personal reasons, I call two towns home. During the fall and spring college semesters I live and work in Chicago, while I spend most of my summer in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). I have been making this commute since 2001 but have lived in Chicago since 1992. Being a Dutch native, bikes and trains were […]

Rendering of an affordable TOD by 43rd Street Green Line stop.

Connected Communities equitable TOD ordinance headed to zoning committee

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The proposed Connected Communities ordinance has been released. We looked at some of the changes the ordinance proposes.

Participants will be given single-speed bikes (not this particular model), which work fine for flat Chicago and are easier to maintain than most bikes with multiple gears. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT releases more details on the “Bike Chicago” free bicycle program

By John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2022 | No Comments

Update 7/12/22, 11:00 AM: CDOT provided the following info to Streetsblog about what kind of bikes will be given away: “The bikes are the Fyxation Pixel in various sizes and colors, both the step-through and the standard model, the State Azure and the State Ellison, both in the single-speed version. The city has not committed to using […]

Riding adaptive bikes on a trail. Image via Divvy

CDOT and Divvy will hold adaptive cycling sessions to make bike-share more inclusive

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

CDOT, Divvy, and Adaptive Adventures are holding free adaptive cycling sessions where people with disabilities can ride adaptive bikes.

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