Also, the EPA approved Chicago’s dry ice method of killing rats.
Tag: bike safety
Posted inColumns & Opinion
CDOT proposes a boatload of safety upgrades to Wicker Park’s ‘Crotch’
The high-traffic six-corner intersection of Damen/North/Milwaukee is ripe for an overhaul.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Unsafe construction zones and trashed bike lanes are endangering cyclists
Popular biking corridors like Milwaukee Avenue have turned into dangerous places to ride.
Posted inBlogs
Bicycle Helmets Are For Keeping Your Brains Off the Street, Not For Staying Warm
This has been a springtime PSA from someone who doesn’t want anti-bike blog trolls to have a point. And it goes double for the dude I saw on Grand last night on an expensive commuter bike, sans helmet, blowing through stop signs—and not that it should matter, but he didn’t have right-of-way either—and, of course, […]
Posted inBlogs
2/27 — Free Albany Park Bikes Workshop
Albany Park Bikes hosts a free bike workshop on Sat 2/27 from 1 to 3 PM at Eugene Field Park (5100 N. Ridgeway).
Posted inBlogs
Annals of Clever Bike Safety
Illuminate the hell out of your bike with free road sign tape (via Lifehacker). This is pretty neat: CDOT uses selective pneumatic tubes to do bike traffic counting; 1% of Chicago trips are done by bike.
Posted inBlogs
Killing Two Birds With One Helmet
OK. So we know that people are out to destroy cyclists. We know that the city’s not doing a very good job turning Chicago into a fashion hub. And I have a small solution. New York City’s got a bit of a head start, having just commissioned (!) these, but still: it’s pretty awesome: Designers: […]