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Bike Lane Uprising®️ has been featured in international news outlets. Here are some highlights.

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Patrick Nagle for 46th Ward Alderman Bicycle Safety

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Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

Delivery Truck Driver Hits, Kills Woman Crossing Street In South Loop, Police Say

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Ascentale

Cars parked in the bike lane. It’s dangerous, but surprisingly not illegal.

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The DePaulia

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo

25th Ward Race: Byron Sigcho-López vs. Aida Flores

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The DePaulia

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo

Los candidatos del distrito 25 se preparan para las elecciones ante división entre votantes

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WTTW

2023 Chicago Election Voter Guide Joe Dunn

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Martin’s ordinance to require walk/bike/transit upgrades in projects gets vote Friday

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Video killed the bicycle lane: Advocates, officials intervene after TV crew blocks PBL

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Chicago Magazine

Edward Robert McClelland

Riding Down the Most Dangerous Bikeway in Chicago

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Fox 32 Chicago

Fran Spielman

Bicyclists stop traffic in the Loop protesting for enhanced safety

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Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman

City Council OKs more video surveillance — and more automated tickets

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NBC Chicago

City of Chicago To Soon Send Automated Tickets to Motorists Who Block Bike Lanes

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WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

Chicago City Council expands use of video surveillance — and automated tickets

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World Journal

黃惠玲

芝新規 公車裝攝影機開罰單車、公車道違停

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WBEZ, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Brenda Ruiz, Sasha-Ann Simons

WBEZ listeners share the worst potholes in Chicago

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Chicago Sun-Times

Emmanuel Camarillo

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

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Inkl

Emmanuel Camarillo

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

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WBEZ

Emmanuel Camarillo

CDOT releases ‘vision’ for adding 150 miles of bike lanes across city

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The Wall Street Journal

Julie Bykowicz

Here’s Your New Bike Lane. Oh, Did You Want It to Go Somewhere?

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

City’s Concrete-Protected Bike Lanes Delayed, But Still Happening, Officials Say. But Advocates Ask: Is It Enough?

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NBC Chicago

Video: Carjacking Suspect Leads Police on Wild Chase Along Eisenhower Expressway

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Chicago Magazine

Sarah Steimer

“We Just Want Safe Spaces to Bike”

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Biking In LA

1st quarter traffic deaths jump again, proof pickups and SUVs cause more deaths, and holding killer drivers accountable

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

City Lets Drivers Park In Bike Lanes For Days, Forcing Cyclists Into Dangerous Situations, They Say

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Chicago Sun-Times

Mohammad Samra, David Struett

Cyclist killed on dangerous stretch of Milwaukee Avenue was a devoted volunteer: ‘Exactly what you’d want in a friend and mentor’

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Bicyclist Sam Bell, Killed By Driver In River West, Was A Friend To All — And A Mentor To Chicago Kids

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Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

Over 100 people showed up to honor Sam Bell at ghost bike vigil on Milwaukee

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Ghost Bike Installed In River West For Sam Bell, Bicyclist Killed On Milwaukee Avenue

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike

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WGN-TV

Shannon Halligan

Why DuSable LSD construction is being praised by bike safety advocates

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Advocacy pays off as CDOT installs concrete medians at dangerous DLSD intersections

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Refreshing: Alders asked for lower speed limit, bike grid at today’s CDOT budget hearings

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Indy100

Ellie Abraham

47 of the funniest Fake Spirit Halloween costume memes

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Moterworld.app

Casey Toner

Life and death on Chicago’s most damaging motorcycle road

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Infuriatingly, the new Chicago budget lowered bike lane parking fines from $500 to $250

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Block Club Chicago

Xuandi Wang

Mayor Lightfoot’s Car Caravan Parked In A Bike Lane So She Could Buy Doughnuts, Bike Advocates Say

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Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman, Mary Norkol

Dough! Lightfoot lambasted after guards park in bike lane while she buys doughnuts

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NBC Chicago

Lightfoot Slammed on Social Media For Allowing Security Detail to Park in Bike Lane During Stop For Doughnuts

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Fox 32 Chicago

Fran Spielman

Lightfoot lambasted on social media for allowing security detail to park in bike lane while she buys doughnuts

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Breitbart

John Nolte

Lightfoot’s Security Parks in Bike Lane so Mayor Can Buy Donuts

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Illinois News

Irene Garcia

“You shouldn’t have done it. Period’

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Illinois Answers Project

Casey Toner, Mina Bloom

Life and Death in Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane

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Block Club Chicago

Casey Toner, Mina Bloom

Life And Death In Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 12

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Canadian Cycling Magazine

Matt Hansen

A driver ran into a ghost bike memorial and it’s a sad and awful metaphor

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Chicago YIMBY

Ian Achong

City Fully Approves Bally’s Casino With Revisions In River West

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

A reckless driver killed Divvy rider Gerardo Marciales. Another one destroyed his ghost bike.

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Block Club Chicago

Kayleigh Padar

Video Shows Driver Crashing Into Light Post And Ghost Bike Where Cyclist Was Killed In Grant Par

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Canadian Cycling Magazine

Matt Hansen

A driver who hit a ghost-bike memorial blamed other cars…but there were none

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CBS Chicago

Noel Brennan

Along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, a second loss for grieving woman

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Univision Chicago

Conductor tira poste con memorial de Gerardo Marciales, hispano atropellado en Lake Shore Drive

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Clifford Law Offices

Clifford Law Files Case in Death of Three-Year-Old on Bike; COMED and City of Chicago Among Defendants

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Chicago Tribune

Jake Sheridan

A new lane in Chicago politics? Movement for more bike infrastructure grows

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Block Club Chicago

Alex V. Hernandez

Parents Of 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck In Uptown Sue City — And Say It Must Crack Down On Bike Lane Blockers

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CBS Chicago

Noel Brennan

'Lily's death was no accident': Chicago cyclists file lawsuit against city, ComEd over illegal parking in bike lanes

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WGN-TV

Brónagh Tumulty

Family of 3-year-old killed in bike crash suing city of Chicago, ComEd

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WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

Steve Miller

Parents of 3-year-old girl killed in Uptown bicycle crash file lawsuit

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Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Parents of 3-year-old Lily Shambrook hope lawsuit improves safety for Chicago cyclists

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Fox 32 Chicago

Chicago family files lawsuit after toddler dies in bike crash: 'the city has to care'

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Univision Chicago

Familia de menor que murió atropellada cuando viajaba en bicicleta entabla demanda contra Chicago

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Mass Transit Magazine

Jake Sheridan

IL: A new lane in Chicago politics? Movement for more bike infrastructure grows

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Chicago Sun-Times

Fran Spielman

City wants to use cameras to nail motorists who block bus or bike lanes, loading zones

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Lily Shambrook’s family hopes lawsuit against city will help keep others safe on bikes

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WBEZ

Fran Spielman

City wants to use cameras to nail motorists who block bus or bike lanes, loading zones

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 20

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Bike Indianapolis

Bike Indianapolis Helps Raise $7,000 for Bike Lights; Here’s How You Can Help Distribute Them.

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Illinois Answers Project

Mina Bloom, Casey Toner

City Plan To Ticket Drivers Who Block Bike Lanes Downtown Draws Mixed Reaction From Cycling Advocates

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Planetizen

Diana Ionescu

Chicago Bike Lane Enforcement Proposal Draws Criticism for not Addressing Structural Flaws

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Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

During ghost bike vigil, 100s of mourners occupied intersection where Adé Hogue was killed

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Chicago Sun-Times

Emmanuel Camarillo

Renewed calls for safer roads after cyclist fatally struck at busy intersection off DuSable Lake Shore Drive

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Indianapolis Recorder

Breanna Cooper

Cycling advocates help light the path

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Streetsblog Chicago

Sharon Hoyer

Jose Velásquez, 16, fatally struck by trucker, remembered at gathering on The 606

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Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

The lows and highs of Chicagoland’s 2021 transportation news

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Southwest Connector

Tesha M. Christensen

Hennepin for People supports city’s proposed plan for Hennepin Ave. South

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Bike Indianapolis

Bike Indianapolis Helps Raise $7,000 for Bike Lights; Here’s How You Can Help Distribute Them.

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The College - Chicago Studies The University of Chicago

Bike Lane Uprising: A Chicago Studies Data in Dialogue session with Christina Whitehouse

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IndyGo

Behind the Wheel: William Hazen Brings Light to People’s Commutes Around Indianapolis 

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Drivers Are Killing Bicyclists Trying To Get To, From The Lakefront Trail. The City Isn’t Making It Safer, Advocates Say

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The Recycery

Kevin Bodkin

Tailwind For Tools 2022 – GOAL MET !!!

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Hattiesburg American

Dominic Gwinn

Gas prices getting to be too high? Here are alternative ways to get around Hattiesburg

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Bike Indianapolis

Bike Indianapolis members come together for 2022 Members Meeting

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

It’s Been 2 Years Since The City’s Bicycle Safety Council Met. Advocates Are Pushing For It To Come Back

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Block Club Chicago

Melody Mercado

Driver Charged After Critically Injuring Cyclist In West Loop, Police Say

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Cyclist Paresh Chhatrala, 42, died after crash on Madison, where medians were removed

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NBC Chicago

Bicyclist's Death in West Loop Renews Calls for Improved Safety

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Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Bicyclist’s death in West Loop renews calls for improved safety on Madison Street

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WRTV Indianapolis

Kayla Molander

Indy cyclists urge drivers to stop parking in bike lanes, citing safety concerns, legality

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Nashville Scene

Eli Motycka

Watching Nashville's Bike Infrastructure Watchdogs

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WGN-TV

Brónagh Tumulty

Bicyclist killed in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash prompts calls for change

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CBS Chicago

Charlie De Mar

White ghost bike set up for Gerardo Marciales, who was hit, killed by car while on Divvy Bike on DuSable Lake Shore Drive

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Streetsblog Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

Loved ones of Gerardo Marciales urge the city to fix dangerous DLSD intersections

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Ghost Bike Put Up Downtown To Honor Gerardo Marciales — But Officials Say It’ll Likely Get Tossed Soon

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Visit Indy

Sam Reel

Presenting the Winners of the 31st Annual ROSE Awards

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Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

Person questioned in hit-and-run that killed cyclist in Irving Park, across street from where a cyclist died in 2019

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Failure to create safe cycling conditions on Milwaukee leads to second bike death at Kilbourn

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NBC Chicago

Bicyclist Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver in Old Irving Park, Across Street From Where a Cyclist Was Hit in 2019

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Block Club Chicago

Izzy Stroobandt

Guerilla-Style Traffic Study Of Spot Where Bicyclist Was Killed Helps Advocates Bring Attention To Deadly Crosswalks

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Read Hartford

Kerri Ana Provost

Car-Free Diaries: Week 25

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Oregon Public Broadcasting

David Schaper

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say US streets are the problem

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National Public Radio

David Schaper

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say U.S. streets are the problem

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Lexington Herald Leader

Aaron Mudd

How bike-friendly is Lexington? City has 128 miles of trails. There’s still room to grow.

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WBEZ

Marie Mendoza

How can we make Chicago roads safer for cyclists?

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Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

Lily Grace Shambrook, 3, killed by trucker, is 2nd recent child fatality on/near Leland

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NBC Chicago

3-Year-Old Girl in Bike Carrier Dies When Mom Goes Around ComEd Truck Parked in Bike Lane and Is Hit By Passing Semi

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Chicago Sun-Times

David Struett

3-year-old girl in bike carrier dies when mom goes around ComEd truck parked in bike lane and is hit by passing semi

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Kelley and Spaulding Funeral Home

Elizabeth "Lily" Grace Shambrook

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