Human Protected Bike Lane Chicago - Day 2 6/30
Tue, Jun 30
|S Lawndale Ave & W Columbus Ave, Chicago, IL 60652, USA
Please join us TONIGHT 6/30 to form a human protected bike lane at the site of the crash involving 13 year old, Issac Martinez, who was hit & killed while biking on Chicago's South Lawndale Ave yesterday. We will be honoring his life and drawing attention to the need for safe biking infrastructure.
Time & Location
Jun 30, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
S Lawndale Ave & W Columbus Ave, Chicago, IL 60652, USA
About the event
UPDATE: Please return tonight 6/30 @ 6pm. The family requested the cycling community make it out tonight as well. They want justice for their son and are trying to get the media there.
A 13 year old boy, named Issac Martinez, was hit and killed while biking in Chicago's South Lawndale Ave Sunday shortly before 7pm. Â Issac was hit from hehind by a driver who fled the scene.Â
Please join us TONIGHT to form a human protected bike lane at the site of the crash to honor his life and draw attention to this issue. Â The media will likely be in attendance. Â Please be respectful and safe during this event. Â Please help spread the word on social media platforms.
The closer you can arrive to 6:00 pm, the better. Â We we will be out there for two hours. If you can't make it there by 6:00 pm, please come when you can so we can have coverage for about 2 hours.
PLEASE RSVP so we have an estimation of how many people will be joining
What to BRING:Â
Bring lots of lights. We need to be seen. Make signs if you can. Wear masks and social distance.
Getting there by BIKE:Â
A group of cyclists will be riding there together. Â Beginner cyclists welcome. Rolling off at 5pm sharp from the UIC Halsted blue line (Halsted & Van Buren). Â
Link to route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1qN7v5IC9abIqlb6YI3bnGzlVYEqRx25E&ll=41.816458647812716%2C-87.65508163896484&z=12
Getting there by TRAIN:Â
There is a metra station directly next to to the site. Â The stop is called Ashburn via SWS line
How to DONATE to the family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-issac-martinez?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet
News link: https://abc7chicago.com/boy-13-fatally-struck-while-biking-in-ashburn-idd/6280939/
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