Big shoutout to these retailers who support our work by carrying our merchandise at no profit to their shops. We recommend reaching out to them directly to see what they have in stock and confirming store hours. Many of them also offer bike rentals. Wish your favorite bike shop carried our merch? Have them apply to be a dealer BFF Bikes* Address: 2056 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 ( Near the 606) Phone: 773-666-5153 Carries: reflective jackets, reflective bags, upcycle

Fill out our bracket and make your predictions of which cities will report the most bike lane obstructions. 2026 Bracket Campions: Moreno Valley 2026 Bracket  Final 4 RESULTS 2026 Bracket Elite 8 RESULTS RULES How to "score": report bike lane obstructions with our mobile app or website that are physically located in one of the cities on the bracket. Submission timeframes for rounds listed at the top of the bracket The city with the most bike lane obstructions reported to our

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There are now 2,165 cities in our drop downs. See list below for newly added cities. Newly added cities: Akron, OH Arabi, LA Arbutus, MD Arlington, MA Atherton, CA Bailey's Crossroads, VA Batavia, IL Bay Head, NJ Belmont, MA Berkley, MI Berthoud, CO Beverly, MA Black Point-Green Point, CA Blue Island, IL Bonita, CA Borrego Springs, CA Bostonia, CA Brighton, NY Brookfield, IL California, MD Capitola, CA Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA Casas Adobes, AZ Castro Valley, CA Catonsvill

We turned 8! We're growing at record speeds! In 2025 we collected an all-time high of reports. Our database doubled in reports in the last 2 years. We collected about TWICE the reports of 2023. By the end of 2025, our database has collected over 110,000 bike lane obstructions. Tech Updates We rebuilt our entire tech stack to handle growth. We released 5 app updates in 2025 to make it easier for users to report bike lane obstructions, including: Autofilling license plate state

In September 2025 we celebrated 8 years of our bike advocacy. It's so rare that we're able to participate in fun events as most of our work is surrounded in tragedy. This particular anniversary party took place in Chicago just days before ICE descended on the city. It's taken us a long time to post these photos because it just never seemed like the right moment. In retrospect, moments that provide joy and opportunities for people to build community are invaluable. Thank you

We are working to systematically send legal notices to companies reported to BLU, informing them they've been added to a national registry of bike lane obstructers. Should that company be involved in a crash or fatality with a bicyclist, our data would be available for court cases. Here's a video explanation of how and why sending legal notices to companies will be impactful to you the bicyclist: Fund a Legal Notice to a Company for just $15 Support Our Work Help us continue

The presentation covered: What we've been up to the past year. Our big data audit: Bicyclist Fatalities - Investigating USDOT-Registered Carriers, City of Chicago Contracts, Insurance Providers, and Bike Lane Uprising Reports A framework to systematically send legal notices to companies reported to Bike Lane Uprising for obstructing bike lanes. Our USDOT carrier audit is 8 years in the making The goal of this study is to identify patterns of high-risk carriers and to prevent