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[ Map Update ] filter by date ranges & zoom in calculations
• filter by date ranges • zoom in calculations You can now filter our bike lane obstruction maps by all time, last year, last month & see how hotspots change. Our maps will recalculate % totals by date range. Zoom in on a hotspot to calculate # of reports by date range. We’re still tinkering with our maps, so bear with us, but it’s pretty cool so far! If you’re viewing on a mobile device, the formatting is a bit better when accessed directly within our mobile app, but you can
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BLU 9 Year Party Planning - kick off
Party planning has kicked off for our 9 year anniversary party which will be Thursday 9/24/26. If you're traveling in from out of town, stick around for the weekend, because Critical Mass will be the next evening! CALL TO ACTION: Want to help make this event a success? Here's how you can help: + Help fund it: link + Donate merch or services to our silent auction: link + Are you an entertainer? Apply + Want to table at this event? Apply + Want to speak at the event? Apply + RS
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[ New Map Update ]
+ Our maps got a complete overhaul on the front & back end. + Maps now calculate from US census tract geo boundaries versus a "metro area." + In November, we went from 130 cities in our drop downs to over 2,000. That update upended up the door for lots of new opportunities. + Now, when you view filter to your specific city, our map will only render bike lane obstructions within your city's census tract boundary. + The calculations you see in our map key are now based only wh
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Dealers of Bike Lane Uprising Merchandise
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, upcycled mec
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MARCH Bike Lane Obstruction MADNESS - 2026
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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Host an Event with Bike Lane Uprising
Would you like to host an event with us? Let us know by filling out the form below.
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147 *more* cities have been added to our drop downs
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
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BLU 2025 Year in Review
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
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