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

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12/20/2021

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

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12/11/2021

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER NEWSPAPER: Cycling advocates help light the path

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11/8/2021

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Renewed calls for safer roads after cyclist fatally struck at busy intersection off DuSable Lake Shore Drive

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11/3/2021

BICYCLING: Remembering Adé Hogue, Fervent Cyclist and Friend to the Bike Community

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11/3/2021

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

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11/2/2021

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: Hundreds Mourn Adé Hogue In Ghost Bike Vigil After Popular Cyclist Killed By Driver: ‘Our Community Is Tired Of This’

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11/2/2021

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Beloved Chicago cyclist killed in downtown crash

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11/2/2021

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: Adé Hogue, Beloved Cyclist And Designer, Mourned By Thousands After Being Killed In Downtown Crash

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10/28/2021

STREETSBLOG CHICAGO: Vigil planned for fallen cyclist Adé Hogue on Tuesday 6 PM at Grand and LFT

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10/29/2021

ROAD CC: "I decided that he should face consequences": Fantastically petty New York cyclist shouts 30-second time out for dangerous driver...before wishing them a nice day

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9/22/2021

STREETSBLOG CHICAGO: Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?

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8/11/2021

STREETSBLOG CHICAGO: Disability and bike communities have common interests, should join forces

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8/11/2021

ROAD CC: The work of a vigilante arsonist? Mystery over flaming SUV blocking Denver bike lane

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8/11/2021

BEST BOTHERS GROUP: Disability and bike communities have common interests, should join forces

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6/23/2021

I LIKE TO RIDE:"Bike Lane Uprising"

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6/22/2021

ROAD.CC:"Keep your wiener out of bike lanes": Cyclist swerves to avoid drifting Wienermobile

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7/29/2021

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: After Jefferson Park Cyclist Killed On Milwaukee Avenue, Advocates Push City To Fix The ‘Bike Highway’ — Before Someone Else Dies

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6/4/2021

Block Club Chicago: After Kevin Clark Killed By Driver At Dangerous Logan Square Intersection, Cyclists Say It Needs To Be Fixed — Now

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2/12/2021

STREETSBLOG: Hit-and-run driver critically injured Alexandra Betzel on her bike in Avondale

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2/1/2021

Block Club Chicago: Chicago’s Bike Lane Efforts Have Fallen Short For Decades. Can Lightfoot Help The City Catch Up?

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1/3/2021

SCIENCEDIRECT: Modelling cyclists’ route choice using Strava and OSMnx: A case study of the City of Glasgow

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6/14/2021

BIKE PORTLAND:"An open letter to America: This person’s “Dear Chicago” post at Bike Lane Uprising could have been written about almost any major U.S. city and it’s extremely frustrating that we are still at this point in 2021."

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12/08/2020

WTTW PBS: Winter Biking in Chicago: A Guide to Gear, Care and Everything Else You Need to Know

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12/1/2020

Streetsblog: We are all that wave-tossed Lakefront Trail cyclist

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11/23/2020

CHICAGO SUN TIMES: Bike thefts jump during pandemic: ‘It’s a huge problem’

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11/12/2020

CHICAGO NOW: New App Aims to Better Protect Cyclists

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12/10/2020

NBC WASHINGTON 4: DC Bike Group Helps Essential Workers Get to Work

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11/9/2020

TIME OUT: Chicagoans take to the streets to celebrate Joe Biden’s presidential win

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11/7/2020

NPR: PHOTOS: Chicago Celebrates Joe Biden’s Victory

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11/17/2020

Streetsblog: Racial justice and environmental groups hope to block Amazon warehouse in Bridgeport

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10/28/2020

BICYCLE RETAILER: Bike Lane Uprising releases app for reporting bike lane obstructions

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10/28/2020

ENGAGING CITIES: Bike Lane Uprising

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11/9/2020

EATER: Chicago Celebrates Election Results With Malört Shots Outside Trump Tower

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10/27/2020

GEAR & GRIT: Bike Lane Uprising releases app for reporting bike lane obstructions

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10/27/2020

BIKING LA: The site to report blocked bike lanes developed by Chicago’s Bike Lane Uprising is now live in over 100 cities across the US, including Los Angeles and Long Beach

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10/22/2020

Streetsblog: Drink beer, help unclog bikeways at Bike Lane Uprising’s keg-tapping party on 10/29

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11/9/2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Maybe Malort has earned its spot in the pantheon of great Chicago traditions. I’m still not drinking it.

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11/7/2020

COURTNEY KUEPPERS: Only in Chicago: shots of Malort now being distributed outside Trump tower.

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11/5/2020

JORNAL BICICLETA: Revolta na Ciclofaixa: plataforma coleta, trata e exibe obstruções em vias exclusivas para bicicleta em 100 cidades nos EUA

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9/4/2020

Streetsblog: There were at least two injury crashes this week near Belmont/LSD, a collision hotspot

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10/27/2020

WTTW PBS: New App Lets Cyclists Report Bike Lane Obstructions, Hazards

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7/23/2020

Streetsblog: E-bikes to the rescue: 24 cycles and 12 cargo bikes lent to COVID aid organizations

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7/18/2020

WTTW PBS: New Mural — and Push For Bike Lanes — To Commemorate Boy Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver While Cycling

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7/24/2020

Streetsblog: Martin: Let’s prioritize transportation equity, catch up with other cities on biking

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9/21/2020

Streetsblog: Hundreds, including Mayor Lightfoot showed up for the Roll N Peace unity ride

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7/1/2020

Streetsblog: Records indicate bicyclist injured by CDOT trucker is a CDOT safety ambassador

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7/1/2020

ABC: Man charged in Ashburn hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old boy

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7/1/2020

CBS: Driver Charged In Southwest Side Hit-And-Run That Killed 13-Year-Old Boy On Bike As Family Mourns

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10/29/2020

CAPO VELO: “Bike Lane Uprising” releases new app for reporting bike lane obstructions

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8/31/2020

Streetsblog: Bolingbrook cross country team member Kaylee Pannek seriously injured in bike crash

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6/29/2020

Streetsblog: Issac Martinez, 13, killed in Ashburn, is 2nd cyclist critically or fatally injured in a week

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6/25/2020

WTTW PBS: After City Truck Hits Cyclist, Advocates Warn of Wider Safety Issues

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7/1/2020

Univision: Anuncian cargos en caso de menor atropellado en Ashburn

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7/16/2020

Streetsblog: E-bikes to the rescue: 24 cycles and 12 cargo bikes lent to COVID aid organizations

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6/4/2020

Streetsblog: Sad Trombone: Lightfoot says the Lakefront Trail is still closed

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6/30/2020

Chicago Sun-Times: Man charged in Ashburn hit-and-run that killed boy, 13, while riding his bike

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7/1/2020

Block Club Chicago: 13-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Had Just Gotten His First Bike

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6/30/2020

Streetsblog: Family of Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike, were joined by cyclists at vigil

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6/1/2020

Streetsblog: Transit shutdowns, which hurt vulnerable people the most, are not a public safety solution

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5/5/2020

Block Club Chicago: Protective Bike Lane Bollards Installed Where Bicyclist Was Killed Last Fall

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4/28/2020

Block Club Chicago: Faded Bike Lanes Repainted On Milwaukee Avenue 6 Months After Bicyclist Killed

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6/1/2020

INSIDER: 25 inspiring moments of peace and solidarity from the protests gripping the US

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6/1/2020

New Zeland Herald: George Floyd death: 15 peaceful moments from the protests

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6/1/2020

Obama Foundation: ANGUISH AND ACTION

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3/20/2020

Streetsblog: What the heck is going on with the Lakefront Trail?

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1/17/2020

Keating Law Offices: Cars that park in protected bike lanes endanger bicyclists

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3/30/2020

Streetsblog: Despite safety challenges during the pandemic, Chicago bike shops keep rolling

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1/27/2020

Livable City: Episode 10 - Christina Whitehouse of Bike Lane Uprising!

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3/26/2020

Streetsblog: Closing trails during pandemic, without opening streets, is misguided and inequitable

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12/11/2019

CityLab: Oh, What Fun It Is to Ride

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12/3/2019

WTTW PBS: Cyclists Say City Isn’t Addressing 311 Complaints About Bike Lanes

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1/16/2020

Block Club Chicago: Months After Cyclist Killed In Irving Park, Bike Lane Remains Faded

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11/6/2019

Univision: Con una cadena humana, ciclistas en Chicago se manifiestan ante el incidente en el que murió una ciclista

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12/10/2019

Block Club Chicago: Someone Quietly Decorated West Town’s Protected Bike Lanes And Cyclists Are Loving It

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11/19/2019

Block Club Chicago: A ‘Lack Of Hope’ Permeates Chicago’s Cyclist Community After Another Fatal Bike Crash On Stony Island

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11/20/2019

Curbed: Chicago needs safer streets and protected bike lanes now, advocates say

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11/18/2019

Chicago Sun-Times: City Falls Behind in Expanding Protections for Cyclists

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11/6/2019

Telemundo: Muere ciclista atropellada por un camión en Irving Park

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11/6/2019

NBC: Bicyclist Fatally Struck by Truck in Irving Park: Police

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9/19/2019

BikingLA: Morning Links

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11/7/2019

Chicago Sun-Times: Driver cited for negligent driving, improper turn in crash that killed bicyclist in Irving Park

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11/7/2019

Streetsblog: Dozens of cyclists lined the Milwaukee Avenue bike lane to protest Carla Aiello’s death

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11/7/2019

Block Club Chicago: ‘Please Don’t Kill Us’: After Woman Killed In Fading Irving Park Bike Lane, 200 Cyclists Demand More Protection

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11/6/2019

ABC: Carla Aiello ID'd as woman struck, killed by truck while riding bicycle on NW Side

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11/6/2019

Chicago Tribune: Bicyclist dies after being hit by dump truck on Northwest Side

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9/4/2019

Streetsblog: 47th Ward: Community outreach will help prevent backlash to Leland Greenway extension

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5/10/2019

Smart Cities Dive: San Francisco to expand bike lane network, boost cyclist safety

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11/6/2019

Keating Law Offices: Chicago Cyclist Killed in Right Hook Crash with Dump Truck

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11/6/2019

WGN9 News: Woman on bike struck, killed by dump truck on Northwest Side

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11/6/2019

Block Club Chicago: Bicyclists Outraged Over Woman’s Death Plan To Create ‘People-Protected Bike Lane’ Wednesday In Irving Park

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10/8/2019

Streetsblog: Inspector General calls out CPD for illegal parking; police bike lane blockage needs to stop too

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8/1/2019

NBC: Chicago Bicyclists Recording Rides for Their Own Safety

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3/18/2019

Streetsblog: Cyclists Who Confronted Bike Lane Blockers Were Attacked With Fluid, Fists, SUV

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5/16/2019

730DC: Check out Bike Lane Uprising for the ways folks are already reporting these violations.

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6/2/2020

Mamamia: The story we're not seeing: 32 images that show the "other side" of the US protests.

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2/8/2019

Block Club Chicago: Plan For New Bike Lanes In The South Loop Delayed, But Alderman Insists They’re Still Coming

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4/19/2019

Streetsblog: The Most Common Chicago Ride-Hailing Trip Is a 1-Mile Hop From River North to the Loop

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1/18/2019

Streetsblog: One Little Victory: CDOT Installs Posts to Deter Parking in Washington Bike Lane

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3/28/2019

Curbed: Chicago needs safer streets and protected bike lanes now, advocates say

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5/7/2019

Chicago Sun-Times: New, improved bike lanes are coming to the South Loop by the end of the month

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11/27/2018

Streetsblog: Ice Ice, Baby: Long After Snowfall Ended, Bike Lane Conditions Are Still Treacherous

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12/6/2018

Streetsblog:  Blizzard of DOT: Transpo Officials Provide Deets on Bike Lane Plowing Protocols

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5/7/2019

Block Club Chicago: Ald. King To Discuss South Loop Bike Lanes At Tuesday Meeting

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11/28/2018

Streetsblog: A Guide to Locally Made Winter Gear and Gifts for Cyclists

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10/18/2018

NPR: Bike Lane Uprising: Reporting Bike Lane Obstructions

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11/21/2018

Chicago Ideas, After the Idea Podcast: Bike Lane Uprising: Reporting Bike Lane Obstructions to Build a Safer Chicago 

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10/18/2018

Streetsblog: How Bike Lane Uprising Is Helping to Document Chicago’s Blocked Bikeway Problem

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10/18/2018

The Chainlink: If you haven't yet joined Bike Lane Uprising, it's a must if you ride a bike.

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10/17/2018

NBC: Chicago Cyclist Records Motorist Driving in Protected Bike Lane

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10/16/2018

Chi Hack Night Presenter: Bike Lane Uprising - One Year of Data Insights

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10/12/2018

Curbed: Bike Lane Uprising empowers cyclists, makes roads safer

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10/12/2018

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC): To report a vehicle in a bike lane: Post a picture to Bike Lane Uprising

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10/11/2018

Streetsblog: Despite Inaccurate Numbers, Bicycling Magazine’s Demotion of Chicago Is On-Point

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10/17/2018

NBC: Chicago Looking to Up Efforts to Stop Blockage of Bike Lanes

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10/9/2018

NPR: Cyclists Take Bike Lane Matters Into Their Own Hands As Deaths Increase And Enforcement Declines

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8/24/2018

The DC Line: Dupont ANC calls for more safety measures on M Street near cyclist fatality

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8/17/2018

Streetsblog: Another Cyclist Struck at Madison/Halsted, a Week After Angela Park Was Killed There

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8/21/2018

NPR: Morning Shift Teams Up With WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show On Traffic Safety

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9/20/2018

The Washington Post: How’s D.C. driving? This new tool instantly reveals any driver’s traffic violations.

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8/28/2018

Who Taught You How To Drive?!: Torque of the Town: Bike Lane Uprising is a cyclist led passion project focused on making cycling safer by making it easy to report bike lane obstructions. 

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8/22/2018

Bike Portland: Bringing the ‘Bike Lane Uprising’ to Portland

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7/26/2018

U.S. News & World Report: Chicago Looking to up Efforts to Stop Blockage of Bike Lanes

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7/26/2018

ABC: Bike Lane Uprising Site Post Photos of Cars Parked in Bike Lanes

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7/26/2018

Block Club Chicago: Almost $1.2 Million Collected From Cars Blocking Bike Lanes Since 2015, Data Shows

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7/26/2018

NPR: Bike Lane Uprising

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7/25/2018

Chicago Tribune: Chicago works with website that targets vehicles blocking bike lanes

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7/24/2018

CBS: New Database To Help City Identify, Ticket Cars Parked In Bike Lanes

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7/24/2018

Block Club Chicago: Website That Shames Drivers For Stopping In Bike Lanes Gets City Ticket Agency’s Attention

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7/20/2018

730DC: Here’s to Streets That Don’t Kill People....someday

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7/19/2018

Keating Law Offices: Obstructed Bike Lanes Plague Chicago Bicyclists

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7/18/2018

NBC: Obstructed Chicago Bike Lanes Become Increasing Problem for Cyclists

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7/18/2018

NBC: 9 of Chicago’s Top Spots for Obstructed Bike Lanes

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7/18/2018

The Hill is Home DC: TOMORROW: WABA-ORGANIZED RALLY FOR STREETS THAT DON’T KILL PEOPLE

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6/21/2018

Road CC: New website to help Bristol cyclists report drivers who park in cycle lanes

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6/20/2018

Bristol Live: New website to help Bristol cyclists report drivers who park in cycle lanes

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6/6/2018

City of Chicago Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee Presenter:  Introduction into Bike Lane Uprising, how it works, and the data collected

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5/18/2018

Tech Scene Chicago: Live broadcast - host, Melanie Adcock, speaks with Christina Whitehouse, Founder of Bike Lane Uprising

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