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Cycling from Chinatown to Uptown's Asia on Argyle district on the 3rd annual Ride for Solidarity, in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | Cameron Bolton

Photos by John Greenfield. I'll never complain about a bicycle ride on a gorgeous spring day that starts with tasty pastry from Chinatown's Wentworth Avenue, and wraps up with a delicious Vietnamese feast on Uptown's Asia on Argyle strip, served family-style.
Today's Headlines for Thursday, May 29

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

• Little Red discotheque: "CTA and Local DJs Are Coming Back to Provide Commuters with Music and Good Sounds at the 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal"• CDOT announces "Free 'Learn to Ride' Bike-Riding Classes for Adults and Kids in 2025." Register here. Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA. Thanks to all the readers who have donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $65K, to help keep the site moving forward during a challenging 2025-26.
CPD: Driver distraction, speed played a role in death of Divvy rider Yader Castaneda, 18. Deadly vehicle design may have also been a factor.

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

Sadly, Chicago saw its first bike fatality of 2025 on Memorial Day, when a Hummer driver fatally struck Yader Castaneda, 18, while he was riding an electric Divvy bike in the Loop. According to the initial Chicago Police Department statement, on Monday, May 26, at around 4:53 a.m., Castaneda was cycling on Randolph Street.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 29

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

• Urban policy prof: Service proposed by RTA would cost $1.5B but have huge perks for economy, environment, equity, "no magical thinking needed." (Crain's)• "Metra filed amended lawsuit seeking relief confirming UP cannot unilaterally force Metra... to bear a significant increase in the compensation [to UP]"• Ex-SB USA editor on Midwest policy: "Housing people is #1. New greenfield [not Greenfield] housing doesn't have to be the same as in the 1990s."Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA.
We completed a Metra + bike trip to a Wisconsin-style supper club with relish (trays), Part 2: Crossing the Cheddar Curtain to the Hobnob

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

"Hurry up, it's time for supper"- Chappell Roan, "Hot to Go"This post isn't completely within Streetsblog Chicago's wheelhouse, but I thought many of our readers would enjoy it, so I wrote it up during the three-day weekend for fun. If you read Part 1 of this series, in which a few of us made a car-free trip last month to the Heritage House in far-northwest-suburban Harvard, Illinois, you know what a supper club is.
Today's Headlines for Tuesday, May 27

1 week ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

• RTA: "Hear what 1000s of residents are telling lawmakers when asking them to Save Transit Now." Use their Save Transit Now form to write your legislator.
Going green: "Parklets" by the Prairie Path drew residents to learn more about the DuPage County Safety Action Plan

2 weeks ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

On Thursday, DuPage County and the City of Elmhurst staged a pop-up event where road space near the Illinois Prairie Path was covered with lawn furniture, flower pots, toys, and artificial grass to create "." It was a chance to do outreach to residents about the traffic management recommendations in the new DuPage County Safety Action Plan.
Today's Headlines for Friday, May 23

2 weeks ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

• Greg Hinz: "It’s time to hit reset on the CTA's $1B-per-mile Red Line extension" (Crain's) • Friends of the Crosstown Trail launched to advocate for a rails-to-trails conversion "from Cortland to Montrose 3 blocks east of Cicero" (Facebook) • Block Club: "$65 Million New City United Yards Development Now Open In Back Of The Yards" • "Memorial Day Weekend Brings the Unofficial Start to Summer and CTA is the Best Way to Get to all the Fun" • Block Club: "All 22 Chicago Beaches Will Be Open...
Some 100 people braved the rain to honor fallen cyclists on the 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence

2 weeks ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

Yesterday marked the 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence remembering those who lost their lives to traffic violence while riding bikes in our region. The local event is part of a global movement to raise awareness of cycling fatalities and lobby for safer street design. Along with longtime Chicago ROS organizer Elizabeth Adamczyk, the Active Transportation Alliance has helped promote the rides.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 22

2 weeks ago | chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield

• Op-ed from former GM of Philly's SEPTA: "Philadelphia’s transit faces deep cuts. Chicago can still avoid this fate." (Tribune)• From the horse's mouth: "Union Pacific Pushes for Financial Settlement, Offering Reasonable Rates for Metra’s Use of Rail Lines"• Evanston will get $3M in ITEP funds for controversial Chicago Ave.