This group is intended to be used as a tool for tracking information and getting ghost bikes made and placed.
Website: http://bikechicago.info/ghostbikes
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Jun 13, 2019
Started by h' Zerocats. Last reply by Tom A.K. Oct 31, 2018.
Started by h' Zerocats. Last reply by Tom A.K. Jul 26, 2018.
Sharing a recent article about the Ghost Bike situation in Toronto. Sad.https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-44746889…Continue
Started by Tom A.K. Jul 16, 2018.
'Chicago Ghost Bikes / Ghost Bikes Chicago' - Cycling Community Group(s) Chicago 2017 Cycling Fatalities: 8* (*1- transit-related) +REST IN…Continue
Started by Tom A.K.. Last reply by Tom A.K. May 15, 2018.
http://truenewsusa.blogspot.com/2013/06/chicago-police-officer-brian-mcdevitt.html…Continue
Started by h' Zerocats. Last reply by Tom A.K. Dec 15, 2017.
Joseph Korner, 78, 3559 North Lincoln, November 6, 2014Hi, I'm hoping for a little help. I was contacted this morning by Lindy Korner, widow of cyclist Joseph Korner who was bicycling north near 3559 North Lincoln in Lakeview when he was hit by a…Continue
Started by Yasmeen. Last reply by Yasmeen Jul 1, 2016.
Hello everyone, I was wondering if permission is needed to do a little maintenance/upkeep on an already existing Ghost Bike. I don't want to change anything about it, just clean around it, add a new coat of paint, maybe add some flowers. …Continue
Started by Dion McGill. Last reply by Tom A.K. Sep 6, 2015.
Advance apologies: new to the community. A while back in December I was biking to various ghost bike locations. A friend of mine started cataloging personal stories and encounters with ghost bikes in San Fransisco and I was looking to do the same in…Continue
Started by Bonnie Fantastic. Last reply by Andrew Bedno Feb 10, 2015.
Started by h' Zerocats. Last reply by h' Zerocats Jan 31, 2015.
Advance apologies: new to the community. A while back in December I was biking to various ghost bike locations. A friend of mine started cataloging personal stories and encounters with ghost bikes in San Fransisco and I was looking to do the same…Continue
Started by Bonnie Fantastic Jan 28, 2015.
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http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/meet-the-woman-behind-c...
Sharing an article on CGB's Kristen Green
"She says that she often sees the mother of Lisa Kuivinen, an art student who was fatally struck on her bike this summer by a right-turning truck driver who failed to yield, kneeling with a rosary by the “ghost bike” memorial to her daughter at the Milwaukee/Racine crash site.
She lives in the suburbs but is out there day and night, several times a week, and has been since her only child was run over and killed by a truck driver. I stopped to talk with her one night and she said she is praying for her daughter, she is praying for the truck driver, and she is praying for the safety of all the people riding their bikes in Chicago. I hope we can honor her daughter and work to make our streets safer."
http://chi.streetsblog.org/2017/02/03/wicker-park-planner-and-mom-t...
Linsay Bayley reports the regular sighting of Lisa's mom praying at her memorial site. If you ever see her there and you have time, please give her a kind word and thank her.
I've added Jezniah (Jay) Smith to the Ghost Bikes Chicago reference.
https://bedno.com/body/ghostbikes/details/jezniah
Map and details on all 19 believed currently standing: https://bedno.com/ghostbikes
ALSO: Those interested in Chicago Ghost Bikes should join the new page at http://facebook.com/ChicagoGhostBikes
Or use the shortcut: http://ChicagoGhostBikes.com
The last several installations were coordinated from there.
That effort's new champion, Kristen Green, would welcome help, especially in money for paint and chain.
I've updated the Chicago Ghost Bikes reference adding Lisa Kuivinen, 870 N Milwaukee Ave, Southwest corner at Racine:
Dedication of ghost bike for Lisa Kuivinen on Saturday September 3rd at 4pm, Milwaukee and Racine:
http://thechainlink.org/events/lisa-kuivinen-ghost-bike-dedication
I passed by Western/Logan this morning and didn't see Tyler's bike. I thought maybe the city took it down because of construction. Anyone know what happens to it if that's the case?
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