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Better to light a candle than curse the darkness, right? While the Lakefront Trail, a key commuting path for healthcare professionals and other essential workers, is shut down, use The Low-Stress Lakefront Pandemic Cycling Route as an alternative. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/03/28/the-low-stress-lakefront-pandemic-cycling-route/…See More

Critical Mass rocks! But doing a big group ride during the COVID-19 crisis would be selfish and stupid. Instead, go for a solo ride, or take a socially-distanced (6' spacing) spin with a friend or two. Share pics from your excursion with the hashtag #CoronaMass.…See More

Come check out "Messenger," Dean La Prairie's show of beautiful photos of the early-Nineties Chicago bike courier scene on Friday, January 17, at 6 PM. At 6:30 PM there will be a screening of Chip Williams' excellent documentary short "Concrete Rodeo," featuring conversations with three messengers during that era. Jack Blackfelt, one of the stars of the film who is also featured in Dean's photo show, will be making a special appearance at this event. Note that the gallery will close promptly at…See More

Last month Streetsblog Chicago readers came out of the woodwork last month to help us win a challenge grant that will keep us operating at full strength through 2020, allowing us to keep fighting the good fight for a safer, more equitable, more efficient, and more enjoyable Chicagoland transportation system.To celebrate, we'd like to invite all Streetsblog Chicago supporters and readers to join us for our annual party at Revolution Brewing's Kedzie Avenue taproom (not to be confused with their…See More

Last month Streetsblog Chicago readers came out of the woodwork last month to help us win a challenge grant that will keep us operating at full strength through 2020, allowing us to keep fighting the good fight for a safer, more equitable, more efficient, and more enjoyable Chicagoland transportation system.To celebrate, we'd like to invite all Streetsblog Chicago supporters and readers to join us for our annual party at Revolution Brewing's Kedzie Avenue taproom (not to be confused with their…See More

Let's bike about 10 miles from Daley Plaza to the Independence Tap, 3932 W. Irving Park, to party with power-polka kingpins The Polkaholics. Opening the evening is the debut performance by the outlaw country trio The Red Line Rustlers. It's a free show. The bar is located just east of the Irving Park Blue Line station.See More

Let's bike about 10 miles from Daley Plaza to the Independence Tap, 3932 W. Irving Park, to party with power-polka kingpins The Polkaholics. Opening the evening is the debut performance by the outlaw country trio The Red Line Rustlers. It's a free show. The bar is located just east of the Irving Park Blue Line station.See More