In Chicago, A Violent Start To The Weekend Leaves 22 Victims
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View ArticleThe Sheer Madness That Is Chicago’s ‘Urban Cycling Movement’
Background Reading 11 Shot, 5 Killed In Overnight Shootings Throughout Chicago Source: Chicagoist Chicago’s violent Fourth of July weekend continued unabated as 11 people were shot, five of whom were...
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View ArticleSay No to ‘The New Normal’ — Five Things You Can Do About Gun Violence
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View Article11 injured and 3 dead in ‘One Day’– Do We Need New Bike Infrastructure?
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View ArticleHow Can Cyclists Feel Safe If The Streets Are A War Zone?
Background Reading Biking through the alley in Logan Square – Chicago Tribune (PDF) Summary Verenice Campos, 10, helped her four-year-old sister Aleli into the trailer of her pink bike Thursday...
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Background Reading 56 shot – 12 fatally – over Memorial Day weekend – Chicago Tribune (PDF) Summary At least 12 people were killed and 44 others were wounded over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago,...
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View ArticleIn Chicago, A Violent Start To The Weekend Leaves 22 Victims
by EYDER PERALTA June 08, 2014 9:19 AM ET Source: NPR Chicago had another rough few days this weekend: By the Chicago Tribune‘s count, at least 19 were wounded and three were killed in shootings that...
View ArticleIn the Face of Urban City and College Campus Gun Violence the Urban Bicycle...
Background Reading Thousands of Portlanders roll free on the Naked Bike Ride (gallery) (BikePortland) Summary Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on June 8th, 2014 at 12:15 am Portland’s annual...
View ArticleThe Sheer Madness That Is Chicago’s ‘Urban Cycling Movement’
Background Reading 11 Shot, 5 Killed In Overnight Shootings Throughout Chicago Source: Chicagoist Chicago’s violent Fourth of July weekend continued unabated as 11 people were shot, five of whom were...
View Article11 injured and 3 dead in ‘One Day’– Do We Need New Bike Infrastructure?
Background Reading Shootings leave 3 dead, 11 injured across city – Chicago Tribune (PDF) London is building Europe’s longest bike superhighway | Grist (PDF) Here’s the Latest Look at the Bloomingdale...
View ArticleHow Can Cyclists Feel Safe If The Streets Are A War Zone?
Background Reading Biking through the alley in Logan Square – Chicago Tribune (PDF) Summary Verenice Campos, 10, helped her four-year-old sister Aleli into the trailer of her pink bike Thursday...
View ArticleThe Single Most Important Thing To ‘Keep Chicagoans Safe’…
Background Reading 56 shot – 12 fatally – over Memorial Day weekend – Chicago Tribune (PDF) Summary At least 12 people were killed and 44 others were wounded over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago,...
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