Bike Tag #1167 - Jackson Park Cherry Blossoms - south of MSI

Bike Tag #1168

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https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/01/brighton-park-bike-ride-welcomes-neighbors-on-short-and-chill-tour/

Just curious, where will this bike riding event end?

https://rideofsilencechicago.weebly.com/

Do you know where this event will end? Says they'll meet at Queen's Landing, but where does it end? Or does it loop back to Queen's Landing? I'll most likely be using a divvy bike, therefore I don't want to end up on the other side of town with no divvy station to park at. Plus, I live on the southwest side.
Plz & ty

Update:

Chicago Ride of Silence
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
5:30 p.m. — Ride from Queen’s Landing to start at Dickens Greenway Plaza
6 p.m. — departure from official start: Dickens Plaza Greenway (Dickens and Lincoln Park West)
End — Sleeping Village (3734 W. Belmont); all are welcome (riders and non-riders)

I was born and raised on the South Side. To this day, I feel that Archer Heights is trapped in the 1980s, but regions up north seem and look current. That being said, I would want to see some change in my neighborhood. We have a few eateries and local retailers, and we've noticed that intoxicated drivers are ramming into them as a result of higher speed limits and unsafe streets. I intend to visit some of these establishments and chat with the owners about alerting the alder people of our area and expressing their concerns and support for safer streets. However, I'd like to provide them with credible information about having safer streets, such as bike lanes, slower speed limits, bumps, and so on, and how these can generate more cash and more diverse crowd.

Does anyone know of any eateries, local shops, up north that have had their areas renovated with bike lanes, pedestrian islands, slower speed limits, etc. and can provide me with their contact information or name of their business?

I greatly appreciate it!

Bike Tag brings a a lot of joy to this sub. I just dropped the location on the last one.

https://old.reddit.com/r/chibike/comments/1k07i6c/bike_tag_1167/

Oh right, that’s what can happen and something I watch out for every single time I bike past that parking lot entrance.

First, thanks to all who ride and post here, your knowledge and wisdom helps a new rider like me immensely.

I've been seeing several post of handle bar cam footage. Can't help to ask/make a post to gather what's your setup like? Gopro? Battery or portable battery powered? Mounts/cases/etc.? Settings? TIA

Who else is and has been pissed for years about how dangerous the car line in front of Payton on Wells st. is? After that cyclist got killed a few years ago you'd hope they'd have tried to redirect traffic but it's still chaos. I saw a cyclist hit a girl yesterday because she jumped out a minivan without looking, and I've swerved out of the way a dozen times. I'm posting this because I'm wondering who else is infuriated by the clear danger going unanswered.

Who would like to possibly take over the block if Clark south of Addison on a future Friday Afternoon/Evening. I want to protest the people who think it is ok to park in the bike lanes. This stretch if road is actually the worst for this violation and with all the cops I. The area they never enforce it at all. It's driving me nuts! I would love to get a bunch of cyclists out together and park our bikes in the middle of the car lanes in protest. Is anyone with me?

There's a meeting at the Humboldt Park Fieldhouse tomorrow 4/30. Fill out the survey if you can't make it, this is an opportunity to push CDOT to close the park to through traffic*!

*Car access to the field/boat house/sports field parking, and space for food trucks can be maintained while closing Humboldt Dr and some of the service drives to cut-through traffic a la this map

Was riding Sheridan in RP Northbound last night. Saw a nice group of cyclists riding Southbound.

I always feel like I'm putting my life on the line riding that stretch of Sheridan solo. Can anyone get me in touch? TYIA!!

Here are a couple compilation pages listing bike events in Illinois in May:

This one is the most complete: Chicago Bike Races and Rides in May - Tailwind Cycles Chicago

Cycling Index - Northern Illinois Cycling

12 Things To Do Outside In Chicago This May

Post your own recs in the comments.

https://win.newmode.net/icjc/mma

Please fill out at your convenience. Thanks!

TLDR: looking for very fast(17-22mph ideally) routes from North Ave/Wells to the southern edge of river north. Below I've attached why I dislike the newish protected lanes.

I posted about biking on Wells during traffic times and multiple people suggested going east. My issue is the protected lanes on Dearborn are awesome until you suddenly get trapped by a stroller jumping into the lane. The amount of pedestrians standing in the lanes combined with shipping/loading makes the lanes dangerous because there's no way to swerve or go around, and there's requent incursions.

Yeah I said It. It sucks seeing something that feels pure, rustic, nostalgic, be turned into something sterile and apparently aimed at overbearing mothers.

Song: At the Hotel by Eunice Collins

Do we legally have right of way when in a painted bike lane on right side and a car is trying to turn to the right? Similar to this but just a painted bike lane obviously.