In October 2023, a sedan driver struck and killed Josh Anleu, 16, as he biked through the intersection of Waveland (3700 N.) and Long (5400 W.) avenues in the Portage Park community. At a ceremony that November to install a “ghost bike” memorial at the site, his mother Karen Buendia tearfully told the crowd, “If we,…
Declaring space for bikes is a start, but until there’s a real barrier to protect cyclists (and even pedestrians) it’s just a suggestion that drivers don’t run you down.
If it’s just paint it’s not protection.
Declaring space for bikes is a start, but until there’s a real barrier to protect cyclists (and even pedestrians) it’s just a suggestion that drivers don’t run you down.