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During Chicago Bike Week, let’s recommit ourselves to safer streets
As we begin the annual celebration of Chicago Bike Week, we are faced with tragic reminders of how far our region still has to go before people of all ages and abilities are able to enjoy the benefits of biking. Over the past several weeks, two teenagers have been killed and one adult seriously injured while biking in our region. Each and every fatality and serious injury is preventable. We have long had the knowledge necessary to create streets that are truly safe, but tragedies like those that have unfolded recently continue to happen because our elected leaders and public officials continue to fail to take action. Protected bike lanes. Side-guards on trucks. Streets designed for safety, not speed. And...