Brendan Kevenides | FK Law
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Bicycle advocate and attorney representing bike crash victims at Freeman Kevenides Law Firm.
Chicago
Joined March 2009
I do not post regularly on this account any longer. Please follow me at @bkevenides.bsky.social
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Huge congrats to our friends at the Bronzeville Trail Task Force on receiving a $900K grant! The funding will help develop a vibrant space for people who walk, bike, and run in Bronzeville, and making sure the plans are rooted in the communities' history. https://t.co/gKtHHwKc0b
chicago.suntimes.com
The Mellon Foundation grant would go toward design of a 2-mile walking trail along an abandoned elevated rail line that once ferried workers to the Chicago stockyards. The trail would be modeled on...
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The same people who cry "cyclists don't follow the rules of the road" drive in bike lanes.
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A reminder that I am moving away from this site. Please consider following me at the other place @bkevenides.bsky.social.
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Bike lanes benefit all road users safer, a new study shows. https://t.co/ask1o9lMcg
velo.outsideonline.com
Bike lanes don't just benefit cyclists. This new study shows how.
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The city's plow tracker is in the process of being turned on, which will show 175 plows & salt spreaders are on the streets, and have been throughout the storm, a spokesperson for the city tells me.
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The Biden administration launched 66,000 infrastructure projects. Pete Buttigieg talks about what’s next
fastcompany.com
'There's nothing like it in my lifetime.'
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"The Swifties were the canaries in the coal mine." https://t.co/uXy5R8qtsi
wired.com
Users frustrated with Elon Musk’s handling of X and closeness to president-elect Donald Trump are fleeing to Bluesky—an easier migration than leaving the US.
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Attention Chicago Bicycle Community: #bikesky is worth checking out. Please consider switching to that other place. 😊 https://t.co/SVRVOEh8XU
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More tragic news about a bike crash in Northern Illinois. On Saturday, a driver struck and critically injured a man, 33, biking across West Rockland Road from the Des Plaines River trail in Libertyville Township. Let's keep him in our thoughts. https://t.co/CyNI5A2N4w
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Kinda impressed so far with Blue Sky's growth. The community there is building. This might actually take so more people will feel able to leave this sewer of discontent.
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What is Bluesky? Emerging social platform tops 15M users in wake of election
wgntv.com
Bluesky, a decentralized social platform, has experienced a surge in users following the U.S. election and now boasts upwards of 15 million users.
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New FK Law swag inspired by Motorhead. (Or should it be No-Motor Head?)
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I've opened a Blue Sky account hoping that more of the loose community that is "bicycling Chicago" will move as well. @bkevenides.bsky.social.
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Kudos to the bike industry for solving that age-old problem: "How do we make a bicycle a fire risk?" https://t.co/jeme36RvpD
Owners of Canyon's Spectral:ON CF and CFR, and Torque:ON CF electric mountain bikes should stop using their bikes and batteries immediately.
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Woman killed in bicycle vs car crash in Rockford https://t.co/U6CWrwW6bL Very sad news.
mystateline.com
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A 65-year-old woman on a bicycle was hit and killed in a crash Monday morning. According to the Rockford Police Department, the crash happened at the intersection of Latham …
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Nice @ChicagoDOT visual! Here's our discussion of exactly how this program will work. https://t.co/fwQrkjCa9k
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There's Verified GoFundMe for Samantha Shank, who was biking SB on 7/13 at Belden/Clark in Lincoln Park, when she was doored by a motorist and run over by a box truck driver. She recently got out of her 2nd hospitalization and has major medical expenses. https://t.co/GTtgcCBHId
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The League of American Bicyclists is holding a webinar today on What the Election Results Mean for Bicycling and Walking. Here's a link to register:
bikeleague.org
This webinar will discuss what the new administration means for the continuation of programs like Safe Streets for All, and what the next Congress will mean for the next 5-year…
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Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after the Valencia floods
cyclingweekly.com
Chris Marshall-Bell lives in Valencia, Spain, and he and tens of thousands of others have accessed the dozens of flooded villages by bike to help with the clean-up operation
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