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Mina Bloom

Mina covers Logan Square, Humboldt Park and Avondale for Block Club Chicago — the neighborhoods she tirelessly covered previously at DNAinfo Chicago. Her work has also appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Eater, Belt and Chicago magazines.
She studied magazine journalism at Columbia College Chicago.

A cyclist rides along the Milwaukee Avenue bike lane in Wicker Park in Nov. 9. (Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago)
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City Plan To Ticket Drivers Who Block Bike Lanes Downtown Draws Mixed Reaction From Cycling Advocates

by Mina Bloom and Casey Toner February 1, 2023February 22, 2023

Even though it only applies to the Downtown area, some cycling advocates say the pilot program is a step in the right direction. Others say it’s light on details and doesn’t address pressing safety concerns.

A Chicago cyclist rides past a ghost bike on Milwaukee Avenue.
Posted inInvestigations

Life and Death in Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane

by Casey Toner and Mina Bloom November 29, 2022December 1, 2022

In Chicago’s busiest bike lane along Milwaukee Avenue, there have been 50 reported crashes and three deaths since 2020 as cyclists navigate the city’s patchwork approach to safety.

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