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Katherine Braden<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

You’ve seen them. Leaning against a street-light, they seem to almost glow, plastic flowers hung around their painted white frames. A small plaque with a stark name serves as a haunting reminder.<\/p>\n

There are 30 ghost bikes in and surrounding Cook County, but the bikes aren\u2019t unique to Chicago. Originating in St. Louis in the early 2000\u2019s, the bikes have become an international symbol, a memorial constructed after a cyclist\u2019s death by a motorist.<\/p>\n

What is unique is the support system Kristen Green, 30, provides local families of the bereaved.<\/p>\n

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For Green, who started Ghost Bikes Chicago in 2016, it became personal when Blaine Klingenberg, Green\u2019s close friend, was struck and killed by a bus in the West Loop.<\/p>\n

Green has known others cyclists who have died. But after Klingenberg, Green decided to take action.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he went down, my heart went too. I realized I needed to do something,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n

Previously, ghost bikes in Chicago were set up occasionally by friends or family.\u00a0Now, as soon as a Chicago cyclist is killed, Green starts work on a ghost bike immediately.<\/p>\n

Local bike shops like Working Bikes and West Town bikes donate used parts. It takes just a few weeks for Green, with the help of local volunteers, to paint, decorate and install the bike.<\/p>\n

She also reaches out to family, helping them find a lawyer, navigate police and deal with grief.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe families are so grateful,\u201d Green said. \u201cIf it were not for me and Ghost Bikes Chicago, a lot of these families would be left to deal with this alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green says the hardest part is being strong for the families. She said she cries after every death.<\/p>\n

Summer of 2016, Green and Yasmeen Schuller, executive director of Chicago\u2019s online cyclists\u2019 community thechainlink.org, painted two bikes at once.<\/p>\n

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Green prepares two ghost bikes for installation. (Photo credit: Kristen Green)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done nothing but fight an uphill battle,\u201d Green said. In 2016, eight cyclists were killed by motorists. Last year, the death toll became four after Chicagoan Lisa Shaulk, 50, was struck and killed Nov. 1 by a motorist near Midway Airport. The installation of her ghost bike and memorial service was held by Green on Nov. 19.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Ghost bikes] give us a sense of gravity and ask us to do better,\u201d said cyclist Teresa Maze, who commutes 100 miles to work every week on her bike.<\/p>\n

Maze just filled out her accidental death and dismemberment insurance form.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe being hit and killed by a car seems like the most likely cause of death right now,\u201d Maze said.<\/p>\n

Cars regularly try to run Maze off the street, she said. Sometimes drivers stop and threaten her if they feel she is in the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of the cars believe we have a right to be there,\u201d Maze said. \u201cWhen I\u2019m not out of the way they get aggressive, even if they\u2019re just speeding past to get to a red light.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green agreed. \u201cThere are times where it feels like there\u2019s a war on the street,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to Jennie Ruff, rider operator for cycling courier service Cut Cats, their cyclists are hit by motorists at least twice a month. Ruff has been struck several times. A head-on collision with a truck left her\u00a0comatose in the hospital for several days and off work for weeks.<\/p>\n

Even though Chicago has added more than 100 miles of protected bike lanes in the past five years, it\u2019s still not enough to keep cyclists safe.\u00a0There are an estimated eight cycling casualties for every 10,000 cyclists in Chicago, according to the League of American Bicyclists.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of drivers treat bike lanes as an extra lane or stopping zone,\u201d Maze said, noting that Lyft and Uber drivers will sporadically pull over, causing her to swerve into traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cBike lanes are a nice idea, but we need to push driver education,\u201d Ruff said. \u201cA lot of the drivers we encounter are not well-educated on where bikes can be, should be or are supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2000, the number of bicycle commuters in Cook County has increased by 150 percent, according to the latest bicycle crash analysis from the City of Chicago.<\/p>\n

For Green, complex issues like class warfare are also at work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact remains that last year, out of the eight cyclists deaths, only one person was white,\u201d said Green. \u201cUntil a lower income family can afford to buy a BMW, we\u2019re going to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

After every death, Green arranges a memorial ceremony, gathering together family, friends and the community for a brief service as they set up the bike.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Chicago] is a really tight community for cycling,\u201d said Anthony Cruz, shop manager at West Town Bikes.<\/p>\n

Cruz attended a candlelight vigil for 23-year-old cyclist Anastasia Kondrasheva, who was killed in 2016. \u201cHundreds of people were there\u2026. Whether they knew [the deceased] or not, cyclists got together to show love to people in the cycling community,” he said.<\/p>\n

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A memorial service for Lisa Kuivinen’s ghost bike. (Photo credit: Silma Kuivinen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green said it\u2019s important to her that the community is given a place to mourn. Her ultimate goal? No more ghost bikes.\u00a0To make that happen, cyclists are pushing for better driver education and calling for police to be more attentive and informed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the time, police officers will automatically assume cyclists are in the wrong,\u201d Ruff said.<\/p>\n

A constant source of frustration for Green and other Ghost Bike volunteers is the seemingly unjust rulings after a cyclist\u2019s death.Since 2005, there have been 22 fatal crashes involving cyclists in Chicago. Only four of those drivers were charged with felonies.<\/p>\n

For now, Green does what she can for the families and community.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhost bikes are really important. They create awareness,\u201d said Danni Limonez, project manager of West Town bikes. \u201cThe more awareness, the more people pay attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ghost bikes serve as a stark reminder for cyclists. And they challenge motorists to remain aware, reminding them that an extra couple of seconds is not worth a human life.<\/p>\n

\u201cCyclists are people. Treat us like people,\u201d said Green. \u201cUltimately, I want to see [my friends] live. I don\u2019t want to continue to watch as they die.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Green stands by a ghost bike memorial. (Photo credit: Kristen Green)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Photo at top: Kristen Green by a ghost bike memorial. (Kristen Green\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n

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