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r/CarFreeChicago↗

Discussion and advocacy around quality transit, pedestrian, micromobility, and cycling infrastructure in and around Chicago, Illinois, USA.

10k subscribers34 posts / mo in Sep 202630 authors / mosince 2022

r/CarFreeChicago has 10k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 34 posts a month from 30 people. Top topics: Naked Bike Rides and Biking in Chicago, Bike Lanes and Public Transportation.

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Size and growth

How r/CarFreeChicago has grown

r/CarFreeChicago

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +9.6% in 3 months
Oct 202610k
Growing10k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Apr 2022)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/CarFreeChicago

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+62%vs Sep 2025 · +10% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202634
BusierPeaked at 81 in Jun 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CarFreeChicago

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Naked Bike Rides and Biking in Chicago2.4%
  2. Bike Lanes1.5%
  3. Public Transportation1.5%
  4. Bike Lanes City1.5%
  5. Bike Lanes and Parking1.3%

Brands people mention

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