A touchy subject: CTA will pilot 1,300 tactile bus stop signs across 12 routes
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There was some good news on Tuesday about efforts to make Chicago streets more accessible to people with visual impairments.
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Driver hits dad and daughter on bike on Leland Greenway, near where Lily Shambrook was killed
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Fortunately, no one was hurt. But infuriatingly, the dad suspects the driver, who fled the scene, struck them on purpose.
Pace buys another e-bus, inks contract with ride-hail company to supplement paratransit
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Director Melinda Metzger also highlighted a $20 million grant for the rehab of the Harvey Transportation Center, and Pace was offering free rides to students on the first day of CPS classes.
Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront
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City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"
CTA, 4 other Illinois transit systems get federal funding for bus electrification
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There was good news on Tuesday for the CTA, as well as four other public transportation systems across Illinois, as the FTA announced $1.66 billion in grants to help electrify bus fleets nationwide.
Volunteers protect pedestrians from DLSD red light scofflaws, CPD enables the lawbreakers
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During an action to force northbound drivers to stop running red lights during the walk signal at Balbo/DLSD, police manually changed the signal to accommodate motorists, making pedestrians wait longer.