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Lake Street jive: NBC amplifies Romanelli’s scheme to use transit funds for a trucking issue

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments

In reality Romanelli's proposal to rebuild the tracks to make driving easier is a road project. As such, he should be pursuing road funding for it, not transit money.

View of the underbridge path from the Irving Park Road vehicular bridge. Photo: CDOT

Huzzah! Opening of new underbridge completes 1.5-mile, car-free 312 RiverRun route

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

The long-awaited bike-pedestrian underbridge along the Chicago River below Irving Park Road opened today.

Illustration: Rachel Duggan, Chicago Reader

Tribune: Many people were fined for 6+ MPH speeding, so that means the rule is unfair

By John Greenfield | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments

The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.

Sharrows were installed on the bridge late Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Josh Koonce

No, the new Montrose bridge over Kennedy doesn’t have bike lanes, isn’t getting them

By John Greenfield | Aug 25, 2021 | No Comments

In reality, people riding bikes on the new Montrose bridge aren't getting their own dedicated lane at all, let alone a protected one.

Witnesses discuss George Sawicki’s bike crash death near Soldier Field

By John Greenfield | Aug 24, 2021 | No Comments

The two witnesses, employees of an event rental company corroborated the initial Chicago Police Department statement that the victim "struck a parked truck."

Police at the Garfield Red Line station on Thursday. Image: CBS Chicago

Murder on Red Line underscores urgent need for holistic CTA violence prevention solutions

By John Greenfield | Aug 20, 2021 | No Comments

This latest tragedy highlights the urgent need for local leaders to think outside the policing box and take constructive action to keep transit riders and workers safe.

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