What it was like riding Metra the day the U.S. gun violence epidemic reached Highland Park
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Even amid death and trauma, people still have places to get, and public transit will, hopefully, still be there to serve them.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Policy & Planning
A witness discusses how a negligent postal worker killed Joshua Avina, 15, on his bike
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"This is yet another tragic example of one of Chicago's children not being able to ride safely in the city's streets," said an attorney from a local bike-focused firm.
Equity-focused Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting takes place at inequitable time of day
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The transportation department could take one very simple action to help more broaden the demographics of who has a say in Chicago mobility projects, but for some reason it has resisted doing so.
Pace, Lake County launch county-wide Dial-a-Ride service
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Ride Lake County, a county-wide dial dial-a-ride bus service for seniors and people with disabilities, got off to a modest start after it debuted in May.
CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.
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CDOT should make sure the concrete protection is easy to see and the lanes are well maintained, and the department should be filling in non-protected gaps in the network.
Stop the child killings. Joshua Avina-Luna, 15, hit by van driver on bike, is 4th kid to die this month.
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Chicago has lost four children to traffic violence this month, but the response to the crisis from some aldermen and media outlets has been totally irresponsible.