BMW driver killed Concepcion Lopez, 82, at bus stop on Peterson Ave. in West Ridge
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Peterson is a five-lane speedway, bus stop fatalities are common in Chicago, and BMW drivers are the motorists most likely to get in crashes.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Policy & Planning
Video shows Nick Parlingayan was dragged 50 feet, residents demand safety upgrades
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Greater protection for people on bicycles is imperative, such as robust protected bike lanes with concrete curbs, Jersey barriers, or rigid bollards.
Advocates urge CMAP’s transportation committee to reject road expansion projects
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A number of advocacy organizations are urging Chicagoland regional transportation agencies to halt plans to add additional lanes to expressways and arterial streets.
Divvy launches scooters and new pricing, but some members aren’t happy with the latter
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It would be much better if the city and Divvy come up with a pricing structure that encourages ridership, rather than suppressing it.
Columbus Park road diet improves safety, CDOT staffers ridicule Block Club coverage
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In reality plenty of people are benefitting from the project. And emails show CDOT agreed with us that Block Club's coverage, which asserted that the road diet is "causing traffic jams" despite the data, was absurd.
Map: Where drivers have fatally struck people biking on Chicago’s Milwaukee Avenue
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Given it's status as our city's most popular cycling route, it's way past time for the city to turn the entire corridor into a bike-priority street.