For the 2nd time this month a driver ran red, causing severe injury to people at bus stop
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Seven people were injured in the collision, and at least one of the pedestrians at the bus stop lost a limb.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving
During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot
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Whether or it turns out that this tragedy was related to drag racing, clearly there should have serious consequences for the killer, but so far he has merely received traffic tickets.
GoFundMe launched for family of Fengan Yan, 55, killed on bike in Armour Square
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Sadly, it's very common for reckless and negligent Chicago drivers to take the lives of vulnerable road users, and only be punished with traffic citations.
IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects
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On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.
Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus
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The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.
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.