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The aftermath of the crash. Image: CBS Chicago

Angela Short, 14, was 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Update 8/18/22: The victim has been identified as Angela Short. According to an ABC Chicago report, at a memorial on Saturday, Angela’s aunt Kenya Parker described her as “the sweetest little girl you would ever want to know. Really laid-back, reserved, quiet, loved her family.” Angela was standing at the bus stop with her mother Kennetta […]

The scenario where there would still be a travel lane on Catalpa for drivers, and the version with full pedestrianization. Photo: Carl Beien

Will Catalpa in Andersonville get a watered-down half-measure, or a vibrant pedestrian space?

By Carl Beien | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

If Catapla is narrowed but still open to drivers, people using the remaining pedestrian space would still have to deal with the danger, sight, sound, and fumes of cars.

5th/Pulaski, looking south. Image: Google Maps

Lawrence Ware, 52, killed in West Garfield, is 2nd Chicago hit-and-run ped fatality in 3 days

By John Greenfield | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

The victim was the 20th person killed while walking on Chicago streets this year.

The 4500 block of West Diversey Avenue. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Octavio Bahena Urquiza, 38, in Hermosa

By John Greenfield | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

Urquiza was the 19th pedestrian killed on Chicago Streets this year

The Red Line, Dan Ryan, and Skyline in Englewood. Photo: John Greenfield

City seeks feedback on draft ten-year “We Will Chicago” plan including transportation goals

By Sharon Hoyer | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

On July 14, the Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration issued a draft of an ambitious citywide plan for community feedback.

Former deputy Chicago mayor John O'Malley

Lightfoot’s ex-deputy mayor of public security to John Kass: I pack heat on the CTA

By John Greenfield | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

This post also includes a discussion of Kass' history of writing anti-bike columns in the Chicago Tribune, plus his recent move to Indiana.

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