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The House Music Ride heads towards Daley's Restaurant, Chicago's oldest eatery, and the Cottage Grove Green Line station. Photo: John Greenfield

“Follow Me”: Equiticity leads a joyous House Music Ride through Chicago’s South Side

By John Greenfield | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

"Some of these neighborhoods have experienced disproportionate levels of violence, so to see something positive come through their neighborhood, people start smiling and they start dancing."

CDOT holds Vision Zero workshop in Washington Park

By Lindsay Bayley | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

CDOT held a traffic safety workshop in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a continuation of their Vision Zero Southside initiative.

Once again, car-centric streets contribute to death of a child on a bike, Julian Medina, 14

By John Greenfield | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

If bike and pedestrian safety had previously been prioritized at this location, perhaps Julian would still be alive today.

Kinzie is currently a mix of curb-protected and non-protected bike lanes. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Kinzie Street, and the Dearborn detour

By John Greenfield | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

Adding robust physical protection is very important for making bikeways safer and more appealing to less-confident cyclists.

After the driver of this SUV ran a red, another motorist struck his vehicle, sending it careening onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians before hitting the wall the wall. Photo: John Greenfield

For the 2nd time this month a driver ran red, causing severe injury to people at bus stop

By John Greenfield | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

Seven people were injured in the collision, and at least one of the pedestrians at the bus stop lost a limb.

During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

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.

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