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 Walking
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.
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.
Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront
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City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"
Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway
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The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.
Volunteers protect pedestrians from DLSD red light scofflaws, CPD enables the lawbreakers
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During an action to force northbound drivers to stop running red lights during the walk signal at Balbo/DLSD, police manually changed the signal to accommodate motorists, making pedestrians wait longer.