Ordinance introduced to allow towing bikeway blockers, speed cam vote gets deferred
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A lot of transportation-related stuff happened at today's City Council council meeting.
Alderpersons turn up the heat on CTA to explain how the agency will fix service gaps
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Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday June 22
| | No Comments- ATA on aldermanic effort to allow speeding by 9 mph: “This is not the time to let drivers off the hook” (Block Club)
- A man is in grave condition after shooting on Red Line train near 47th following altercation (WGN)
- CTA riders exit stopped train due to heat, walk down subway tunnel to station (FOX)
- Metra brings back Saturday excursions on Heritage Corridor (Trains.com)
- Metra earmarks $1 million to design Congress Park Station upgrade in Brookfield (RB Landmark)
- Openlands, Blacks in Green: To fight climate change, Chicago should maintain, strengthen its tree canopy (Tribune)
- Metra parking lot concerts tune up for start of pandemic-born music series in Barrington (Tribune)
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These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds
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Tomorrow the legislation will go before the full City Council, including the 19 alders who didn't weigh in today, and hopefully it will be defeated.
If alders vote to allow drivers to speed by 9 mph, more Chicagoans will die
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It's clear that the arguments for letting drivers speed by up to 9 mph over the limit are bogus. And if aldermen vote to do that, they'll have blood on their hands.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 21
| | No Comments- Ignoring safety data, committee expected to vote to raised speed cam threshold to 10 mph today (ABC)
- Ride Illinois remembers board member Ramon Escapa, killed by a driver while biking in western Illinois
- Driver of Dodge utility van struck the side of a Ford hatchback in Rosemoor, hurting 1-year-old girl (Sun-Times)
- Trucker flipped over vehicle on Metra MD-N Tracks in Edgebrook, causing train delays (CBS)
- Dump truck driver rolled over vehicle on 1-90 in Hoffman Estates, spilling payload of crushed concrete (ABC)
- A Chicago Fire Department truck somehow wound up stuck in the sand next to the LFT at Oak St. Beach
- Person stole cop’s taser as officer scuffled with domestic violence suspect on Roosevelt Red platform (FOX)
- What to know about Metra’s $100/month pass plus integration with Pace, CTA (Daily Herald)
- Should we extend the lakefront north and south to the city limits? (WTTW)
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Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving
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Motorists who live in auto-centric cities are generally far happier with their daily commutes than sustainable transportation advocates might assume, a new study finds.
Senior in pickup kills Ride Illinois board member Ramon Escapa on bike in downstate Frederick
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"Our organization is devastated by his death," said Ride Illinois executive director David Simmons We will miss Ramon and the amazing work he did for those who ride bikes in Illinois."
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 20
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- 2 people die after driver hits sign support beam on Eisenhower near Central Ave. and car splits apart (ABC)
- Driver dies after they crashed into bridge post in Gresham and vehicle went up in flames (ABC)
- Driver dies after going off road and hitting a pole in Naperville (NBC)
- “It needs to come to an end:” Memorial held for Ja’lon James, 3rd child killed by a driver in 3 weeks (Sun-Times)
- Gallery: Images from the balloon release in honor of Ja’lon (Tribune)
- Officials celebrate completion of CREATE Argo Connection project (Trains.com)
- Chicago Riverwalk 2022 summer season events announced (Reel Chicago)
- CDOT announces Chicago Mobility Collaborative, a replacement for MBAC and MPAC, starting June 30
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Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further
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47th Ward alderman hopes to also get bikeways installed north of Montrose as part of the Clark Street Crossroads planning process.
CPD has leads on the Ja’lon James case, GoFundMe launched to support family
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"He was an energetic and warm-hearted child. His love for his family was obvious to everyone who knew him."
Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 7
| | No Comments- After drivers killed 3 kids, alders argue speed cams, which are proven to save lives, don’t improve safety (Sun-Times)
- ATA director writes to Lightfoot and Biagi asking them to empower CDOT staff to build lifesaving street designs
- California Blue Line station in Logan Square is poised to get $36 million in accessibility upgrades (Block Club)
- Man, 20, in good condition after being stabbed twice in arm on Red Line near 63rd (ABC)
- Metra solicits public input on new strategic plan (Progressive Railroading)
- Take Bike the Streets, a nonprofit volunteer transpo advocacy group based in Gary, offers Build a Bike classes (Tribune)
- How to fight cyclist imposter syndrome, and promote a more inclusive bike community (Bike Lane Uprising)
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