North Side Kedzie non-protected lanes will be an upgrade, but CDOT should go bolder
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Bikes lanes, stamped crosswalks, and curb extensions are coming to Kedzie Avenue between Elston and Foster.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 15
| | No Comments- As parking fight risks derailing Lincoln Square affordable housing, residents call for compromise (Block Club)
- In theory all CTA vehicles are ADA accessible, but in reality that’s not the case (Medill Reports)
- 5 hurt, 2 seriously, in crash on Chinatown Dan Ryan feeder ramp Thursday night (Fox)
- 2 police officers responding to a call injured after striking another vehicle in West Lawn (ABC)
- There was a series of three armed robberies on the Pink and Red lines Thursday morning (NBC)
- NBC: CTA riders grow more nervous as robberies, attacks continue
- UIC’s Urban Transportation Center hosts panel on equitable workforce development on 4/21 at noon
- Equiticity hosts “The Art of Collaboration: Creating Quality Partnerships” webinar on 4/22 at noon
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Talking Headways Podcast: Repairing America’s Broken Housing System
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This week, Jenny Schuetz, author of the new book “Fixer Upper,” talks about making housing decisions at the wrong scale, where housing reform would make the most sense, and how to better organize regional housing.
Pace piggybacks on Georgia e-bus order, approves Homewood facility upgrade funding
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The Pace board agreed to piggyback on Georgia’s electric bus purchasing contract with Proterra, and approved an intergovernmental agreement with Metra to fund improvements to the Homewood multimodal station.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 14
| | No Comments- CTA and police increased security to combat a spike in transit crime. Will it work? (Tribune)
- Despite uptick in omicron’s BA.2 subvariant, federal transit mask mandate will expire on 5/3 (Crain’s)
- Speeding driver dies after hitting guardrail on 3200 block of East 106th Street in East Side (Fox)
- Christian Ruiz, 30, died after being shot and crashing car with 3 children into Little Village store (ABC)
- Man put gun to woman’s head on Pink Line near Kedzie, stole belongings (Fox)
- Indicted alder Carrie Austin helped get affordable senior housing near Halsted Green stop (Block Club)
- Lake County Board opposes proposed train merger, arguing it would slow down first responders (LCNS)
- Immigration activists welcomed in Chicago in middle of 40-day bike ride to Washington, D.C. (Sun-Times)
- You can take Metra to an adventure park in Lemont with zip-lining, laser tag, and rope courses (Patch)
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Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions
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America’s approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.
A back door deal: Land transfer to facilitate driving to O’Hare from west is a bad investment
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Government officials just can’t seem to think outside the automotive box and create quality sustainable transportation alternatives.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 13
| | No Comments- Bronzeville Trail, a 606-Style bike and pedestrian path for South Side, finally moving forward (Block Club)
- Driver fatally struck Allen Lee Jr., 88, in Morgan Park last month (Sun-Times)
- Ingleside driver had drugs in his system at time he killed Michael J. Brennan, 53, last year, officials say (Tribune)
- Man stabbed during fight on CTA Red Line train near Chicago Ave., the 5th CTA attack in a week (NBC)
- Falling ‘L-juice’ vexes drivers who park under CTA tracks, but CTA says it’s not responsible (CBS)
- Gas prices at stations near Metra stops are high, so take Metra instead of driving (Tribune)
- Psst… Wanna buy Mies van der Rohe’s cool apartment across the street from the MCA for $839,000? (Crain’s)
- Get beer and tacos at Revolution Brewing this month to help fund Logan skate park revamp (Block Club)
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Block Club’s car-centric take on “horrible” Austin bike lanes contains a kernel of truth
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Yes, the article was sensationalistic and inaccurate, and didn't quote anyone in the neighborhood who rides bikes. But when it comes to effective community input in POC neighborhoods, it had a point.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 12
| | No Comments- CDOT unveils game plan for pedestrianizing Cornell, widening other roads near OPC (Sun-Times)
- Could drivers in bike lanes be ticketed if they’re caught on video? 2 alders are considering it (Block Club)
- Metra deploys ‘additional resources’ following Brooklyn subway shooting (NBC)
- Girl 17, critically injured in shooting, crash near Chicago State University (ABC)
- CBS: “More violent crime on CTA, but no answers about how solutions are being deployed”
- “Big improvement” in Metra rail service to, from Woodstock train station (Woodstock Independent)
- New online Buffalo Grove bike registry could help police reunite people and their wheels (Tribune)
- Chicago Mag: Waukegan, Elgin, Aurora, Joliet developed on their own, but we absorbed by suburban sprawl
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A guide to using the Lakefront Trail with kids, and fun stuff to do along the way (Chicago Parent)
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Can ‘Buses-As-Flights’ Get Americans Out of Cars — And Planes?
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U.S. airlines are beginning to contract with bus companies to run on-the-ground “flights” between nearby cities.
Lyft provided details on the new Divvy pricing structure, and it’s better than we thought
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The new information about the pricing structure and corrals offers reassurance that the Divvy system will continue to generally be affordable and fair.