95th Station shooting by CTA employee shouldn’t lead to more armed security
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A violent incident involving a CTA employee should not be used as justification for more armed security on the CTA.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 28
| | No Comments- CTA employee arrested after man shot at 95th Red Line station (WGN)
- More background and footage of the CTA incident from early Saturday morning (NBC 5)
- No bail for CTA worker accused of shooting intoxicated man at Red Line stop (Sun-Times)
- That CTA worker is now facing an attempted murder charge after the shooting (WGN)
- CTA union leader demands return of conductors and CTA’s own police unit to combat crime surge (Sun-Times)
- Passenger killed in multi-car crash on the city’s northwest side (Fox 32)
- Brown Sugar Bakery damaged after driver crashes into building overnight (ABC 7)
- Man struck and killed by SUV driver in Little Village (Fox 32)
- How spiking diesel prices translate into higher prices for everyone (Daily Herald)
- After neighbors reject gas station plan, developer seeks 40-unit apartment building at Grand and Western (Block Club)
- Lake Calumet has been subject of many big plans over the years, but the latest may bring it back to life (Tribune)
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When Should Cities Take Away Dangerous Drivers’ Cars?
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How many dangerous driving infractions should one motorist be able to rack up before they lose their car — and will taking it away really make streets safer, if the design of those streets itself isn’t safe?
Don’t pander to drivers with gas tax holidays and giveaways. Help them drive less instead.
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Let's see politicians take bold actions to make walking, transit, and biking practical and attractive alternatives to paying more at the pump, instead of the current "Gas-bagging."
Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 25
| | No Comments- ATA: Instead of a gas tax holiday, make transit cheaper, build bus and bike lanes
- Rather than initiatives to help reduce car-dependency, Lightfoot to announce proposal to make gas cheaper (Fox)
- Lightfoot’s 11th Ward alder appointee Nicole Lee formerly worked as a consultant for BP oil (Block Club)
- Surprise! Former anti-bike columnist Mark Konkol is a huge fan of Willie Wilson’s gas giveaway (Patch)
- People are raising money to support family of fallen cyclist Gerardo Marciales in Venezuela (Block Club)
- Service on the Red, Brown, Purple lines restored after power outage forces commuters to evacuate on N. Side (ABC)
- Restroom at Glencoe Metra station reportedly vandalized, empty alcohol bottles strewn across floor (Tribune)
- ULI Mag Mile report doesn’t include bus or bike lanes, do feature redundant bridge to Oak St. Beach (Crain’s)
- Other suburbs follow Glenview, Northbrook’s lead adopting new biking, pedestrian plans (Herald)
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South Shore, bike riders now have to pay to visit Dunes NP, often as much as drivers
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It makes no sense to charge two people who arrive by foot, bike, or train twice as much per person as four people who show up in a greenhouse gas-emitting car.
Ten Ways the U.S. Could Cut Gas Reliance Right Now (But Probably Won’t)
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A top intergovernmental organization released a 10-point plan to cut gasoline use worldwide in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which the group says will put the planet on track to meet its broader emissions-reduction goals.
Long lines of cars, slowed buses, wasted city resources at Wilson’s $1M gas giveaway
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Hopefully in the near future we'll find out exactly how much Wilson's publicity stunt cost Chicago taxpayers.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 24
| | No Comments- Residents report long lines of cars for Willie Wilson’s $1M gas giveaway in Grand Crossing, Irving Park, The Gap
- Latest news reports on Wilson’s publicity stunt (Sun-Times, ABC, CBS, WGN)
- Wilson refused to compensate municipalities for police OT: “I’m a taxpayer. I pay a lot of taxes… So no.” (CBS)
- Loyola editorial: “Millionaires paying for free gas is a Band-Aid. We need to make transit more accessible for all”
- City Council approves new west tollway route to O’Hare, which will encourage more driving to airport (Block Club)
- Lightfoot accused of ‘stacking the deck’ on Chicago casino committee (Sun-Times)
- Prosecutors: Orland Park man was speeding he killed pregnant mother Lindsey Schmidt, 29, her 3 sons (Fox)
- Driver citied for hit-and-run crash that killed Miriam Grande, 70, in Belmont Central (ABC)
- Red Line service halted between Thorndale and Fullerton due to “track issues,” fire department called (Fox)
- Developers who demolish homes near 606, Pilsen will be hit with fees through 2024 after program extended (Block Club)
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Lawrence viaduct tent fire is one more sign Chicago needs to house our homeless
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From more people experiencing homelessness sleeping on 'L' trains, to an increasing number of tents in viaducts, housed Chicagoans are seeing constant reminders of the city's failure to take care of our most vulnerable residents.
Driver injuring girl and woman in Andersonville highlights need to make Ashland more ped-friendly
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Andersonville is a relatively pedestrian-friendly area of the Far North Side but Ashland throws a wrench in that designation.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 23
| | No Comments- Wilson’s team promises there will be no repeat of last week’s awful gas-giveaway traffic jams this Thursday (Sun-Times)
- CTA returning to the $4T municipal-bond market after nearly a year to sell debt as yields climb higher (Crain’s)
- Officials select 3 finalists for billion-dollar Chicago casino project, including plan with pedestrian bridge (NBC)
- Crain’s podcast looks at how indicted Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan used clout to influence Metra promotions
- Was a person on a bike injured near Diversey/Halsted on Friday night? (The Chainlink)
- No injuries after fire at Lawrence Ave. tent city that blocks controversial bike lanes, but residents lost possessions (Block Club)
- Hinsdale may remove downtown parking meters and replace them with a 3-hour parking zone (Tribune)
- The Recyclery nonprofit bike shop is hiring a full-time seasonal mechanic (The Chainlink)
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