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A Commuters Take Action sticker in the wild. Photo: CTA

Commuters Take Action plans protest this Wednesday before CTA Board Meeting

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

Advocacy group Commuters Take Action is planning a protest for Wednesday September 14th. Streetsblog interviewed a member to learn more about the group and its plans for the protest.

Screenshot of the video an instant before impact.

Cop ran stop sign without lights or siren, creamed bike rider in Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

When police ignore the very traffic rules they're tasked with enforcing, that further erodes public trust in a force that has well-documented problems with abuse of power.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 12

By John Greenfield | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

ATA testifies at CMAP hearing that the agency’s support for road widening contradicts its own policies
2 men killed in wrong-way crash on 2000 block on N. DLSD early Sunday morning (ABC)
Motorcyclist killed in crash with other vehicle on Dan Ryan near 39th Street (ABC)
4 pedestrians critically injured by SUV driver after argument near Brickyard Mall (ABC)
3 children critically injured in 3-car crash on I-294 near Northborook (NBC)
4 injured, 1 critically, after driver rear-ends IDOT maintenance truck on Dan Ryan near Cermak (WREX)
Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington: Why I loved, and now fear, the CTA
Man, 30, dead, another man, 40, critically wounded in shooting outside Cermak-Chinatown Red Line station (FOX)
CPD releases photos of suspects wanted in armed robbery on Orange train at LaSalle/Van Buren (ABC)

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The ride at Belmont and Halsted. Photo: Bike Grid Now

Advocacy groups join forces during bike protest for more robust bikeways on Belmont

By Rony Islam | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Nearly 180 safe streets advocates rode down Belmont Avenue to demand protected bike lanes that extend to the Lakefront Trail.

Milwaukee Avenue and Huron Street, where Sam Bell was fatally struck Thursday, looking northwest. Photo: Lindsay Banks Bayley

How could death of Sam Bell, 2nd cyclist killed on Milwaukee in 2022, have been prevented?

By John Greenfield | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Redesigning intersections to make it harder for drivers to whip around corners, requiring skills testing for older motorists, and stiffer penalties for drivers who kill would help prevent such tragedies.

The bike station building. Image: Google Maps

Hub312 is closing this month. Could Millennium Park lose its bike station for good?

By John Greenfield | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

If there's any truth to the rumor that the center will be transformed from a bike parking service to a CPD facility, there's certain to be a backlash from cycling enthusiasts and and "defund the police" types.

The ghost bike installation ceremony for Gerardo Marciales, 41, last April at Balbo/DLSD. Photo: John Greenfield

State rep and mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner calls on IDOT to make DuSable LSD safer

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

Hopefully as more people demand a different approach, IDOT will finally begin to prioritize safety and convenience for all road users, not just drivers.