Study: COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%
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European cities that installed pop-up bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips by as much as 48 percent.
People for Bikes is wrong: Chicago isn’t a worse bike city than Jacksonville or Omaha
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Yes, Chicago got screwed by People for Bikes' flawed rating system. But we still have lots of work to do need to make cycling as safe, enjoyable, and normalized as it is in truly great cycling cities.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 27
| | No Comments- ATA op-ed: Let’s use federal infra dollars to improve bus service, including reviving Ashland BRT (Tribune)
- Editorial: It was foolish for CTA prez Carter to skip hearings on $26M in tax revenue (Sun-Times)
- Two semi drivers injured in crash on Dan Ryan near 83rd early this morning, one seriously injured (ABC)
- Metra Milwaukee District West trains were halted due to switch problems during Tuesday PM rush (CBS)
- 64-unit affordable housing development with 19 car spots approved for Division/California (Block Club)
- Little Village Arch, built in 1990, is now an official city landmark (Block Club)
- WBEZ editor reflects on history of LeClaire Courts public housing development, his childhood home
- A WGN Radio producer beats the cold by getting around the Loop via the Pedway system
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The Best EV Charging Solution that No One is Talking About
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For sustainable transportation advocates, the answer may seem pretty obvious: at the bus depot.
Bryn Mawr protected bike lanes on ballot in 39th Ward participatory budgeting election
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Bike lanes along Bryn Mawr avenue are among several road safety proposals on the 39th ward participatory budget ballot.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 26
| | No Comments- People for Bikes said Chicago cycling is awful, New Bike League report says our city is a best practice (Bloomberg)
- Welcome back Carter: Alders scold CTA prez for skipping hearing on agency getting $26.1 M in tax revenue (Block Club)
- Chief equity officer Candace Moore says equitable TOD is part of Chicago’s Year of Healing plan (Tribune)
- Round Lake Beach crash leaves man, 41, dead, 6 critically injured, including a child (ABC)
- Trucker who was allegedly viewing porn on phone when he killed Martin Knip, 63, charged with homicide (Tribune)
- After driver killed retired officer Richard Haljean on Touhy in Edison Park, neighbors call for speed cams (CBS)
- O’Hare-bound Blue Line service temporarily suspended this morning after death on tracks at Division stop (CBS)
- Video shows multi-car crash in Gary that shut down all lanes of I-80 Tuesday afternoon (Fox)
- Alex Nelson from Better Streets Chicago discussed campaign for municipal sidewalk snow clearance (WGN)
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RPM program enters next phase with start of Belmont-Cornelia track reconstruction
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According to the CTA, the curve in these century-old tracks slow down trains, and rebuilding and straightening them will allow for faster speeds, better reliability, and a more comfortable ride.
Chicago Loop Alliance report shows more downtown walking, transit use, less parking
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The disturbing trend of a higher-than-normal number of parking reservations has finally eased, with the number dipping below pre-pandemic averages in the last two weeks of 2021.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 25
| | No Comments- CTA says it’s reached tentative agreement with operators unions for a 9.25% pay hike over life of contract (Sun-Times)
- Driver charged with hit-and-run killing of Alyssa Charles, 24, last Saturday in North Chicago (LMS)
- How to help unhoused people who are sheltering at Jeff Park Transit Center? Local leaders: It’s complicated (Nadig)
- Semi driver flees after vehicle is struck by Metra train at Arlington Heights, leaves behind license plate (Sun-Times)
- Northern Illinois Food Bank brings fresh produce to Fort Sheridan Metra station (Daily Herald)
- It’s that time of year again: Metra lights fires next to tracks to keep trains running in cold (Fox)
- Better Streets Chicago makes multiple news appearances today to discuss #PlowTheSidewalks campaign
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How have biking conditions been in Latine communities this winter?
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If they are not cleared, these bikeways that are supposed to help us ride safely instead wind up constraining our mobility.
¿Cómo están las condiciones de las ciclovías en las comunidades latinas?
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Si no limpian, estas ciclovías que nos deben ayudar a andar con seguridad terminan con restringiendo nuestra movilidad.
Recent events highlight urgent need for Chicago to address homelessness, CTA crime
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News items about stabbing and a robbery on the 'L', along with discussions of the increase in unhoused people sheltering on trains, smoking, and littering underscore the need for a prompt and humane response.