GoFundMe launched for Uptown hit-and-run survivor Paul Aning
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Although neighborhood sources reported that Aning died from his injuries, authorities have not yet confirmed that information.
Wisconsin Car Attack is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
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It was the deadliest automobile massacre in recent American memory, and it was entirely preventable.
CDOT marked World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims with a TV program
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The Waukesha SUV murders made this year's observation of the memorial event particularly salient.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 24
| | No Comments- Watch CDOT’s TV special for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims here
- WBEZ looks at plans for spending Illinois’ federal infrastructure funding
- Person shot driver on the Eisenhower, and they crashed into a North Riverside lounge (CBS)
- People driving on the West Side are the most likely to be pulled over by police (Austin Weekly News)
- Study using Chicago data: Ride-hail may help reduce alcohol-impaired crashes (EurekAlert!)
- As Council fights over ward boundaries, a resident-backed map is delivered to City Hall (Block Club)
- WTTW talks with Michael Salvatore, owner of Heritage Bicycles & Coffee (WTTW)
- Daily Herald bike columnist recommends books for the cycling enthusiast on your shopping list
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The Pedway, the Loop’s handy walkway system, is about to become easier to navigate
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The city of Chicago recently announced it's upgrading the signs within the network, the first step in a more ambitious plan to upgrade wayfinding.
Let’s address crime, smoking, and homelessness on CTA effectively and humanely
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A new petition proposes more police and taller fare gates. We encourage readers to advocate for transit ambassadors and holistic solutions for homelessness instead.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 23
| | No Comments- CDOT marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims with a CAN-TV segment
- Suspect in Waukesha parade murders was out on $1,000 bail for running over a woman on 11/2 (CNN)
- Jeep driver killed Mekhi Sutton, 1, by rear-ending SUV he was traveling in at N. Chicago stoplight (Herald)
- Metra ticket machine contract aims to eliminate on-train cash sales (Railway Gazette)
- Franklin Park may get faster train traffic: Metra, CP, CREATE officials herald upgrades (Tribune)
- UP says CP-KCS merger could impact Chicagoland Metra and Amtrak service (Trains.com)
- CTA Holiday Train, Bus coming back for 2021 (ABC)
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Advocates Praise ‘Inspired’ RAISE Grantee List
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The federal DOT wowed sustainable transportation advocates with its list of grantees for the RAISE discretionary grant program, which will funnel $1 billion into transportation capital and planning projects across America.
Illinois’ highway expansion plans show our leaders aren’t serious about climate change
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Adding more likes to the Eisenhower Expressway and other roads won't solve congestion, but it will encourage more driving and create more climate-killing emissions.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 22
| | No Comments- IDOT hopes to use federal infra money to widen Ike, Stevenson, and Tri-State Tollway (Tribune)
- SUV driver who killed 5, injured 40+ in Waukesha parade may have been fleeing another incident (CNN)
- Driver strikes ride-hail vehicles from behind on 1500 block of N. DLSD, killing passenger (CBS)
- CPD: Man critically wounded in shootout with robber on CTA bus in Park Manor (Sun-Times)
- Hammond man charged with fatally shooting person with developmental disabilities on bike (Tribune)
- Man, 50, lying on Forest Park branch tracks survives being struck by Blue Line train (CBS)
- Police: CTA bus driver suffered medical emergency before striking KFC and bicycle in Tri-Taylor (CBS)
- Tribune looks at 147th/Sibley renovation, other upcoming Metra station rehabs
- NYC-based chain offering grocery delivery by bike could open in Wicker Park (Block Club)
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Chicago’s dearth of public restrooms limits access to public space. Let’s fix that.
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More public bathrooms would help people from many walks of life, including some of our city's most vulnerable residents.
Almost No One in Congress Has Signed Onto National ‘Vision Zero’ Pledge
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Fewer than 10 percent of members of Congress have signed a pledge to end a national traffic violence epidemic that's on pace to kill more American residents this year than in decades.