Philly abolished traffic stops for minor infractions. Chicago should do the same.
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Philadelphia enacted new legislation aimed towards reducing racial disparities in traffic stops and improving police-community relations.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 19
| | No Comments- More coverage of the Belmont Flyover debut (CBS, Block Club, Crain’s, ABC, Tribune, Sun-Times)
- People driving on West Side are most likely to be pulled over, but 94% of stops don’t lead to tickets (Block Club)
- City Council approves $2M settlement for death of Julia Lynn Callaway, 55, as result of police chase (CBS)
- Marquette Greenway in NW Indiana gets $18M funding grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (Tribune)
- Possibility of 2-way protected bike lane on Chicago Ave. in Evanston stirs excitement (Evanston Roundtable)
- New signs in the Pedway will make navigating the maze-like system of tunnels a bit easier (Sun-Times)
- Lightfoot moves to extend outdoor dining program through 2022 (Crain’s)
- Equiticity webinar “Blackness on Bicycles in Brazil: The Story of Casa La Frida” Monday 11/22, 12:30 p.m.
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Four Ways ‘Automobility’ Shapes Our Lives — Besides Crashes and Climate
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Te violence of car culture extends far beyond the obvious outrages of car crashes, pollution, destroyed communities and structural racism.
It happened! The Belmont Flyover finally debuted early Friday morning
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The CTA says it's the first new, permanent track line to go into service since the Orange Line debuted in 1993.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 18
| | No Comments- Belmont Flyover, aka Red-Purple Bypass, debuts Friday morning at 4 a.m. at Belmont stop in Lakeview
- CBS talks with South Siders about their hopes for the Red Line Extension after federal infra bill passes
- Metra labor dispute boils over with strike rumblings, but agency says riders shouldn’t worry (Herald)
- Metra will install 650 ticket machines via a $70M contract with VenTek (Kiosk Marketplace)
- Blue Island residents call on state to take action after 1 pedestrian killed, at least 2 injured on 127th (NBC)
- Driver, 32, killed after shooting leads to crash in North Lawndale (CBS)
- Block Club looks at the 79th/Stony/S. Chicago crash epidemic, including recent pedestrian death
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Portillo’s Hot Dogs’ ban on bikes in their drive-throughs doesn’t cut the mustard
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I didn't relish being turned away from the restaurant on my bicycle the other day. They need to change this outdated policy and catch up with the times.
The City of the Big Shoulders celebrates 10 years of Pace Bus on Shoulder
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Ridership has grown exponentially on routes where Pace buses are permitted to bypass traffic jams by riding on the shoulder.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 17
| | No Comments- No Chicago Tribune, infrastructure money can’t be used to “bail out Metra” from its UP operations woes
- Police say driver went around gates before Gary freight train / car crash that killed three (ABC)
- Construction worker in critical condition after hit-and-run crash on Bishop Ford (CBS)
- Man charged in attack on CTA worker, police officer has history of assaults and mental illness (ABC)
- An update on crimes at Red Line stations near Loyola’s Rogers Park campus (Loyola Phoenix)
- Officials celebrate completion of $14.5 million Metra/Canadian Pacific crossover upgrades (Trains)
- Why are news boxes disappearing? CDOT sometimes removes them to ease pedestrian flow (Reader)
- How to use transit to get to airports, Amtrak, and Greyhound for Thanksgiving travel (Loyola Phoenix)
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$13M makeover will make Metra Electric 147th/Sibley station ADA accessible
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Metra announced that a project is moving forward to rehab the Metra Electric District line’s 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard in south-suburban Harvey.
For the second time in four days, driver strikes another car, then kills a pedestrian
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The crash happened at 79th/Stony Island/South Chicago, a six-way intersection that has been rated one of the most dangerous junctions in the city.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 16
| | No Comments- ATA asks members to support Build Back Better Act to fix car-centric flaws in infra bill
- In the wake of the infra bill signing, Sun-Times looks at benefits for Chicagoland
- Bobby Rush lobbies the Biden administration to fund Red Line extension (Crain’s)
- Lightfoot discusses hopes for Red Line extension, RPM Phase II funding from infra bill (Crain’s)
- In the wake of stabbing of CTA customer assistant, union rep call for more policing of system (Fox)
- SUV driver hits another vehicle at 79th/Stony Island, kills female pedestrian, flees (ABC)
- Driver ran red at Wells and Michigan, crashed into another car before striking bus shelter (CBS)
- Maroon: In addition to recent gun violence, traffic violence is a safety threat in Hyde Park
- Oswego looks at new agreements with lobbyists working to secure funding for Metra extension (Tribune)
- Virtual town hall on bus electrification with LaSpata, Martin, CTA staff on 11/17 (ATA)
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Drivers killed 2 female pedestrians in West Ridge, man on bike in Back of the Yards
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Drivers have fatally struck 20 pedestrians and 9 bicyclists on Chicago streets this year.