Clark bike lanes in Edgewater are coming along, but not without their issues
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The half-finished, inconsistent design, which slaloms between three different layout, is creating lots of confusion.
Despite 85% increase in cycling on Leland, Slow Street was taken down 3 months early
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If the Leland Slow Street treatment very successful in encouraging biking this year, why did it make sense to take it down during peak cycling season?
Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 10
| | No Comments- Better Streets Chicago stages a human-protected bike lane demonstration in Logan Square (NBC)
- O’Hare runway work will soon be finished after 16 years, which could reduce delays (Tribune)
- Park District rolls out lakefront safety measures after conflict with residents over life rings (Block Club)
- City should require vaccine proof for patrons of indoor venues, aldermen say (Sun-Times)
- CDOT, Ald. Brookins celebrate repaving of State Street from 79th to 98th; 60 total miles planned
- Trump gets a $300,000 tax break on Trump Tower after Fritz Kaegi slashes assessment (Sun-Times)
- MPC hosts “Better//Together: Ingredients for an Equitable Recovery” event on 9/21
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Study: 15-minute walk/bike access to key resources is not enough to guarantee prosperity
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While the 15-minute city is a great goal for Chicago, that alone will not guarantee equitable outcomes.
CDOT wants input on project to make the heart of Englewood safer and more vibrant
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Hopefully the Englewood streetscape project be a successful example of how making a retail corridor a safer and more pleasant place to walk, bike, ride transit , and shop can foster a most peaceful, prosperous, and vibrant community.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 9
| | No Comments- Illinois AG Raoul launches investigation of Joliet police, including pedestrian and traffic stops (WGN)
- Sun-Times looks at how youth helped win bike lanes and Divvy stations for Belmont Cragin
- A Transportation Justice fellow talks about his work getting 16 Divvy stations installed on SE Side (BBSP)
- Police seek help identifying man who randomly struck person in head at Argyle stop on 8/15 (CBS)
- Man who fled to Poland in 1995 has been convicted of reckless homicide in DUI crash (CBS)
- Project at 1227 W. Washington will include 288 units, 58 affordable, 183 spots (Block Club)
- Six Corners development overcomes disagreement about the lack of affordable units (Block Club)
- Part of Argyle St. will be pedestrianized for Argyle Night Music Thursdays in September (Block Club)
- Final Sundays on State car-free event takes place on September 12
- Ald. Rossana Rodriguez hosts a bike tour of the 33rd Ward on September 19
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America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: Hummer EV vs. H3
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We’re kicking off our quest to find America’s Most Toxic Car ad with a bang — if not necessarily an engine blast.
Metra holds virtual meeting on $262.3M project to replace UP North bridges Thursday
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The initiative will rebuild eleven 120-year-old Union Pacific North line bridges in Lakeview and Lincoln Park.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 8
| | No Comments- Driver from crash that killed motorcycle passenger Mohammad Shukor, 19, fled the scene (Sun-Times)
- Man who shot CTA bus driver in jaw near Cultural Center charged with attempted murder (Sun-Times)
- Driver gets 4 years in deadly crash that killed two, including sister, near Indiana state line (Tribune)
- Police: Man injured by gunfire on Lakefront Trail accidentally shot himself (Sun-Times)
- GoFundMe for bike advocate Chris Didato, critically injured by SUV driver, has raised $15K
- Chicago Ave. (Clark) in Evanston could get protected lanes from Howard to Davis (Evanston Now)
- South Shore Line will be making non-standard stop at 18th Street Metra station for Bears games
- Landmark Illinois honors Union Station for “creative and sustainable” overhaul (Block Club)
- Here are photos of WGN staff doing Bike the Drive last Sunday
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Chicago motorist stops have spiked over the years, with far more Black drivers detained
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Regardless of the transportation mode, Black Chicagoans are much more likely to be detained by police than their white counterparts.
Why haven’t police arrested the driver who killed Linda Mensch?
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Despite testimony at least three witnesses, police camera footage, a license plate number, and the name of the vehicle owner, no one is in custody.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September
| | No Comments- Why hasn’t the hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian Linda Mensch been arrested yet? (Sun-Times)
- 5 hurt when drive went the wrong way on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Monday (ABC)
- 3 injured after police chase ends in crash on the 3200 block of South Wood (ABC)
- Union: Passenger shot CTA driver in jaw after he was asked to leave bus at Chicago Cultural Center (CBS)
- Man shot while sitting by Lake Front Trail Monday night near Chicago Avenue (Sun-Times)
- Video shows erratic driver weaving around cyclists during Bike the Drive (WGN)
- Metra schedule changes for Rock Island, North Central Service lines take effect Tuesday (ABC)
- Murals and installations are coming to West Side Pink Line stations (Block Club)
- Pullman National Monument at historic rail car plant opens to the public (Block Club)
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