STUDY: AV Taxis Would Speed Up Climate Change
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Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
How pedestrian- and bike-friendly are various CTA stations, and why?
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Unsurprisingly, he found that pedestrian- and bike-friendly stations tend to be located in denser parts of town, but they also correlate with wealthier and neighborhoods.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 3
| | No Comments- At Bryn Mawr station rehab groundbreaking, officials discuss Red Line extension strategy (Sun-Times)
- Hit-and-run driver seriously injured person using wheelchair in Mt. Prospect (CBS)
- 2 Chicago police officers hurt in rollover crash near Jackson Park (ABC)
- “Vicious” Touhy Avenue intersection in Niles to get left turn lanes, new sidewalks and side path (Tribune)
- Kids ride for free with adult on Metra through Labor Day (CBS)
- Lightfoot defends her $40M counterproposal to the $2.5M plan DuSable Drive plan (Block Club)
- Sun-Times: “Lake Shore Drive is an advertisement for our town every time the name is spoken”
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These 15 Urban Highways Have Got to Go
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A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of Black, Latinx and indigenous residents were forcibly displaced.
Driver who killed “School of Rock” drummer Kevin Clark refused DUI blood test
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The motorist was also ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and without insurance, and ticketed for running a stop sign and driving without insurance the previous month in River Forest.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 3
| | No Comments- Wrong-way crash on Dan Ryan near 63rd kills Naperville man, Chicago woman
- High-speed Lake Shore Drive crash kills 1, injures 3 near Monroe (ABC)
- Construction begins on the CTA’s new Bryn Mawr station Today (CBS)
- IDOT seeks public input on a new study assessing the state’s rail system (RiverBender)
- Residents asked to weigh in on how vacant Lawndale lot should be developed (Block Club)
- “Boystown” banners switched to “Northalsted” in controversial rebranding (Block Club)
- Tow truck drivers are dropping destroyed cars around Woodlawn (Block Club)
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Drivers killed 2 people walking in the Loop and Avalon Park Memorial Day Weekend
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Motorists struck and killed a 55-year-old woman on Friday evening in the Loop, as well as a 72-year-old man on Saturday afternoon in Avalon Park.
Active Transportation Alliances renews call for a protected bike lane network
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The Active Transportation Alliance analyzed Chicago's progress on creating an all-ages, all abilities cycling network and renewed the call for a network of protected bike lanes.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 1
| | No Comments- Illinois legislators pass bill to eliminate 20% local match for walk/bike infrastructure (ATA)
- Conductors on Union Pacific Metra lines resumed collecting fares today (Evanston Now)
- 15-year-old Chicago boy among 2 killed in crash on I-90 in Hoffman Estates (WGN)
- Wrong-way hit-and-run driver who fatally struck Maria Chiqui, 55, in the Loop charged (ABC)
- Driver who struck and killed man, 72, in Avalon Park cited (Sun-Times)
- Body of young man found in LaSalle Blue Line station early Saturday morning (NBC)
- City continues to bring COVID vaccination to residents via mobile vaccination buses (ABC)
- Publisher buys all ad space in Logan station for $48K to turn it into an art gallery (Block Club)
- Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest, Chalk Howard Street return to Rogers Park this summer (Block Club)
- Tips for enjoying the LFT from Gerardo Garcia, owner of Lakeshore Bike (ABC)
- Meet the winners of the Ride a Divvy Bike in an Avocado Costume Challenge
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TACTICAL URBANISM: Let’s Make More Plazas
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Even before COVID-19 drove restaurants across America out of doors, it wasn’t too difficult to arrange an easy-peasy treatment that would turn an unneeded roadway into a perfectly serviceable pedestrian plaza.
Ald. Cappleman discusses 46th Ward walk/bike projects, and the LSD viaduct issue
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Cappleman discussed bike and pedestrian matters in the ward, including the extremely controversial installation of sidewalk bike lanes in Lake Shore Drive viaducts.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 28
| | No Comments- Cop who killed Anthony Alvarez being investigated for pulling gun in Logan traffic clash (Block Club)
- Sun-Times looks at ATA’s calls for safety upgrades to Logan/Western after 2 fatal bike crashes
- Lightfoot floats $40M proposal in order to avoid spending $2.5M on DuSable Drive
- Boy, 6, and woman, 27, die in head-on collision in Joliet (Tribune)
- Chicago rollover crash leaves man, 3 kids seriously hurt on I-94 ramp (ABC)
- Metra puts new Auburn Park Station construction contract out for bid (Mass Transit)
- 77 units, 5 affordable, 36 car spots planned next to Berwyn station (Block Club)
- Calls for traffic study, more affordable units, at meeting on 6 Corners Sears redevelopment (Block Club)
- Buying a bike? Be prepared for a waitlist, Naperville shops say, as supply shortages linger (Tribune)
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