Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about On The Route Bicycles

Pritzker, Preckwinkle, Foxx join BLM march on Matteson’s bike/ped-friendly Unity Bridge (Tribune) Vasquez considers pedestrianizing parts of Balmoral, Catalpa, and Berwyn (Block Club) Lakeview leaders propose turning side streets into cafe zones (Block Club) 2 people killed after falling onto Red, Green tracks, Police chase disrupts Blue service (Tribune) One-year-old Lazel Bond died in crash […]

This morning CTA and Pace resumed partial service, Metra and Divvy were still closed Active Trans statement outlines mobility justice position, condemns protest transit closures The abrupt transit closure left people stranded around the city (Block Club) After reportedly losing 100 cars to vandalism, police commandeer a CTA bus to get around (Block Club) Man […]

Courtney discusses Chicago’s open streets movement with Fox Chicago Active Trans hopes to raise $60K starting with its first-ever Giving Day tomorrow 5/22 Outdoor seating OK at IL restaurants after 5/29, hopefully not in “bus lanes and bike lanes” (Block Club) To draw back riders, Metra offers $10 daily pass (Tribune) Man, 51, cuts and […]

Chicago-Area transit agencies still waiting on stimulus cash (WTTW) CTA, union clash over train cleaning procedures amid COVID-19 pandemic (WTTW) CBS: Even though CTA ridership has plummeted, violent crime has remained consistent Lightfoot says lakefront will stay closed when Chicago enters next phase of reopening (Block Club) Naperville Park District may take legal action to […]

Pritzker unveils 5-phase plan for reopening the state when pandemic eases (Block Club) IL attorney general sues developer over botched Crawford smokestack demolition (Block Club) Man charged with DUI in crash that killed Brandon Heard, 43, on I-80 near Morris (Sun-Times) West Chicago man charged in hit-and-run crash involving Geneva police officer (Herald) Festivals, concerts […]

Stay at Home extended to May 30, masks must be worn in indoor public spaces (Block Club) With libraries, retail outlets closed more homeless people are sheltering on the CTA (Tribune) Ex-Trib transpo columnist Hilkevitch wonders if packed ‘L’ trains will be a thing again (Sun-Times) Prosecutors: Man fleeing police caused crash in West Garfield […]

CTA bus driver becomes the second employee to die of COVID-19 (Sun-Times) Slick roads, unsafe speeds blamed for 54-vehicle pileup on Kennedy; no life-threatening injuries (CBS) Julio Rodriguez, from Belmont Cragin’s NW Side Housing Center discusses pandemic response (Active Trans) Skokie is requiring people to wear face masks in public, including on transit (WGN) S. […]

Health officials hope Chicagoans will “stay home” in today’s 70F sunny weather (Block Club) Liquor stores will be closing early in attempt to reduce congregating (Block Club) Illinois bans all activity in state parks in an attempt to stop the spread (NBC) Block Club looks at the CPD parks crackdown during the pandemic (Block Club) […]

Schmich and Kamin applaud the closure of the lakefront, riverwalk, and 606 (Tribune) Former Anti-bike columnist Mark Konkol blames “Lakefront Liberals” for closure (Patch) SBC’s Courtney Cobbs discusses the need to open up streets for socially-distanced recreation (WTTW) The North Branch Trail is still open (for the moment) (The Chainlink) Transit union says social distancing […]

Chicago leaders ask for moratorium on evictions, utility shut-offs, and housing court (Curbed) Kamin: During the pandemic, unlike at other times, the density of cities is a disadvantage (Tribune) Medical experts confirm that you should avoid riding transit during the pandemic, offer tips (Tribune) Active Trans: Reform, don’t ban, red light camera programs Driver overturns […]

How a woman who rode Amtrak from Chicago to St. Louis triggered coronavirus concerns (Tribune) Editorial: What’s the best Obama center outcome? S. Side revival without displacement (Tribune) 54-unit TOD is being built as-of-right on parking lot behind Uptown Theater (Block Club) Police: 5 injured after BMW driver runs light in Chatham (Fox) Study: Fatal […]

Prosecutors drop charges against CTA police shooting victim, who has regained consciousness (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver killed man on bike, 61, on Lake Street, a mile from where cyclist was killed last year (Sun-Times) Man, 41, fatally dragged by Red Line train after getting foot caught in closing doors at Roosevelt (Sun-Times) CPD chase ends with […]