Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about On The Route Bicycles

Driver fatally struck Lyndsey Lagestee Friday in Mount Greenwood (Sun-Times) Safety changes were planned for 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing before last week’s death (Tribune) 3 seriously injured after police chase ends in crash in Aurora (NBC) CTA bus driver crashes into fence, 5 parked CPD cars in North Lawndale (NBC) 3 pickpocketing incidents reported near 79th […]

New Active Trans report: Chicago is falling behind peer cities on sustainable mode share Man found dead on Blue Line is the third such case in less than 2 months (NBC) Christopher Davis, 19, critically injured after being struck by driver, pinned under Metra train (NBC) Boy, 16, shot in the leg while riding bike […]

Meet West Siders who fought for the Ogden bus extension (Block Club) Suspect charged in yesterday’s shooting on Blue Line near UIC Halsted (Block Club) CBS: “Crime worries mount on CTA following Blue Line shooting” Bus brawls on the rise in Chicago: How the CTA is responding? (WGN) In the wake of Arroyo’s guilty plea, IL […]

SUV driver fatally struck woman, 58, crossing 6-lane Manheim Rd. near O’Hare (Sun-Times) Driver veered onto sidewalk in Gold Coast, seriously injuring pedestrian (Sun-Times) SUV driver accused of running stop sign in Cragin while intoxicated, injuring 2 officers (Sun-Times) CPD: Driver arrested after failing to yield to squad car, injuring 2 officers; DUI suspected (Sun-Times) […]

Pritzker signs law ending suspension of driver’s licenses for non-moving violations (Block Club) Berwyn officer killed in crash, driver of vehicle he was riding in charged with DUI (CBS) Photo released of car whose driver doored cyclist, 56, in Gage Park and fled (Sun-Times) Metra puts leaflets on trains warning of a crackdown on fare […]

Aldermen: Freeze on development near 606 set for vote next week despite Lightfoot ‘Concerns’ (Block Club) Why transportation advocates should get involved with the input process for megadevelopments (Active Trans) Weeks after man found dead on CTA bus downtown, male found dead on ‘L’ train at O’Hare (Sun-Times) Driver who killed Beth Dunlap, 17, in […]

3 women killed, 4 injured after driver runs red in Morgan Park on NYE (ABC) Tow truck driver Andrew R. Dove-Ferdere, 23, killed on I-290 after responding to earlier crash (Tribune) Police release image of SUV from hit-and-run that critically injured woman, 65, at 79th/Cottage (WGN) Hit-and-run driver seriously injured male cyclist, 61, in West […]

It’ll be years before most Chicagoans get an electric bus on their route (Tribune) Union Pacific wants Metra to take over direct operation of lines of UP commuter lines (Crain’s) Police: Traffic pursuit of stolen vehicle linked to homicide ends in crash on I-290 (ABC) Police: Cell phone thieves have been targeting CTA passengers on […]

Man charged with murder of Macksantino Webb, 20, inside the Howard Red Line Station (Sun-Times) Teen dead after police chase ends with car crash into house in Roseland (WGN) Pickup driver crashed into 5 parked cars in Logan Wednesday night, no injuries (Block Club) Oak Lawn manager charged with hit-and-run will get nearly $100K in […]

Hit-and-run driver killed schoolteacher Rone Leja, 61, in Orland Park (Sun-Times) Macksantino Webb, 20, fatally shot at Howard Red Line station (Sun-Times) Driver crashes into police command van in Douglas Park, no injuries (Sun-Times) The new Chicago ride-hail tax was just one of many setbacks for Uber last month (Quartz) Oswego officials are optimistic about […]

Chicago’ 7-year-old goal of eliminating traffic fatalities hasn’t had much effect (CityLab) Bother of fallen cyclist Douglas DeMott discusses his goal of improving safety (Active Trans) Firetruck driver runs red, critically injuring female motorist; police say brakes failed (ABC) Officer, bystander rescue driver from burning car after they struck a Naperville building (Sun-Times) Search for […]

As with the Divvy expansion, Uber has released a half-baked ride-hail tax counterproposal Dan Lipinski is moving to turn control over Union Station to Metra (Crain’s) Ald. Beale: CTA-integrated, affordable South Side Metra is “what equity means” (Sun-Times) Witnesses: After woman taunted police officers at 71st and Jeffery, they ran her over (CBS) Thief targeting […]