Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about On The Route Bicycles

Woman on bike, 37, killed by trucker is second Irving Park community cyclist death in one week (ABC) BACP chief: Uber & Lyft are waging a “misinformation campaign” against new ride-hail tax (Sun-Times) Sun-Times op-ed ignores the fact the new ride-hail tax plan would make most South, West side trips cheaper CDOT is considering installing […]

Dashed bike lanes, paint-and-post bump-outs installed on Milwaukee in Logan Square (Block Club) Curbed looks at the city’s report on how ride-hailing is making Chicago traffic much worse Taxi passenger Hans Monroy, killed after his driver failed to yield, remembered as “loyal friend” (ABC) Boy, 15, in stable condition after being shot in abdomen on […]

Tribune database shows which Illinois communities will benefit directly from $45B infrastructure bill Like Chicago, Boston and Seattle are considering raising ride-hailing fees to fight congestion (Tribune) Division Blue Line station closed today through November 8 for repairs (ABC) Officers, paramedics crash while responding to deadly shooting in Homan Square (CBS) Man shot while driving […]

Metra looks to buy new locomotives, rail cars with state capital money (Tribune) Metra runs first trains over new Z-100 Fox River Bridge in Elgin on the MD-West line (Mass Transit) Metra UP-North bridge repairs to close Lawrence Avenue until October 14 (Sun-Times) Tanisha Jackson, 39, killed in pile-up on Dan Ryan after car stalled […]

Bike tickets have dropped by nearly 50%, but still concentrated in Black neighborhoods (Tribune) The prematurely born daughter of Elizabeth Boshardy, 29, killed by a trucker, has also died (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver killed Felix Martinez, 45, in Hermosa early Sunday morning (ABC) Adolf Urbanowicz, 94, has died after a driver failed to yield and struck […]

Aldermen to consider plan to end suspension of driver’s licenses for unpaid tickets (Block Club) John discusses how reduced-fare or free transit could pay for itself on Outside the Loop Radio Hit-and-run driver struck and killed woman, 53, in downtown Deerfield (Tribune) Driver fatally struck male pedestrian, 63, in Elmwood Park (Sun-Times) Blue Line service […]

Bus driver who racked up 12+ tickets fired, sued after injuring cyclist in River North (WTTW) Videos show attempted traffic stop that led to fatal Englewood vehicle crash (Sun-Times) CNT’s Jacky Grimshaw praises the CTA’s equity efforts in a letter to the Sun-Times After moms shame CTA by making their own pregnancy buttons, CTA finally […]

Letter from RTA’s Kirk Dillard: Invest in transit to help level the economic playing field (Sun-Times) CTA, MPC will survey residents on what kind of development should go on 8 lots near 95th stop (Crain’s) CTA service changes will impact Blue, Green, and Pink lines over the weekend (NBC) Man allegedly grabbed steering wheel of […]

Woman, 71, dies, after driving through solid red light in Mt. Greenwood, crashing into building (Sun-Times) Drivers have crashed into 2 different Naperville businesses in the past week (Tribune) Derailment halted Metra UP-West trains near Geneva (ABC) Metra BNSF train partially derailed in South Loop yard, no injuries (Sun-Times) Dangerous waves shut down parts of […]

Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin looks at Lightfoot’s pick for planning commish After 4 scooter deaths in 3 month, Atlanta follows Chicago’s lead with a scooter curfew (Star Tribune) Scooter safety training sessions pop up in West Side neighborhoods (Block Club) Meet SRAM cofounder and bike philanthropist Stan Day (Active Trans) Glenview residents donate dozens […]

The Tribune endorses plan for more, cheaper Metra service on the South Side SUV driver fatally struck man, 62, in SW Side Ashburn neighborhood (CBS) Video released of vehicle from Aurora crash that killed cyclist Elizabeth Kakoczki, 61 (NBC) Police: Officers with lights, siren activated injured after driver failed to yield (Sun-Times) SUV Driver crashed […]

Driver pulling over for police pursuing private scooter rider critically injures him (NBC) Amtrak / Metra Union Station negotiations hit an impasse (Crain’s) South Siders questioning parking bans at local beaches plan hangout session at Montrose (Block Club) Ald. Reilly talks about his riverwalk bike ban proposal, which CDOT called “too extreme” on WGN Take […]