Yes, CTA needs to improve, but let’s avoid homeless-blaming and overpolicing
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there are better ways to improve safety and rider experience on the CTA to help avoid a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Policing
Why the history of racism in transportation enforcement and planning still matters today
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Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.
Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest
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"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.
Ramirez-Rosa’s office recovers 22 more bikes CPD confiscated from racial justice protesters
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Recovery efforts to reunite cyclists with their bikes taken by police at protests this summer slowly continue as alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's 35th Ward office leads the charge.
As police reform movement intensifies, an update on CTA shooting victim Ariel Roman
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Amidst recent tragedies, Roma's slow recovery offers a small glimmer of hope.
Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform
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The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.
Reflections on the unrest, by the native son of a Chicago cop
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I'm cautiously optimistic that there may be some positive results for African Americans in terms of safety in public space and freedom of mobility.
CPD officers wrongly cited curfew to order Streetsblog to stop filming arrest
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A minor encounter with Chicago Police Department officers underscored the importance of making sure police follow laws protecting freedom of the press.
Having police crack down on minor transit infractions doesn’t make us safer
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Today transit worker union reps and community organizations called for non-police solutions to reducing crime on the CTA.
Police decision to arrest a man for breaking a minor CTA rule ends in tragedy
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Lightfoot needs to order the police need to stay focused on behavior that's actually dangerous, instead of escalating petty offenses into encounters with the potential for violence.
Lightfoot announces plan for more transit policing, but LA’s experience is a cautionary tale
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While adding more police to the CTA may have been inevitable, it's going to be crucial for officers to stay focused on serious crimes, not cracking down on minor infractions.