Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Roscoe Village Bikes

Rauner Signs Bill Requiring K-8 Schools to Provide Bike/Ped Education (Active Trans) Male Cyclist, 59, Killed in Zion Friday — 4th Serious or Fatal Bike Crash Last Week (Tribune) Delayed DUI Test, No Ticket After Pickup Driver Killed Teen Near Rockford (Tribune) A Refresher on Laws Drivers Need to Obey to Safely Coexist With Cyclists […]

Rauner Rejects Bill Adding More Regulations and Fees to Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing (Crain’s) Lipinski Say’s He’s “Deeply Concerned” About Metra BNSF Crowding Issues (Herald) Allegedly Drunk Driver Ran Red Light in Waukegan, Killing 2 People in a Car (Sun-Times) 2 Different Drivers Killed One Man and Injured Another on Evanston’s Chicago Avenue (Patch) The Tribune Looks […]

Organizer of Anti-Violence March: Take the Blue Line to Avoid O’Hare Road Shutdown (Sun-Times) Despite Its Theft Problem, Divvy Gets High Marks as a Well-Managed System (SRC) Chicago’s Bike Lane Uprising Is Setting up Shop in Portland (Bike Portland) Actually, a “Funnel” Did Briefly Touch Down Near a Metra Line on Monday (NBC) How Road […]

BGA Files Lawsuit for Disclosure of Records on the O’Hare Express Deal (Crain’s) Man Charged With DUI for Suburban Crash That Killed Mary and Lisa Kendzior (CBS) No Citations for CTA Bus Driver Who Illegally Left-Hooked Lost Lake Bartender on Bike (WGN) The Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges in Illinois Is Growing (Tribune) CityLab Looks […]

Active Trans Annual Crash Report: 53% of Crashes in Region Happen on Arterials Activists in Logan, Rogers Park & Uptown Petition for Ballot Initiative on Rent Control (Tribune) Kenny Ivory, 17, Fatally Shot While Riding Bike in Gresham (Sun-Times) 2 Punched in Separate Random Attacks Near South Loop Red Line Stations (ABC) Despite Lawsuit Against […]

Active Trans’ Kyle Whitehead, IDOT Rep Discuss Converting N. LSD Lanes to Bus-Only (WTTW) Is the Chicago Metro Area Gaining or Losing Jobs (Crain’s) Driver Who Doored Luster Jackson, 58, Causing Fatal Bike Crash, Not Cited (Sun-Times) Man Who Killed Denise Cavada, 48, in DUI While Doing 100 MPH Gets 6.5 Years (Tribune) Construction Permit […]

City Sticker Hike Failed to Raise Revenue, Led to More Debt for African Americans (WBEZ) Illinois Tollway Boss Alleges Threats From Board Members (Tribune) Sun-Times: Despite “Zero Tolerance” CTA Drivers Crash While Using Phones, Keep Jobs Pedestrian’s Foot Struck at Metra Hazel Crest  Station (Tribune) Kid-Friendly Spots Along Chicago ‘L’ Lines (Chicago Parent) Forbes Checks […]

Sign an Active Trans Letter in Support of Bus Lanes Without Road Widening on LSD CTA Plans for Accessible Stations, Although Funds Aren’t Available (Tribune) Metra Struggles With Overcrowding, Broken Air Conditioning on BNSF (Tribune) DUI Charges in Crash That Killed Walter Bajorek, 65, in Round Lake Park (Tribune) Police Officers Injured in Crash While Responding […]

Forest Preserve Worker Allegedly Killed a Man in DUI While Driving Official Vehicle (Tribune) Child’s Foot Struck by Train After He Tried to Retrieve Football From Tracks (NBC) 3 Held After South Loop Police Pursuit Ends in Crash (Tribune) Contrary to Park District Rules, Cyclists Were Ticketed for biking on the LFT at 3 AM […]

Op-Ed: 7/7 Anti-Violence March on Dan Ryan Is Dangerous, But So Is Status Quo (Sun-Times) Trucker Gets 11 Years for DUI Crash That Killed Dawn Nickeas, 48, in Lombard (Tribune) Kyle Whitehead Discussed Active Trans’ Wish List for Transportation Safety on WBEZ Lyft Announces Purchase of Motivate, the Divvy Concessionaire (Curbed) Jump, Recently Purchased by […]

Woodstock Institute: How Chicago Ticketing Practices Unfairly Burden Communities of Color Phleger to Lead Anti-Violence Rally That Will Take Over Park of Dan Ryan on 7/7 (Tribune) What Can Chicago Learn From NYC on Pedestrian Safety (WBEZ) Union Station’s Glass-Box Expansion Is Reminiscent of the Soldier Field Add-on (Crain’s) Active Trans Provides More Details About […]

Sign an Active Trans Petition Calling on Chicago to Budget $20M for Biking & Walking The Tribune Looks at Improving the Blue Line as an Alternative to O’Hare Express Austin, Texas, Like Chicago, Struggles With Pedestrian Safety (WBEZ) Metra Heritage Corridor and SW Service Lines Stalled Due to Heat Yesterday (CBS) Metra Commuters Have Mixed […]