Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

Left-Turning Car Driver Fatally Struck Agustin Alfaro, 59, in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Male Bicyclist Dies After Riding on Platform, Falling Onto 3rd Rail at IMD Station (Tribune) Tribune Looks at Cook County / Metra Initiative to Potentially Lower Fares for South Siders 60 Volunteers Patrolled Albany Park on Bikes to Assist People Confronted by ICE […]

An Interview With Outgoing Active Trans Director Run Burke, Who’s Taking a Job at Lyft. Video Shows Crash That Killed Gerimiah Staple Jr., 19, as He Fled a Police Stop for Phone Use (ABC) TOD With 246 Apartments, 13 Affordable Units, 107 Car Spots Proposed Near Addison Red Stop (Curbed) Outside Magazine Calls the Riverwalk a […]

“Walk, Stroll, and Talk” Program Promotes Neighborhood Unity in South Shore (Block Club) 5 Hospitalized After Turning Driver Fails to Yield on Lower Wacker Driver (CBS) Man Charged in Fatal Grayslake Crash Tried to Flee to Guatemala (Sun-Times) Transition From Middle-Randolph Bike Lanes to Upper Randolph Still Isn’t Safe (Chainlink) City Cites Bird, Bolt, JUMP, […]

Lekeith Steel, 17, Fatally Shot While Biking in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) Man Charged With Homicide, Leaving The Scene for Crash That Killed His Sister, 2 Others (Tribune) Ashland/Jackson Reopened After Tanker Crash and Fuel Spill (Sun-Times) Bus Tour Highlighted Potential New Southeast Side Bike Connections (Active Trans) Heartland Cafe Site Developer Can’t Get Zoning Change, […]

Assembly Underway on 7000 Series CTA Cars at New Hegewisch Factory (CBS) Rush Has Operated on 2 CHI Scooter Riders, Doctor Predicts “Tsunami of Wrist Fractures” (WBBM) BACP: 11,000 Scooter Rides Were Taken During the First Weekend of the Pilot (Block Club) Residents of Lofts at 4000 W Diversey Are Using Scooters to Access the […]

Family of Verona Gunn, 84, Killed in CPD Crash, Asks for Independent Investigation (Tribune) Police Release Images of Suspects in Robbery at the Fullerton Stop Last Monday (CBS) Inspector General Says Street Repaving Should Not Be Under Aldermanic Control (Sun-Times) The Sun-Times Looks at the Riverview Bridge Project Rates and Discounts Offered for the Scooter […]

Good Transit, Walkability, and Bike Facilities Are Part of What Makes Chicago Great (Curbed) Yard Social Club Argues Metra Extension Into Kendall County Could Enable Sprawl Hoffman Estates Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle/Van Crash in South Barrington (Sun-Times) Rahm Emanuel Completes 900-Mile Bike Trip Around Lake Michigan (Facebook) WBEZ Talks With Ex-Messenger and Bike Touring […]

Schwieterman Argues That $1 State Surcharge on Ride-Hailing Would Hurt Car-Free Folks (Tribune) SUV Driver Fatally Struck Juan Espinoza, 24, on I-355 After He Stopped Following a Crash (Tribune) Son of Verona Gunn, 84, Killed by Officer Running Red, Calls Crash “100% Avoidable” (NBC) WTTW Looks at Issues of Safety and Confusion on the Newly Separated […]

Lynda, John, Mary Wisniewski, and LaRisa Lynch Discuss Rahm’s Transportation Legacy on WBEZ …Active Trans’ Ron Burke, CTA’s Dorval Carter, and Alderman Joe Moreno Do the Same (Curbed) The Loop Has Gained Over 21K residents, a 28.9% Rise in population (Crain’s) 2 Injured After Minivan Driver Crashes Into Evanston McDonald’s (Sun-Times) Sun-Times Calls for a […]

CBS: Drivers Routinely Block Busy Intersections, But Police Rarely Write Tickets for It Spielman Looks at Scheinfeld’s Tenure at CDOT Commissioner (Sun-Times) Bill Would Raise IL Gas Tax to $0.44, Hike Fees, Raise Registration Cost for E-Cars (Tribune) Tanker Rollover and Spill Closes Elmhurst Road at Jane Adams Tollway (Tribune) Union Pacific Will Close Its […]

More coverage of Chicago’s Upcoming Dockless Scooter Pilot (Sun-Times, Tribune, WGN) Driver Charged With DUI for Hanover Park Crash That Killed Jason Moore, 35 (Tribune) Red Line Trains Were Delayed By Police Chasing Juvenile Suspect on Tracks (Sun-Times) Here’s Why Jefferson Street in the West Loop Cracked Open Yesterday (Tribune) Emanuel Touts the Public Art Installed […]