Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

Best practices for keeping transit riders informed during COVID-19 (Active Trans) NBC: Lots of people are using the lakefront E. of LSD, even though it’s still technically closed Kamin: The lakefront is essentially open already, so open it for real with safety measures (Tribune) Ald. Sigcho-Lopez wants cafe streets in Pilsen and Chinatown (Block Club) […]

Lightfoot is announcing her Slow Streets plan today at 1 PM at press conference on Facebook Internal CTA report gives poor marks for train cleaning as city moves into Phase 3 (ABC) CTA: We will watch crowds, make announcements to keep riders apart during Phase 3 (Tribune) Metra announces additional guidelines as Chicago prepares to […]

Tribune editorial calls on Lightfoot to reopen the lakefront with safety measures CARA launches a petition to safely reopening the Lakefront Trail and other paths Ald. Martin launches map where neighbors can highlight crowding on sidewalks (Block Club) Bus driver becomes 5th CTA employee to die from COVID-19 (ABC) $200K bail for driver charged with killing […]

Chicago is still planning to do another scooter pilot this summer (Time Out) Man, 48, crashed car into a brick building at 3036 W. Irving Park (Block Club) 2 people seriously injured Wednesday night in crash near Devon and Cicero (CBS) Street vendors are struggling during the pandemic (Block Club) Chicago public pools may not […]

Posts have been added to bike lane, intersection, where trucker killed Carla Aiello (Block Club) Plans for Michael Reese site include a new Metra station (Block Club) What we know about how COVID-19 traveled to Chicago (WTTW) Fewer customers mean new realities for transit agencies, tollway authority (NBC) Crain’s op-ed calls inclusion of bike/ped facilities […]

Active Trans has softened its anti-open streets stance somewhat as the movement picks up speed Chicago communities hardest-hit by COVID-19 are low-density neighborhoods of color (ProPublica) Man killed in rollover crash on Dan Ryan near 95th Street (Tribune) Man, 81, fatally injured in Mundelein head-on crash (Tribune) Indiana trooper seriously injured in Gary crash; driver […]

Ald. Michele Smith: “Hundreds” have complained about crowded sidewalks since LFT closure (Tribune) Sadly, even an Earth Day “Right to Breathe” protest had to be done by car caravan (Block Club) Man in good condition after being stabbed in neck after argument on Blue Line near Irving (Sun-Times) CTA to pay $3 million to man […]

Driver who ran a red fatally struck Donna Terrell, 59, in crosswalk in Matteson (Sun-Times) Altercation on ‘L’ train leads to shot fired in Rosemont, charges against Chicago man (Journal & Topics) UC psychologist: COVID-19 outbreaks show why cities need to invest in green spaces (Wisdom Center) What would summer in Chicago be like with […]

ACLU: CPD shutting down West Side blocks during COVID-19 may be unconstitutional (Block Club) Curbed looks at life in Chicago under the pandemic Hector Cortez Tatia, 14, killed in crash on I-290 on near Paulina Street (Sun-Times) 2 teens seriously injured in Naperville after driver runs stop sign (Sun-Times) Officer in good condition after being […]

In addition to a CTA bus driver, a train operator has tested positive for COVID-19 (CBS) Union leaders want coronavirus testing for all CTA rail employees (Block Club) Pace is offering free rides for medical personnel during the outbreak Matthew Williams, 16, killed in single-car crash in Niles (Tribune) 2 exchange gunfire on Red Line […]

Lightfoot says she plans to keep the CTA going during the pandemic (CBS) The ‘L’ during pandemic: “It’s almost all working-class Black and Brown people” (Block Club) Michael Cotton, 60, died 2 weeks after a hit-and-run driver struck him in Gresham (Sun-Times) Jaime Cardenas Jr, 23, found dead after apparent fall from Western Brown platform […]

As Chicago police flood CTA with cops, Red Line shooting underscores holes in training (Tribune) 15 hurt after driver veers into path of CTA bus in Park Manor (NBC) Driver sideswipes man on scooter on Belmont in Lakeview, seriously injuring him (Sun-Times) Unlicensed teen driver injures Woman, 27, and girl, 3, in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) […]