At Long Last, the City Releases the Chicago Vision Zero Action Plan
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Chicago is finally getting moving on the crucial mission of reducing the carnage on our streets, where dozens of people are injured in crashes every day.
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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Just Unveiled Her Blueprint to Fast-Track People-Friendly Streets
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Nashville is known as the home of the country music industry -- and a fast-growing region of car-centric sprawl. But local leaders realize they can't accommodate more growth with an outdated, cars-first approach, so Mayor Megan Barry released an action plan yesterday that lays out an ambitious agenda to improve conditions for walking, bicycling, and transit.
Edmonton Traffic Safety PSAs Blame Jaywalkers, But Stats Tell a Different Story
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Chris Nelson used Edmonton's own motor vehicle collision data to make a chart showing who -- or, more often, what -- is on the receiving end when Edmonton motorists crash their cars. It quickly dispels any rationale for focusing on jaywalking.
CDOT Open to Phone Hacking to Combat Distracted Driving as Police Stop Issuing Citations
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Chicago transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld is voicing support for a proposal to use a device known as a “textalyzer” to crack down on distracted driving with cellphones. Two aldermen, Anthony Beale Beale (9th) and Edward Burke (14th), have introduced a resolution asking the Chicago Police Department to look into using a $10,000 device from Cellebrite, which makes […]
The City Releases More Details About the Upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan
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A presentation at last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting indicates that the city has made some progress on the plan and we should be seeing the fruits of their labor soon.
Earl Blumenauer Introduces Vision Zero Bill in House
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U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer has introduced legislation in the House that would help cities establish Vision Zero policies aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, reports Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland. “Something has to change," Blumenauer said. "We have to do better and finally treat this public health crisis."
ATA Blasts “Outrageously Weak” Cann Sentence, Launches Petition Drive
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You can sign the letter to make it clear that there should never be a such miscarriage of justice after a DUI crash death in our city again.
Klein: Data-Driven Enforcement Could Fight Crashes, Homicides, and Profiling
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The ex-CDOT chief says the feds' Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety model, which calls for targeting crash and crime "hot spots" could save lives and help prevent police profiling
Can We Ensure That More Traffic Enforcement Doesn’t Lead to More Profiling?
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The issue is complicated by the fact that Chicago's underserved neighborhoods seem to be disproportionately impacted by serious and fatal crashes.
Chicago Needs a Vision Zero Plan for Eliminating Gun Violence
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Why is the city creating an interdepartmental strategy to end traffic violence within a finite period of time, but not one for gun violence?
Hundreds Gathered at Memorial for Anastasia, Who Died Biking on Monday
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Note: Streetsblog Chicago will be on vacation on Monday, October 3, and will resume publication on Tuesday. Over 300 people came to the intersection of Addison Street and Damen Avenue in Roscoe Village yesterday evening to pay their respects to Anastasia Kondrasheva and her family, friends, and coworkers. There were so many people that a […]
There Have Been Three Serious Bike Crashes and Four Deaths in Last 12 Days
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It’s almost starting to feel like Bicycling magazine naming Chicago as the nation’s best bike city last week has turned into a curse. In the two weeks since that announcement on Monday, September 19, the region has seen the following bike fatalities and crashes with injuries requiring hospitalization: On Monday, September 19, around 2 p.m. […]