Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 15
| | No Comments- Lime: Rides starting on S. and W. sides would be 50% off if we’re included in scooter pilot (Block Club)
- More discussion of how the transit shutdown during protests impacted Chicagoans (ATA)
- 3 young women shot in drive-by near 79th Street Red Line station (CBS)
- 3 in custody, suspected of causing crash on LSD to rob victims at gunpoint (CBS)
- Video: Passenger threw punch before now-fired CTA worker body-slammed him (Sun-Times)
- Podcast: Metra leaders discuss the future of commuter rail (Railway Age)
- Neighbors object to plan for 406-unit tower with 6-story parking garage (Block Club)
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South Siders Sound Off on Transportation during COVID-19
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The Active Transportation Alliance recently released the first of a series of findings from a listening tour conducted with South Side elected officials and community leaders
Four Things to Know About Biden’s Energy Plan
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The candidate's plan has...just about everything in it. But which programs will actually get the most federal money?
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 14
| | No Comments- ATA: Safe Routes Partnership report says Illinois lags other states in walking and biking policy
- City expands reopening of Riverwalk, restoring path to full, daylong use (Tribune)
- Jack Roche, fatally struck in Mount Greenwood, mourned by football team he managed (KansasCity.com)
- Car sliced in two, no fatalities reported in 6-vehicle crash at Park Ridge-Niles border (Tribune)
- Skokie carjacking ends with police chase into Chicago, a crash and 2 arrests (Tribune)
- Proposed Oswego station area could include multifamily housing, retail, commuter lot (Tribune)
- ATA hosts “Transit Justice Talk: COVID-19 and Beyond” on July 20, 6 PM
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Newest car-free Cafe Streets mostly appear to be doing booming business
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Taking away space from cars and making it available to people is providing a shot in the arm to the struggling hospitality industry, while allowing pandemic-weary residents to enjoy some nightlife.
Hit-and-run driver struck and killed Walter Williams Jr., 72, in North Lawndale
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Williams was the third Chicago cyclist to die in a crash in the last month.
SUV driver fatally struck pedestrian John M. Roche Jr., 21, in Mount Greenwood
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Roche was the 13 pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 13
| | No Comments- Planned disruptions at the Granville, Thorndale and Bryn Mawr stations start Friday (WTTW)
- Motorist fatally struck man, 72, on bike in North Lawndale (CBS)
- SUV driver fatally struck young man in Mount Greenwood (Sun-Times)
- 3 Chicago police officers hurt in squad car crash In Lawndale (CBS)
- CPD reports 8 recent violent robberies on CTA platforms downtown and in Lincoln Park (NBC)
- A look at Chicago pedestrian safety stats (Chicago Now)
- Lack of masks on pedestrians on riverwalk sparks safety concerns (CBS)
- The Sun-Times looks at public art in CTA Stations
- Tour de France has been postponed, but there’s a virtual TDF going on right now (Chainlink)
- Street Love Ride: Rolling Deep for Peace in North Lawndale on 8/15 at 5 PM, 3147 W. Douglas
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Don’t Let the School Bus be COVID-19’s Next Victim
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Transit advocates warn that the country is at risk of losing a huge segment of one of the single largest forms of public transportation we have.
Eyes on the Street: The Dickens Slow Street is getting great use
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There were plenty of adorable kids riding scooters and bikes, an indicator species of a successful Slow Street.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 10
| | No Comments- Slow streets plan approved by Oak Park village board, will mirror Chicago program (Tribune)
- Dorval Carter discusses the future of CTA, including PPE vending machines (Evanston Now)
- Shooting and chase ended with driver striking a building in the River North (CBS)
- Shooting Investigation Disrupts CTA Service On Red Line At 79th Street (CBS)
- Black woman-led architecture firm opening South Shore studio, camp for kids (Block Club)
- Howard streetscape project in West Ridge will include a new bike lane (Block Club)
- Rosa scolds developer for posting flyers pushing for upzone with affordable housing (Block Club)
- Riverwalk is returning to normal 6 AM – 11 PM hours, more vendors returning (Block Club)
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