Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 2020
| | No Comments- Driver killed Justin Fanslau, 51, in Hammond grocery store lot and fled the scene (NWI Times)
- Officer suffered severe facial injuries after being dragged by driver during traffic stop (CBS)
- Multiple crashes reported on Dan Ryan expressway as slick conditions continue (CBS)
- Police seeking man wanted for phone robbery on CTA train in Bronzeville (Fox)
- Bus drivers wouldn’t let passenger on shirtless w/ mask, let him on mask-less w/ shirt (HPH)
- ATA: The Rte. 53 extension was a bad idea — let’s make sure it never happens
- Need a gift idea — how about a used bike or accessories from West Town? (Block Club)
- Volunteers sought for December 5 Humboldt Boulevard cleanup event (Block Club)
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Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks
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Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.
Lightfoot’s budget narrowly passes, with downsides for transit riders and motorists alike
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The budget diverts $16 million in operations funding from the CTA. It also raises the city gas tax by three cents and drops the speed camera ticket threshold to 6 mph.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 24
| | No Comments- Ald. Martin is proposing an EZ Pass-style downtown congestion pricing system (Twitter)
- CNT’s Jacky Grimshaw discussed Lightfoot’s infrastructure spending plan (WTTW)
- Police: Teen boy crashed stolen car in the South Loop, 3 injured; charges pending (ABC)
- Hit-and-run driver inflicts serious head injury on man, 70, on bike in Palatine (Sun-Times)
- Suspect arrested in Franklin Park hit-and-run that injured male pedestrian, 29 (Tribune)
- Crain’s: Rahm, discussed as a possible USDOT chief, under consideration for U.S. Trade Rep
- 78 units, 9 affordable, 44 car spots proposed for parking lot near Morse stop (Block Club)
- Recommended reading from Daily Herald bike columnist Ralph Banasiak
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Streetsblog Chicago will be off Thursday and Friday.
Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.
I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 1. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this will allow us to promote assistant editor Courtney Cobbs to co-editor and launch a new weekly series on mobility justice issues impacting Chicago’s Latino communities. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.
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– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
It’s not your imagination: Divvy’s e-bikes actually are slower now
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It's not a great marketing strategy to charge a premium to use a service, get people used to using that service at level X, and then quietly lower the service quality to level Z.
Study: Uber and Lyft likely aren’t being used much to address Chicago transit deserts
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Most ride-hail trips are being taken in majority-white and/or more affluent neighborhoods downtown and on the North and Northwest sides.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 23
| | No Comments- COVID theft spike: Chicago Stolen Bike Registry has seen a 48% increase in submissions (Sun-Times)
- Tribune looks at the Fair Transit South Cook pilot, launching in January
- 3 people injured, 1 seriously, in Schaumburg crash after driver fails to yield (CBS)
- Crestwood officer seriously hurt after driver crashes into stopped squad car (ABC)
- Chicago History Museum unveils plans for plaza renovation, history trail (Block Club)
- New mural comes to The Plant food business incubator in Back of the Yards (Sun-Times)
- Mobility justice group Equiticity hopes to raise $10K by end of the year
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Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.
I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 1. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this will allow us to promote assistant editor Courtney Cobbs to co-editor and launch a new weekly series on mobility justice issues impacting Chicago’s Latino communities. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.
Thanks for your support, and enjoy your autumn.
– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
How can CTA riders stay warm while maintaining social distance?
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Rather than crowding below outdoor platform heaters, tCTA recommends waiting in stationhouses, and using online tools to track arrivals. The agency also discussed the issue of homeless people sheltering on transit.
3-cent gas tax hike wouldn’t impact drivers much, but taking $16M from CTA is wrong
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Included in Mayor Lightfoot's proposed budget are two transportation-related tax changes, one that would make driving a little more expensive, but another that would reduce funding for transit.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 20
| | No Comments- Ald. Rodriguez-Sanchez blasts idea of Rahm for USDOT chief, notes O’Hare Express debacle (Jacobin)
- 60 protesters sue city, alleging CPD abused them “without justification” at summer protests (Block Club)
- Driver was allegedly high and doing 80 mph when he killed cyclist Troy Young, 41, in Lombard (Sun-Times)
- Plan Commission approves Bridgeport Amazon warehouse despite community opposition (Block Club)
- Steel installed on Belmont Flyover pylons in Lakeview (Block Club)
- West Side park officially renamed for Anna and Stephen Douglass (Block Club)
- City seeks proposals for ped-friendly development with community space in S. Chicago (Block Club)
- Wharton Sinkler wants to pave the way to better walking and biking conditions in Des Plaines (ATA)
- CTA Holiday Train, Bus returning for 2020, but without riders (ABC)
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Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.
I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 1. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this will allow us to promote assistant editor Courtney Cobbs to co-editor and launch a new weekly series on mobility justice issues impacting Chicago’s Latino communities. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.
Thanks for your support, and enjoy your autumn.
– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
Talking Headways Podcast: Buildings, Transportation, and Power
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How are we going to get to net zero carbon emissions? It's hard.