REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
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The death rate from car crashes in the U.S. spiked 24 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 5
| | No Comments- General Iron hunger strikers end their fast near Lightfoot’s home but campaign continues (Block Club)
- One dead, 2 injured in fiery crash on I-88 In Naperville (CBS)
- Driver cited for fatally striking Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, at 34th and King (Sun-Times)
- CPD: Man, 71, fatally struck by Red Line after he accidentally fell on Loyola platform (ABC)
- Metra North Central Service train strikes empty car parked too close to tracks in Wheeling (Sun-Times)
- Will Chicago take down Bowman and Spearman sculptures by Croatian artist Ivan Meštrović? (Croatia Week)
- Celebrate ATA’s 35th anniversary at its ’80s-themed online awards reception on Thursday 3/25
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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.
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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 4
| | No Comments- Chicago expects 55,000 more students in its biggest reopening test yet (Block Club)
- O’Hare vaxx sites opening for CTA, Metra workers, Uber drivers, flight crews (Tribune)
- 2 killed, including 83-year-old driver, 5 injured in high-speed Scottsdale crash (ABC)
- IL Policy: Cams issued a 6 mph+ ticket every 12 seconds (during week no one knew about the new rule)
- What are the ramifications of the new 6 mph speed cam rule for Chicago cyclists? (The Chainlink)
- Divvy is part of the national e-bike-share revolution (New York Times)
- Century-Old Logan Square church transformed into luxury apartments (Block Club)
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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.
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South Side summit discusses how new Amazon facilities impact safety, health
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Southside Transportation Summit explored the impacts of heavy industry on the Southside. Amazon facilities were subject to lots of discussion.
Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit
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Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 3
| | No Comments- Man, 41, dead after 2 semi drivers crash on Tri-State Tollway near Roberts Road (ABC)
- Wrigley Field recommended as mass vaccination site due to Red Line proximity (ABC)
- 35th Ward residents vote to repair 5 sidewalks, install new street lamps (Block Club)
- New $8.6M New Lennox Metra station in now open (Patch)
- BGA, citizen note lack of transparency in Chicago Monuments Project process (Block Club, Sun-Times)
- Young West Siders will help make map of N. Lawndale Community Gardens (Block Club)
- Block Club is considering hiring a dedicated transportation reporter
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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.
Great news! We surpassed our $50,000 fundraising goal. I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who donated to help Streetsblog Chicago hit the target. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this allows 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. Stay tuned for an announcement about an online fundraising victory party.
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These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities
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The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates’ most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
How COVID-19 impacted has Chicagoland public transportation workers
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 1,874 Chicago area transit workers tested positive for the disease, at least 14 had to be hospitalized and at least 14 passed away.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 2
| | No Comments- House Transportation Committee advances bills on IDOT transparency, equitable funding (Herald)
- Schwieterman, Sposato praise the new 6 mph speed cam threshold (WTTW)
- Car driver dies after crash with trucker in Naperville (NBC)
- 5 injured, including 3 children, after driver flips vehicle near LSD/Marquette (Sun-Times)
- Woman arrested for 2 carjackings, 1 of which involved driving off with boy, dragging his mom (ABC)
- …Police suspect the SUV from the other carjacking was was used to critically injure Alex Betzel (NBC)
- Oak Park is getting new sidewalk extensions as part of a sewer and repaving project (Tribune)
- Time Out Chicago: Uptown Bikes, long woman-owned, is now entirely staffed by women
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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.
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CloudKitchens traffic woes show the folly of food delivery by car
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Traffic headaches by CloudKitchens' North Center locations show that our city would be better off if more food was delivered by bike.
Deconstructing the Chicago Tribune’s speed camera backlash article
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Projecting speed camera ticket revenue for a year based on the number of violations during first week of warnings made no sense.