Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 28
| | No Comments- The Obamas, Pritzker, Lightfoot will break ground on the presidential center today (Sun-Times)
- Reilly wants a crackdown on downtown cyclists, car booting and ticketing has increased (Sun-Times)
- Two drivers killed in fiery head-on crash on the Stevenson in Orland Park (Tribune)
- Motorcyclist dies after striking turning SUV on Harlem Avenue in Norwood Park (WGN)
- Chicago-Seattle train that derailed in Montana, killing 3, was going just under speed limit (NBC)
- Chicago Ave. in Austin could get protected bike lanes, pedestrian islands, curb extensions (Block Club)
- Eater Chicago: The proposed West Loop Metra station would be good for local restaurants
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2nd person in 2 months is killed on stretch of Milwaukee where road diet was blocked
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If speed was a factor in these crashes, having fewer travel lanes would have encouraged the drivers to obey the speed limit, and perhaps these tragedies could have been averted.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 27
| | No Comments- Investigators probe Amtrak derailment that killed 3 in Montana on train from Chicago to Seattle (Tribune)
- Hit-and-run driver killed woman, 65, crossing street near the Jefferson Park Transit Center (ABC)
- Harayna Tolbert, 31, killed after driver of car she was riding in hit Englewood bridge pillar, fled (NBC)
- Hit-and-run driver crashed into Griddle 24 restaurant in River North, injuring 4 customers (ABC)
- Male suspect who shot man, 37, in hip on Kimball bus in Irving Park during altercation is still at large (Fox)
- Aurora seeks federal money to develop safer walking and biking routes to school (Tribune)
- Tribune looks at Metra’s new weekend Heritage Corridor service, marketed for recreational trips
- Open House Chicago is back starting Friday with new sites, self-guided tours and in-person events (Block Club)
- Meeting on proposed Metra Fulton Market station scheduled for October 12 (Crain’s)
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Lake Calumet Trail would be a game-changer for improving SE Side connectivity, bike equity
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The project would not only make it easier to get around the Southeast Side by sustainable means, but also encourage residents to explore Lake Calumet itself.
What Would Our Cities Look Like If AVs Ruled the Roads?
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Autonomous vehicles could still unleash a second wave of suburban sprawl that makes cities inhospitable to people outside cars in new ways.
The reward for expansion and electrification of Divvy is record-breaking ridership
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This year Divvy customers have broken the single daily rides record three times, with the current daily record high of 36,853 set on August 14.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 24
| | No Comments- Federal ruling: UP is under no obligation to keep providing service on 3 lines it runs for Metra (Courthouse News)
- Driver charged with DUI after killing female motorist, 44, and injuring child, 4, near Woodstock (ABC)
- Driver killed in fiery crash after hitting semi on I-57 in University Park (ABC)
- Driver knocks out fence near Midway Airport, no injuries (Fox)
- Video: Metra officers stop man from jumping off bridge: “Nothing is worth you taking your life” (NWI Times)
- People from tent city in viaduct on Chicago near Kedzie say city threw out their possessions (Block Club)
- Marathon “bandit” who disarmed CTA robber gets $5.5K from Carnegie Hero Fund (Sun-Times)
- Site next to Metra Cheltenham station could get health center or Black inventors museum (Block Club)
- Action alert: Help save the e-bike benefit in Congressional budget bill (ATA)
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Why Transit Planners Need to Talk About Public Health
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Baltimore is failing to deliver quality transit to the predominantly low-income neighborhoods of color that need it most, a new report from public health researchers argues.
Map: Here’s where CDOT has installed, or is currently building, bikeways this year.
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The Active Transportation Alliance has called out the lack of connectivity and the dearth of protected bike lanes in the city's plan.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 23
| | No Comments- CMAP, ATA, and other groups unveil proposal for $27M Lake Calumet bike/ped bridge (Block Club)
- More coverage of CDOT’s current 100-mile bike lane push (Sun-Times, NBC, CBS)
- A driver crashed through a guardrail on the Eisenhower in suburban Hillside (NBC)
- Two Metra police officers stop fleeing man from jumping off bridge in Blue Island (Fox)
- Man gets fined $500 for chopping up a Brighton Park alley speed hump with a pick axe (Block Club)
- Loyola Phoenix: Wear a mask on the CTA, or else get off the train or bus
- National Road Safety Foundation and Chicago Auto Show hold safety PSA contest for teens
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Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?
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Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.