Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 18
| | 16 Comments- Gas Tax Proposal Mocked by Kristen “Hope Chicago Gets Hit by a Hurricane” McQueary (Tribune)
- Service on Red, Brown, Purple Lines Disrupted Over 2 Hours After Death on Tracks (CBS)
- 2 Officers Fatally Struck by a South Shore Train While Pursuing a Suspect (Tribune)
- Eliane J. Marshall, 55, Fatally Struck by 3 Drivers in Des Plaines (Patch)
- Cyclist, 82, Fatally Struck at a Trail Crossing in Prospect Heights (Sun-Times)
- Why Should I Keeping Biking When There’s So Much Hostility to Cyclists? (Chainlink)
- Block Club Checks Out the New 311 Service Request App
- Letter: If You’re Renting Your Car, You Should Pay Same Fees as an Agency (Sun-Times)
- Get an Eyeful of the New Installation on the Bloomingdale Trail (Block Club)
- Reactions to Chicago’s Transit/Taco Triumph From WBBM & Ald. Ramirez-Rosa
- Discussion of DePaul Scooter Report Today, 12-1 at 243 S. Wabash Suite 900 — RSVP Here
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SUV Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Peter Hicks, 61, in Ravenswood
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Hicks was the 39th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
The Gorgeous, Historic Quincy Station Is Now ADA-Accessible
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Other upgrades of the recent rehab include new lights, reconfigured stairs, high-def security cameras, and motorized doors that meet ADA guidelines.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 17
| | 18 Comments- Active Trans Releases a Transportation Agenda for Next Mayor, City Council
- How Lincoln Yards, The 78, Reese Redevelopment Could Reshape Transit (Crain’s)
- New Plan Has Goal of Improving Quality of Life in the Austin Community (Sun-Times)
- SUV Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Peter Hicks, 61, in Ravenswood (Sun-Times)
- Driver Struck and Killed Elaine J. Marshall, 55, in Des Plaines (Daily Herald)
- Teen Fatally Struck Young Woman in Northwest-Suburban Ingleside (Tribune)
- Police Release Image of Vehicle Whose Driver Injured Ped, 59, in West Loop (ABC)
- Bike Rider Flies off Cycle After Wheel Gets Stuck in LaSalle Bridge Plates (CBS)
- Last Month Was the Worst November for CTA Thefts in 15 Years (Tribune)
- Smallish Riverwalk, Low-Line, and Pedway Projects Had a Big Impact (Curbed)
- Cyclists Are Looking Forward to Partial Opening of Navy Pier Flyover (CBS)
- Check out the New Chainlink T-Shirt Design
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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 14
| | 4 Comments- Ordinance Introduced to Expand TOD Zones to 8 Bus Corridors (Curbed)
- Pritzker Campaign Responds to SBC Article About His Infrastructure Committee (Capitol Fax)
- Hermosa, Logan Community Leaders Launch Plan to Fight Displacement (Block Club)
- Cop Whose Chase Ended in Death of Driver May Get $140K in Worker’s Comp (Tribune)
- Mayoral Candidates Discuss Struggles That Have Shaped Their Views on Disability (Politico)
- Cook County Repeals Lower Tax Rate for Parking Apps (Crain’s)
- Steven Discusses His Sustainable Transportation Platform at a YPT Meetup on 12/19
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Talking Headways Podcast: Walt Disney, City Planner
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There's lots to unpack when you think about the impact of Walt Disney.
A Tale of Two Communities: Views on Transportation in Humboldt Park and Evanston
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A new study of attitudes towards biking, walking, and transit in these communities underscores the importance of considering local contexts when making transportation policy.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 13
|- CTA Approves Contracts for Red Purple Modernization Project (Tribune)
- Pritzker Doesn’t Rule Out Gas Tax Hike, Says Infra Bill Is a Ways Away (Tribune)
- Sun-Times Endorses Call for Higher Gas Tax to Properly Fund Transit & Infra
- Musk’s (Fantasy) O’Hare Tunnel Is Midway Though Its Environmental Assessment (Tribune)
- Council Passes Pilsen and Little Village Affordable Housing Plan (Block Club)
- Activists Protest Real Estate Seminar on Neighborhoods “Targeted” for Development (Block Club)
- Were Rising Housing Costs Along the Bloomingdale Trail Inevitable? (Crain’s)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 58, in West Loop (Block Club)
- Evanston Laundromat Struck by a Driver for 2nd Time in 2 Weeks (Evanston Now)
- Metra Is Launching an App to Allow Riders to Report Security Concerns (CBS)
- New DePaul Study Looks at the Growing Popularity of Dockless Scooters (NBC)
- Forum on Revitalizing 43rd Street in Bronzeville 6:30 Tonight, 1039 E. 43rd
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Numbers Show the Milwaukee Ave. Makeover in Wicker Park Has Boosted Safety
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More cyclists are staying out of the door zone, more motoristss are yielding to pedestrians, and people are driving at safer speeds.
Why Was Active Trans Snubbed From J.B. Pritzker’s Infrastructure Committee?
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The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 12
| | 30 Comments- CTA Board Expected to Approve Contracts for RPM, Red Line Extension Today (Tribune)
- 6 Mayoral Candidates Support a Community Benefits Agreement for Obama Center (Tribune)
- As Logan’s White Population Surpasses Latinos, Some Point to TODs and 606 (Block Club)
- County Judge Delays Ruling on Lawsuit Over Bike Lanes That Displaced Homeless (ABC)
- Cook County to Vote on Repealing Lower Parking App Tax Rate (Crain’s)
- Drivers Fail to Yield to Peds in Mid-block Crosswalk on South Side of City Hall (CBS)
- MBAC Meeting Today 3-4:30 PM in City Hall, Room 1103 (Chainlink)
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