Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 7
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- South Side bike rides creating new form of activism, solidarity (Block Club)
- Urban farm to bring jobs, energy to Auburn Gresham area (Sun-Times)
- Chicago TIF income hits record $926 million (Crain’s)
- TIF funds could be tempting source for funds during pandemic (Sun-Times)
- Wells Street in River North to close for outdoor dining (Block Club)
- Nurse attacked on Red Line train (CBS 2)
- How school busing will adapt during COVID (ABC 7)
- Questions about equity remain in lead up to second electric scooter pilot (Hyde Park Herald)
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One Rider’s Impression of the Divvy E-Bike
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On July 29th, Divvy launched access to e-bikes in the Chicago and Evanston-based bike share system. These bikes are the no-sweat approach of getting from point A to point B. “To date, we’ve seen between 800-1,000 e-bike rides per day, as we continue focusing deployment on the South Side. We will continue to ramp up […]
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 6
| | No Comments- Congressional Dems support more federal aid for public transit (Washington Post)
- Lakefront restaurants to reopen this week while beaches remain closed (Sun-Times)
- Early 2021 groundbreaking planned for Lincoln Yards megadevelopment (Tribune)
- A look at the impact of erosion along the North Shore lakefront (Tribune)
- Colorful Black Lives Matter mural covers Clifton Avenue in Uptown (Block Club)
- Shared streets dining program expands to Wells and Clark in River North (ABC 7)
- Demand for bicycles rises as supply chain issues continue (Bicycle Retailer)
- Inspired by CTA’s “Ride the Rails” videos, Sound Transit in Seattle area recreates transit commute videos (The Stranger)
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Equiticity’s Oboi Reed returns to mobility justice work, discusses health challenges
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Reed opened up to Streetsblog about the struggle he's faced over the years with clinical depression and why he now feels ready to move forward with transportation advocacy.
Today’s headlines for Wednesday, August 5
| | No Comments- Divvy’s $50 million expansion to the far South Side underway (Divvy)
- Chicago Public Schools to go fully remote for the autumn (Sun-Times)
- Some CTA entrances along Blue Line will be closed for repairs (Block Club)
- Neighborhood battle brewing over affordable housing on northwest side (WTTW)
- Artist Don’t Fret showcases new installation along riverwalk (Tribune)
- Apartment boom continues in Oak Park (OakPark.com)
- Open House Chicago event will be outdoors only this year (Tribune)
- Lakefront parking garages experience decreased demand during COVID (Crain’s)
- How Chicago restaurants are adapting during the pandemic (Tribune)
- Spike in Chicago COVID deaths could be weeks away (Sun-Times)
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Introducing Streets Calling, a new bike group for Black Chicagoans
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Their rides have been drawing dozens or even hundreds of participants, but so far they've kept a low profile in the larger bike community.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 4
| | No Comments- How a new corner store in Englewood could help combat poverty (Citylab)
- Weighing the risks of recreational travel during the pandemic (Tribune)
- Suburban bars and restaurants asked to take steps in combating COVID (Sun-Times)
- CTA bus drivers say many riders still not wearing masks (ABC 7)
- Gov. Pritzker opens door to fines for those not wearing masks (Tribune)
- Divvy rider hit by CTA train near Ravenswood (CBS 2)
- More details on $50 million adaptive reuse office campus in Humboldt Park (Block Club)
- Illinois travel order to be revised today by Gov. Pritzker (NBC 5)
- Pop-up library in Avondale allows residents to exchange books for free (Block Club)
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Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 3
| | No Comments- The Atlantic notes the folly of Lightfoot keeping beaches closed while indoor restaurants, gyms are open
- Local leaders discuss how to keep Chicagoland transit from falling into a “death spiral” (Crain’s)
- Police: Boy, 17, killed after striking pole in Plainfield while speeding (Sun-Times)
- Police release image of SUV from hit-and-run crash that injured girl, 11 in Rogers Park (ABC)
- Starting today, southbound Red trains to bypass Edgewater stations through mid-August (Sun-Times)
- From midnight to 4 AM, Blue Line riders will have to take a shuttle from O’Hare to Rosemont (ABC)
- Prine real estate: Maywood officials recently adopted an updated TOD plan (Progressive Railroading)
- Bike-share debuts this weekend in Elgin, Aurora, Batavia and Montgomery (Tribune)
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Top Mayors Pledge to Build 15-Minute Cities For COVID-19 Recovery
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As Washington debates how to begin the process of economic recovery amidst the ongoing pandemic, nine mayors from the U.S. largest cities are getting a head start — by focusing on building neighborhoods where anyone can meet her basic needs without getting in a car.
Is it really worth $380K and a three-foot swath of parkland to make driving more convenient?
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Streeterville doesn't have tons of green space, but the city is planning to carve up a small park across the street from the MCA to make room for a turn lane.
City announces plans to help save taverns by by enabling outdoor seating
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Effective immediately, bars, taverns, and breweries that lack kitchens can apply to temporarily serve on the sidewalk in front of their storefronts.