“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice
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Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 19
| | 2 Comments- $1.5M Settlement for Family of Girl Who Was Struck by a CTA Bus Driver (Tribune)
- Trains Rerouted After Man Found Dead on ‘L’ Car Near Howard (Sun-Times)
- What Effect Would Legalizing Marijuana Have on Illinois Traffic Safety? (Reader)
- City Council Approves Tripling the Fine for Downtown Double Parking to $300 (Tribune)
- NW Suburban Cary Will Get a New $2.4M Metra Station (Tribune)
- An Update on Active Trans’ Advocacy to Create the Chicago River Trail
- Drivers Say Winter Parking Ban Is a Money Grab but It May Be a Money Loser (WBEZ)
Florida’s Complete Streets Law Saved Thousands of Lives, and That Wasn’t Enough
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A new study highlights the successes and shortcomings of the state's 1984 law that mandated consideration of walking and biking routes in transportation projects.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 18
| | 4 Comments- Editorial: Emanuel Is “Making Little Plans” for North Branch Green Space (Tribune)
- Metra Wants Leverage Over Amtrak in Upcoming Union Station Negotiations (Crain’s)
- Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Lent $20M to Wife of Chicago Cab Mogul (Sun-Times)
- How Advocates Are Encouraging Cycling in Elk Grove Village (Active Trans)
- Cyclists of Chicago Podcast Talks With Divvy Marketing Director Kelly Goldthorpe
- How to Avoid Being a Jerk While Riding the the CTA (Chicago Magazine)
- Blind Musician Andrew Slater Confronts His Fear of ‘L’ Train Noise With a Sound Piece
- Major Taylor Trail Cleanup Day This Saturday 4/21, 9 AM, 12900 S. Eggleston (FOTMTT)
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Parking Madness 2018 Championship: Hicksville vs. Lansing
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The winner will be bestowed with the Golden Crater, eternal shame, and, hopefully, a kick in the pants to fix its sad, sad parking crater.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 17
| | 25 Comments- Committee Approves Reilly’s Proposal to Triple Double Parking Fines (Sun-Times)
- O’Hare Express Hopeful Elon Musk Raises $113M for Tunnels & Hyperloop (Crain’s)
- Officers Accused of Scheme to Provide Free United Center Parking to Cops (Sun-Times)
- Developers Propose City’s 2nd-Largest Skyscraper Next to Trib Tower Condos (Tribune)
- CBS Talks With Residents About the Proposal to Extend Green Line to Obama Center
- Jim Dalke From Chicago Inno Discusses the Pros & Cons of Dockless Bike-Share With WGN
- LimeBike and Ofo Have Launched in Saint Louis (Next STL)
- West Dundee Is Installing Bike Racks Downtown (Tribune)
- U. of Illinois is Working With Bike Shops to Promote Cycling on Campus (Daily Illini)
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Why CMAP Was Wise to Keep the O’Hare Express Off Its Priority Projects List
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Despite claims to the contrary from Crain's Joe Cahill, one of the project's biggest boosters, the planning agency made the right call.
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
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The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
Check Out the New South Terminal of the 95th Street Stop
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The facility is open to rail and bus riders, while the old station is now closed for construction of a new north terminal.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 16
| | 13 Comments- An Update on IDOT’s Plan to Use Private Financing Widen I-55 (Tribune)
- Driver Charged With Homicide After Fatal Police Chase Crash in Rogers Park (Tribune)
- Fallen Police Commander Led 2003 Chase That Killed a Bystander (Chicago Mag)
- FBI Raid on Trump Lawyer Cohen Sought Ties to Chicago Cab Operators (Sun-Times)
- Cahill: CMAP Should Add O’Hare Express [Boondoggle] to Its Priority Project List (Crain’s)
- Emanuel Proposes a New Trail Connecting the Riverwalk to Chinatown (Sun-Times)
- S. Lakefront Framework Plan Includes Emphasizes Jackson Park Water Features (Tribune)
- “Aerial Cities” TV Show Offers a Fresh Perspective on CTA Infrastructure (Sun-Times)
- Letter: Why Can’t Metra Cars Arrive on Time? (Tribune)
- In Praise of Lakefront Trail Excursions in Challenging Weather (Tribune)
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How Wasted Land on Logan Square’s MiCA Site Helped Fuel Anti-TOD Sentiment
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By choosing to build up instead of out, the MiCA developer created towers that are too tall for their context, which increases opposition to dense development.