Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 1
| | No Comments- Driver fleeing traffic stop crashed into the front porch of house, injuring child, in Jefferson Park (ABC)
- CPD: 2 Chicago police officers hurt after driver blows red light, crashes into squad car (Sun-Times)
- Amtrak train bound for Chicago was below speed limit before fatal crash in Missouri, NTSB says (Tribune)
- Man, 42, critically injured in stabbing attack at 4:30 PM on Blue Line train at Monroe (WGN)
- Lakefront Trail users horrified as motorists drive onto LFT to avoid traffic jam (Block Club)
- CDOT, Waguespack and Martin break ground on Lincoln-Ashland-Belmont streetscape
- Marianne Lalonde, who opposes removal of DLSD Wilson access ramps, is running for 46th Ward alder (Block Club)
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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 30
| | No Comments- More coverage of plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes with concrete (ATA, Block Club, Sun-Times, Tribune)
- 2 passengers, trucker killed, dozens injured in Chicago-bound Amtrak train crash in Missouri (Tribune)
- Chicago firefighters raise CTA train car to rescue man trapped underneath at Laramie station (FOX)
- 3 in custody after 2 men beaten and robbed under Belmont platform in Lakeview, cop bitten by suspect (ABC)
- To celebrate 75 years of service, the CTA has wrapped modern trains in vintage railcar color schemes
- Third Wave Skate Collective gives girls, LGBTQ+ youth a welcoming place to skate in Little Village (Block Club)
- MBAC’s replacement, the quarterly Chicago Mobility Collaborative online meeting start today 3-4:30 PM (Block Club)
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Pace, Lake County launch county-wide Dial-a-Ride service
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Ride Lake County, a county-wide dial dial-a-ride bus service for seniors and people with disabilities, got off to a modest start after it debuted in May.
CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.
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CDOT should make sure the concrete protection is easy to see and the lanes are well maintained, and the department should be filling in non-protected gaps in the network.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 29
| | No Comments- Alexi Giannoulias, who gave extensive answers to ATA’s survey, is the Dem secretary of state nominee (Block Club)
- Can new Chicago Mobility Collaborative make city streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians? (Block Club)
- Orland Park trustee remains in hospital with severe spinal injuries after crash that killed her parents (Tribune)
- 4 injured in crash on DuSable LSD, where state law prohibits speed cameras (WGN)
- Person in van shoots at Chicago police officers biking in Trumbull Park, no injuries reported (Sun-Times)
- Some beaches to close, half of city’s pools to open July 5 as park district shuffles short-staffed lifeguards (Block Club)
- Kendall County Board candidate Brooke Shanley in favor of pursuing Metra train service (WSPY News)
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Stop the child killings. Joshua Avina-Luna, 15, hit by van driver on bike, is 4th kid to die this month.
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Chicago has lost four children to traffic violence this month, but the response to the crisis from some aldermen and media outlets has been totally irresponsible.
THE BRAKE: Are Would-Be Planners and Engineers on Board With Transportation Reform?
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Planning and engineering students are poised to play a major role in shaping America’s transportation system for decades to come.
Meet state rep, Chicago mayoral hopeful, and safe streets advocate Kam Buckner
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Buckner caught my attention at the huge Safe Streets for All rally on June 13 in Lincoln Square and Uptown because he was one of the few Black people in attendance.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 28
| | No Comments- Block Club talks to CTA union about safety concerns after boy, 17, is murdered on bus in W. Garfield
- Man, 24, charged with attempted murder after stabbing man, 60, at Oak Park Ave. Blue stop (Oak Park.com)
- Police release images of suspects in armed robbery on the Red Line at 69th Street (FOX)
- After Pride Parade, people jumped on top of CTA bus and smashed police car windshield (Sun-Times)
- Ex-Tribune transpo reporter Mary Wisniewski: It’s too bad Divvy is phasing out blue bikes (Newcity)
- Want more bike parking at your local beach? Fill out this form.
- Online meeting tonight at 6 PM on proposed protected lanes on Clark: Irving to Montrose
- Push for bike lanes during Clark Street Crossroads workshop #2 on 6/19, 6-8 PM at Chase Fieldhouse
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These Communities Are Making Progress After ‘Jaywalking’ Reform
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The Black Lives Matter protests and the pandemic have dramatically shifted the terrain around policing.
WBEZ retracts claim that speed cams “don’t slow down” drivers, have “little safety benefit”
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It's not surprising when right-wing publications run garbage articles about traffic cameras. But it's disappointing when progressive news outlets approach this issue with a windshield POV.