Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 8

By John Greenfield
Nov 8, 2016

Driver Who Critically Injured Trick-or-Treater & Fled Charged With Misdemeanors (Sun-Times)
Sun-Times Editorial: Don’t Vote for the Safe Roads Amendment Ballot Initiative
Read Our Thoughts on the Safe Roads Amendment Ballot Initiative Before You Vote Today
Chance the Rapper Leads a “Parade to the Polls” After Grant Park Concert (RedEye)
Aldermen Approve Plan for Congestion Pricing for Parking Meters Near Wrigley Field (Tribune)
Will Ride-Share, Autonomous Cars Kill the Parking Garage Business? (Crain’s)
River West Development Would Replace Parking Lots, Add Public Park (Curbed)
Transpo Advocate Encouraged Wilmette to Try “Pop-Up” Street Redesigns (Active Trans)
A Record 48 Tower Cranes Are Now Operating at Chicago Development Sites (CBJ)
That’s a Head-Turner: Filming of “Exorcist” Remake Will Close Grant Park Streets Today (DNA)

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Paved With Good Intentions: The Safe Roads Amendment Has Some Potholes

By John Greenfield | Nov 3, 2016

[Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.] One of the TV ads put out to promote the Safe Roads Amendment is […]

Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 7

By John Greenfield | Nov 7, 2016

Sun-Times Looks at the Funding Behind the Safe Roads Amendment Ballot Referendum 1 Killed, 2 Injured After Driver Collides With School Bus in Garfield Park (Sun-Times) Police: Man Posing as Ride-Share Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman (Tribune) Car-Sharing, Ride-Share Companies Offer Discounts for Election Day (Tribune) Demolition of Children’s Memorial Hospital Is Nearly Complete (Curbed) World […]

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By John Greenfield | Nov 9, 2016

It’s hard to predict what last night’s election means for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S. But as Streetsblog editor-in-chief Ben Fried wrote this morning, the fact that the Republican party doesn’t rely on city dwellers for votes, and the president-elect’s rural base doesn’t include many fans of better transit and walkable, bikeable […]

Sorry Tribune, the Transportation Lock Box Isn’t a Scam, It’s a Necessity

By John Greenfield | Sep 16, 2016

When it comes to opinion pieces about transportation issues, the Chicago Tribune has been publishing some doozies this month. First, in the wake of four bike fatalities allegedly caused by reckless drivers, an editorial in the paper advised cyclists to ride more carefully. Next they ran an op-ed from noted anti-bike crank John McCarron bemoaning […]

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Will Texas Voters Enshrine Failed Transpo Policy in the State’s Constitution?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 20, 2015

When Texas voters go to the polls this November they will decide an issue of enormous consequence to the future of the state. A proposed amendment to the state constitution — on the ballot as Proposition 7 — would shift about $2.5 billion in sales tax revenues to highway spending each year. All the money must be spent […]