Streetsblog Chicago is on vacation today and will return on Monday. Have a great weekend.
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Silly Tribune, Speed Cameras Aren’t Just for Kids — They Make Everyone Safer
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[Today the Chicago Reader launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership will allow Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We’ll be syndicating a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website […]
So Long for Now, But Hopefully Not for Long
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Over the past two years, Steven Vance and I had the privilege and pleasure of bringing you the latest in sustainable transportation and livable streets news via Streetsblog Chicago. It’s been fascinating to track the exciting developments taking place in our region during that time, from bus rapid transit, to Divvy bike-share, to the Bloomingdale […]
Alderpersons turn up the heat on CTA to explain how the agency will fix service gaps
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Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
This Was an Awful Week for Bike Crashes in the Chicago Region
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This has been a terrible week for bike fatalities and injuries in the metropolitan area, with at least two deaths and two serious injury crashes in the city and suburbs. Here’s a look at the four cases. Wlodzimierz Woroniecki, 60, Struck and Killed While Biking in Franklin Park Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Woroniecki was […]
There Have Been Three Serious Bike Crashes and Four Deaths in Last 12 Days
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It’s almost starting to feel like Bicycling magazine naming Chicago as the nation’s best bike city last week has turned into a curse. In the two weeks since that announcement on Monday, September 19, the region has seen the following bike fatalities and crashes with injuries requiring hospitalization: On Monday, September 19, around 2 p.m. […]
Let’s Measure What Happens With the Western Ave Shutdown This Weekend
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Crews will be demolishing a viaduct over Western Avenue this weekend as part of Bloomingdale Trail construction, necessitating the closure of Western and diverting automobile traffic and CTA buses to Damen and California, each a half mile away. People walking or biking will be rerouted to the underpasses a block away on either side. The […]