Streetsblog Chicago Will Resume Publication on Tuesday, September 5
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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. […]
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 […]
Improvements to South Side Bus and Rail Service Kick Off This Weekend
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The announcement that, starting Labor Day weekend, six bus lines on the South Sides will offer more frequent and/or extended service, appears to be good news for transit riders in underserved neighborhoods. The service improvements will be paid for out of the CTAs operating budget. Mayor Rahm Emauel and CTA president Dorval Carter, Jr. heralded […]
CDOT Proposes Bike Upgrades for Drexel, But Some Folks Want More Car Parking Instead
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Should Drexel get dooring-free bike lanes, or additional parking lanes? The second option would cost the city an extra $230K.
CTA’s Proposed Budget Includes 25-Cent Fare Hike, No Cuts to Service Hours, Frequency
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The 2018 budget raises the fare for bus rides from $2 to $2.25, and the price of ‘L’ trips from $2.25 to $2.50.
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 […]