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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 15
• Block Club: "After Another Pedestrian Killed Crossing DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Neighbors Say Better Signs Needed." SBC is quoted in the article.
April 15, 2025
Why are there so many pedestrian crashes at Sheridan/Kenmore by Loyola? Maybe it’s the fact the walk signal is only 20 seconds long.
Streetsblog obtained the crash report for the more serious of two recent bus-pedestrian collisions there, which provides more details about what reportedly happened.
April 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 14
• CPD: CTA employee, 24, fatally shot man, 61, during fight around 6 PM on pedestrian bridge near UIC/Halsted stop, halting Blue Line service (NBC)
April 14, 2025
At Public Transit Listening Session, People’s Lobby says we shouldn’t miss this opportunity to upgrade transit, not just bridge the fiscal cliff
Chicagoland faces a $770 million total public transportation fiscal cliff, which would result in austerity measures – extreme service cuts – in 2026. That is, unless Illinois legislators take decisive action by the end of next month to address the budget gap.
April 11, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 11
• "Demolition Underway To Make Room For Red Line Extension, Officials Say" at second "Meet the Contractor" meeting (Block Club)
April 11, 2025
A trio of Red Line Extension hearings are allowing the public to “Meet the Contractor”
The $5.7 billion Red Line Extension is moving closer to becoming a reality, more than half a century after it was first promised to Far South Siders. The CTA is holding three "Meet the Contractor" sessions this month to provide updates and answer questions about the project.
April 10, 2025
CTA board approves expansion of contract for gun-detecting security cams, amends contract for universal one-day transit pass
CTA Vice President of Security Kevin Ryan said that the artificial intelligence-assisted security cameras the transit agency started to pilot last August led to six arrests, including for a robbery in progress.
April 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 10
• ATA: "State lawmakers must fully fund transit operations before it’s too late"
April 10, 2025
“My Interview With Andre,” the sequel. Additional discussion of 25 mph speed limit, fiscal cliff, bikeways, more with Ald. Vasquez
Read the previously published first portion of this interview, focusing on the 25 mph speed limit issue, here.
April 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 9
• Steven Higashide: "Transportation Professionals Saw Elon Musk’s Lies and Disdain for the Public Firsthand: Just ask anyone in Chicago" (Streetsblog USA)
April 9, 2025