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Majority of alders voted against 25 mph speed limit today, which means more Chicagoans will be seriously injured and die in crashes
There was bad news for safer streets in Chicago today as a proposed ordinance to lower the city's default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph was defeated in the City Council by a vote of 28 to 21. Data from other cities indicates this measure would have greatly reduced the number of serious and fatal traffic crashes.
February 19, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 19
• Driven by the CTA's RPM project, "Lakeview’s New Community Plan Prioritizes Affordable Housing, Businesses And Green Space" (Block Club)
February 19, 2025
A new Illinois bill would assert that people on bikes are “intended” users of every roadway in the state where it’s legal to ride
By Julius Otto
February 18, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 18
• Reckless homicide charges for driver, 23, who crossed into oncoming lanes Sunday 4:09 AM in Barrington, killing Glenview Officer Robert Fryc, 43 (Tribune)
February 18, 2025
Cook County, CMAP, and CDOT have teamed up on a Safety Action Plan to prevent traffic injuries and deaths
According to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the region's metro planning organization, northeastern Illinois has recently seen an uptick in traffic crash deaths. They've joined forced with the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTh) and the Chicago Department of Transportation on the Cook County Safety Action Plan. That's part of Safe Travel for All, a region-wide effort to reduce the number of serious injuries and fatalities on local roads. They're hosting community meetings to spread the word about new initiatives, hear about residents' experiences with traffic hazards.
February 17, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 17
• New IDOT crash data shows drop in traffic deaths but pedestrian fatalities spiking (Daily Herald)
February 17, 2025
RTA chief says the agency should get more authority over fares, service quality, and capital investment for Chicagoland transit
Executive Director Leanne Redden's comments were made during a recent Transit Is the Answer Coalition discussion of strategies to avoid the fiscal cliff.
February 16, 2025
A Valentine’s Day gift for livable streets: CDOT will move forward with safety plan for Granville, currently a crash-prone “cut-through”
This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices.
February 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 14
• City Hall resignations includes OEMC chief and aviation commissioner. Will CDOT's Tom Carney be next? (Block Club, Sun-Times)
February 14, 2025
At CTA board meeting, interim president says she’ll tackle quality-of-ride issues, discussion of pilot to detect people and objects on tracks
At yesterday's CTA board meeting, new acting transit agency president Nora Leerhsen discussed issues she will prioritize in order to improve conditions on trains and increase ridership. These include addressing the problem of smoking on trains, and helping unhoused people who spend the night on the Red and Blue lines get access to shelters.
February 13, 2025
