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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 7
• Metra pushes for permanent Loop-O'Hare service despite low ridership during DNC pilot (NBC, Trains.com)
October 7, 2024
Berwyn! Take a virtual bike ride from the channel to the lake, mostly on Berwyn Avenue, thanks to new contraflow lanes east of Clark Street
While this itinerary detours several blocks onto Balmoral Avenue, next year that shouldn't be necessary.
October 5, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 4
• Metra mulls expanding service from Union Station to O'Hare (Crain's)
October 4, 2024
A pedestrian crash raises questions about how to improve safety on Glenwood Avenue in Edgewater
Plus new pedestrian safety initiatives planned in the 48th Ward.
October 3, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 3
• United Center campus project moves forward as owners outline music hall, apartments and park plans (Block Club)
October 3, 2024
Working Bikes nonprofit bike shop celebrates its 25th anniversary with a block party this Saturday, October 5
This Saturday, October 5th, Working Bikes, a nonprofit founded by Lee Ravenscroft and Amy Little in 1999, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The group is dedicated to providing bicycles to anyone that needs them, whether it be right here in Chicago or across the globe. Working Bikes has grown exponentially since its foundation, with many volunteers, staff, partners, and supporters. Ahead of the anniversary party, Streetsblog asked Ravenscroft and Little how they feel about this milestone.
October 2, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 2
• Check out CDOT's new Transportation Demand Management Strategies forTransit-served Developments report
October 2, 2024
Veteran transit advocate Jacky Grimshaw on how to dodge the fiscal cliff, convince people to stop worrying and love eTOD
She gave the keynote speech at Friday's A Big Tent Urbanist Coalition Meetup at the Climate Action Museum.
October 1, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 1
• Passenger killed, 2 injured, building struck around 1:58 AM near 55th/Pulaski in McKinley Park following police chase after reportedly spotting weapons (ABC)
October 1, 2024
Sorry Block Club, merchants claiming that bike-ped upgrades on Lincoln “could put existing shops out of business” is not a news story
It's not a legitimate subject for investigation, any more-so than the news item, "Merchants say Bigfoot exists."
September 30, 2024