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Strong Towns Chicago had a summer of activities to make our city safer, more livable, and more resilient
The local chapter of the national organization has had a busy season of neighborhood walking tours, lobbying for transit-oriented developments, and presenting their own proposals.
August 28, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 28
• Block Club: "CTA Boss Spent More Time Traveling World Than Visiting Chicago Transit Stations, Schedule Shows"
August 28, 2024
How can we stop Chicago from becoming the world’s largest northern hemisphere city without an intercity bus terminal?
More than 100 people showed up for a talk where Ald. Ramirez-Rosa said a resolution has been submitted calling for creative solutions to save the Greyhound station.
August 27, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 27
• Block Club looks at the largely completed Complete Streets project on 24th Street/Boulevard in Little Village, with a short section of PBLs that is flooding
August 27, 2024
So far, the Complete Streets upgrades on 24th in Little Village are going swimmingly, in a bad way
The new protected bike lanes at 24th and Marshall boulevards are prone to flooding. And cycling advocates say the protection doesn't cover enough of 24th.
August 26, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 26
• Block Club: One first day of school, more than 1,000 CPS students with disabilities waited for bus rides.
August 26, 2024
The Active Transportation Alliance is helping Illinois communities win ITEP grants for walk/bike projects
ATA is collaborating with the Illinois Public Health Institute and the Illinois Department of Transportation on webinar info sessions.
August 23, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 23
• Mayor Johnson calls the DNC a success, hopes it will lead to more federal dollars to support the CTA (Block Club)
August 23, 2024
Hit-and-run pickup driver fatally struck James Reed Tillman, 67, in Rogers Park
Tragically, last Saturday night in Chicago's Rogers Park community, a pickup truck driver struck and killed 67-year-old pedestrian James Reed Tillman, and then fled the scene. Police eventually located the vehicle and made an arrest, but currently no one is in custody for the crime.
August 22, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 22
• FOX: Man protesting Israel-Hamas war climbed Green train beam near DNC with Palestinian flag, "drawing concern from police worried about his safety"
August 22, 2024