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SW Collective and Active Trans study ways to save lives on Pulaski, one of Chicago’s deadliest streets

Since June 2023 there have been at least five pedestrian and bike fatality crashes on Pulaski, plus other deadly collisions. How can we make the road safer?

July 30, 2024

What will it take to get better Chicago bus service? Infra upgrades discussed at Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee

The CTA and CDOT have a toolbox of ideas to make bus service faster and more reliable. Will decision-makers be bold enough to let them follow through?

July 29, 2024

After violence on last two Chicago Critical Mass rides, thankfully Friday’s event was peaceful, but still wild

Participants seemed to do their part to keep interactions with drivers cordial, but there were bold incursions on expressways and Lower Wacker Drive.

July 28, 2024

New RTA Report recommends income-based fare programs

The major challenge facing this proposal is that Chicagoland is currently facing a $730M transit fiscal cliff, but advocates say there are potential options to make it happen.

July 27, 2024

Joey Center, one of two bike riders that drivers injured in or near Skokie Wednesday, is currently in a coma

According to a coworker, Center was leaving the parking lot of a Jewel where he worked, when a driver leaving the adjacent Old Navy lot struck him.

July 26, 2024

This month drivers on north-suburban IDOT roads seriously injured or killed three different people biking

Wide, multilane streets that encourage drivers to speed, plus wide turning radii and slip lanes that enable motorists to whip around corners , may have contributed to these crashes.

July 25, 2024