Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 30
• RTA: Send a letter to your State legislator "advocating for additional funding to ensure our transit system can not only survive, but thrive."
April 30, 2025
Allegedly intoxicated driver struck and killed woman, 25, on the sidewalk Tuesday around 4:15 AM in North Lawndale
Tragically, early this morning, a female driver, 21, who was reportedly intoxicated, fatally struck a woman, 25, on the sidewalk in North Lawndale.
April 29, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 29
• SUV driver, 21, arrested after jumping curb and killing woman, 25, Tuesday around 4:15 AM at 13th/Lawndale Ave. in North Lawndale (Sun-Times)
April 29, 2025
During pedestrianization of Lincoln Avenue, some “local businesses have been struggling”… to keep up with customers
As SBC recently discussed, many folks who use sustainable transportation in Lincoln Square are thrilled by the current pedestrianization of Lincoln Avenue between Leland and Lawrence avenues for construction on Leland. That project is creating a new plaza by the Western Brown Line station, as well as a two-way raised bike lane that will add the missing link to the Leland Greenway bike-ped-priority route.
April 28, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 28
• Op-ed by "The South Side" author Natalie Moore, including commentary from Rep. Buckner: "State of transit won't change until it's a priority" (Sun-Times)
April 28, 2025
Cycling advocate Juan Dominguez hospitalized after he called out driver blocking protected lane, passenger attacked him with crowbar
Note: This post includes a somewhat graphic image of a head injury.
April 27, 2025
CTA: “9% increase in Blue, Yellow service started on 4/20.” Commuters Take Action: “That’s a pipe dream.”
By now you know the drill. The CTA announces that it's significantly increasing scheduled bus and/or train service in an effort to restore or surpass 2019 pre-COVID service levels. Streetsblog later asks the transit data whizzes at the grassroots transit advocacy group Commuters Take Action (CTAction) for their POV on the claim.
April 26, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 25
• Intoxicated man who fell off platform bench, spoke with attendant, later fell on tracks and was electrocuted, Friday morning at Oak Park Green stop (ABC)
April 25, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 24
• 3rd person injured or killed by BNSF trains this week, this time Wednesday evening in Brookfield near East Maple Avenue and East Avenues (WGN)
April 24, 2025
Statements on Loyola’s crash epidemic from CDOT, IDOT, 48th / 49th wards, and the student government
Last week, I took a fairly deep dive into the recurring traffic crash epidemic near Loyola University. Read the article to get up to speed on the situation. It has included two bus-pedestrian collisions within a week in February, at or near Sheridan Road and Kenmore Avenue, between the main campus and the Kenmore bike-pedestrian mall.
April 23, 2025
