Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 9
• CTA, Bike Lane Uprising on death of transit agency electrician Carlos Median, 37, struck by hit-and-run driver while biking near work in Skokie (Sun-Times)
August 9, 2024
NIMBYs win: More on why, despite recent bike crashes, Lincolnwood cancelled Pratt PBLs, forfeited millions in state funding
Local sustainable transportation advocates noted that it shouldn't take serious bike crash injuries and deaths to convince communities to create safer streets.
August 8, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 8
• Sun-Times: Wheelchair users’ wait for elevator at some CTA stations could take a while — nearly 14 years
August 8, 2024
As another person is killed while biking in the northern suburbs, Lincolnwood reneges on Pratt bikeway plan
At a time when bike crashes have been disturbingly common in the near-northern suburbs, it's troubling to hear that one of them is cancelling plans to make cycling safer.
August 7, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 7
• Axios looks at backlash from alders and advocates over IDOT's plans to rebuild North NLSD without transit-only lanes, including Thursday's rally
August 7, 2024
Furious about IDOT’s car-centric North DLSD plan? Take action at Thursday’s open house and Save Our Streets Rally
Let decision-makers know it would be a huge mistake to rebuild the eight-lane shoreline highway without transit lanes during a global warming crisis.
August 6, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 6
• IDOT, CDOT meeting and open house on their plan to keep DLSD car-centric Thursday 8/8, 3-7 PM at Truman, 1145 W. Wilson, next to Wilson Red stop
August 6, 2024
The snazzy Damen Green station (re)opened just in time for the DNC, but it will also improve transit equity
The 'L' stop, which originally closed in 1948, provides easy access to the United Center, and it will be surrounded by affordable housing.
August 5, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 5
• Between the Morgan, Cermak, and brand new Damen stations, which opened around 4 AM this morning, has the CTA achieved a Green Line "three-peat"?
August 5, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 2
• Mass Transit looks at CTA's first update to its ASAP Strategic Plan for station accessibility
August 2, 2024