Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 5
• Block Club: Black drivers in Chicago subjected to more than half of police traffic stops, new report finds
July 5, 2024
There’s no shame in the Critical Mass “corking” game. But after violence two months in a row, let’s increase the peace
Enraged drivers assaulted CCM riders blocking intersections on the Near North Side and in Uptown, including shots fired. What's the right way forward?
July 3, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 3
• Dorval on defense: Embattled CTA chief tours system with members of City and State Black caucuses, Tiktoker Sherman "Dilla" Thomas (Tribune)
July 3, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 2
• Public hearings coming soon on plan to consolidate CTA, Metra, Pace, including 7/9, 10 AM at 160 N. La Salle, Chicago (Daily Herald, Ben Szalinski)
July 2, 2024
TransitCenter’s updated Transportation Equity Dashboard finds Chicago transit access is trailing peer cities
"[Chicago transit is] falling behind in a post-COVID world," the report's creators say.
July 1, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 28
• Ex-ATA staffer Steve Buchtel discusses how late May killing of cyclist Steven Bender, 73, near Country Club Hills highlights need for safer bike infra (CBS)
June 28, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 27
• More coverage of CTA approval of pilot for day pass with Metra and Pace (NBC, Block Club)
June 27, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 26
• CTA board votes to try combined day pass with Pace, Metra (Sun-Times)
June 26, 2024
Response to another awful People for Bikes rating: Chicago cycling conditions aren’t *that* bad. But here’s what we need to do to make them better.
For the fifth year in a row, Chicago gets a dismal ranking. Let's worry less about whether the PFB report is accurate, and more about how to create a truly bike-friendly city.
June 25, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 25
• Today People for Bikes once again rated Chicago as one of the absolutely worst US cities for biking. Read our recent interview where they explain why.
June 25, 2024
