John Greenfield

• Man fatally struck by Metra BNSF train today around 7 AM near Westmont Station (Daily Herald)

• Sedan driver, 33, ran a red and hit CTA bus, which hit a building, injuring baby Saturday around 9:19 PM at Washington/Damen on Near United Center (ABC)

Welcome to the second installment of "Streetsblog Chicago versus smoking on the CTA," our unconventional effort to find holistic solutions (not just more policing) to the vexing problem of smoking inside 'L' cars. Read part one to get up to speed on my perspective and approach to this topic. As many people are aware, burning tobacco or cannabis, or vaping, in an enclosed space is a serious danger for people with respiratory issues, seniors, and young kids. For the rest of us, it's also unhealthy, and a major annoyance and deterrent to using transit.

"High Speed Rail Alliance supports HB 4279, which would require planners... to assume much higher future minimum [Amtrak] frequencies" (Star:Line)

• "Black, Hispanic Drivers Get Majority Of Chicago’s Traffic Tickets — Including In Mostly White Areas" (Block Club)

"Now, [Streetsblog] don't you fill me up with your rules'Cause everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed [on the 'L']"

• More coverage of Lopez, Quinn, and Dowell's gripes about Complete Streets projects (Center Square)

• Trump moves to claw back $100M provided to the state’s EPA to build electric vehicle charging stations (Capitol Fax)

All photos in this piece are by John Greenfield.

• SUV driver, 32, dies after rear-ending CTA bus, no one on bus serious injured, Sunday around 4:30 AM near 23rd/Blue Island in Heart of Chicago (ABC)