Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 23
• Car driver, 37, fatally struck man, 52, crossing street Thursday around 8:15 PM at 47th/King, citations pending (ABC)
February 23, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 22
• Ventra crash during Metra ticketing change was vendor issue: 'It’s embarrassing’ (Tribune)
February 22, 2024
Good karma for a pickup truck driver: Motorist helps save an endangered Green Line rider from serious injury
It was chicken soup for the sustainable transportation reporter's soul to hear of a quick-thinking motorist protecting a CTA user from grievous harm.
February 21, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 21
• Block Club: "Mayor’s $1.25B affordable housing plan would mean the end of TIF districts
February 21, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 20
• Commuters Take Action cofounder Fabio Göttlicher wants you to know that Chicago’s public transit system is in trouble (Chicago Magazine)
February 20, 2024
Map: Ventra suggests Black history landmarks on the South Side you can visit by transit
Ventra provided a list of African-American historical sites, mostly on or near King Drive, and not far from the Green Line. Streetsblog created an interactive map to help you find them.
February 19, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 19
• RTA: "Reflecting on progress one year after adoption of Transit is the Answer"
February 19, 2024
Pickup driver fatally struck bicycle rider Allan Beyderman, 41, on bike-hostile stretch of Golf Road near Des Plaines River Trail
The lack of bike facilities on the 4-lane highway, and the driver's high-front-end pickup truck, were likely factors in the crash.
February 16, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 16
• Ventra app freezing? Metra payment issues resurface once again in Chicagoland (NBC)
February 16, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 15
• CTA announces $19.6M project to reconstruct bus bridge at Harlem Blue Line transit facility
February 15, 2024