Today’s Headlines for Tueday, December 19
• Can Senator Durbin win more federal funding to rehab Union Station by convincing US DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to prioritize the project? (Crain's)
December 19, 2023
Not just water under the bridge: Illinois Supreme Court reaffirms the 1998 Boub V. Wayne ruling that endangered bike riders
Not only does this ruling make it harder for bike riders to recover damages. It also discourages municipalities from protecting people on bicycles by building bike infrastructure.
December 18, 2023
Goin’ to Graceland: Take a virtual ride on the nearly finished Clark PBLs between Montrose and Irving Park
The project appears to be pretty much finished, but I'm double checking that no additional concrete, flexi-posts, or paint are planned.
December 15, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 15
• Pushing to reduce opioid overdoses on the CTA (Reader)
December 15, 2023
On, [to] Wisconsin! Amtrak confirms you can once again bring a bike on the Hiawatha Line between Milwaukee and Chicago
Amtrak is now taking reservations for up to six bikes per train, and in some cases the bikes are stored on vertical racks on new "Venture" cars.
December 14, 2023
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They can’t drive 55: After NTSB preliminary report on the 11/16 Yellow Line crash comes out, CTA says it will lower train speed limit from 55 to 35
But yesterday there was a light in the tunnel (although the line doesn't operate as a subway) for restoring service, with new statements from NTSB and CTA.
December 13, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 13
• CTA releases statement on NTSB report on 11/16 yellow line crash at Howard Street
December 13, 2023
Woman, 57, fatally struck by hit-and-run SUV driver is third pedestrian killed near one-mile stretch of Congress in Garfield Park in three months
This fatality took place one day after an off-duty police officer struck and killed a female pedestrian in River North.
December 12, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 12
• Metra operated a special train for members of Congress between Union Station and O’Hare station on North Central Service line (Trains.com)
December 12, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 11
• Hit-and-run SUV driver killed female pedestrian Friday around 9:30 PM in 4200 block of Congress Parkway in West Garfield Park (ABC)
December 11, 2023