Sharon Hoyer
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Jose Velásquez, 16, fatally struck by trucker, remembered at gathering on The 606
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Almost a hundred attendees stopped by to pay their respects, the majority of whom were teens and young adults.
At annual meeting, ATA prioritizes safe streets, transit access, and lowering emissions
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Hopefully the funding wins from the past year prepare the ground for big material changes in the years ahead.
During ghost bike vigil, 100s of mourners occupied intersection where Adé Hogue was killed
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Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Jane Addams Memorial Park, at the intersection of Grand Avenue, DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and the Lakefront Trail, to honor his life.
September Loop Alliance report shows slow, steady increase in walking, transit use
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Hopefully promotional fares on the CTA, Metra, and the South Shore Line will help incentivize more folks to return to transit and drive less.
Road diet, bike lanes finally implemented near deadly Logan/Western intersection
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Riding on Logan all the way from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue to Western Avenue in relative safety is "a truly liberating experience."
“Biking Where Black” study shows relationship between lack of bike lanes, heavy ticketing
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The report postulates that improved bicycle infrastructure could reduce citations and to some extent mitigate police overreach by reducing sidewalk riding.
Eyes on the street: Logan and Kedzie boulevards Slow Streets treatment
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While the cross-street barricades seen on Logan Boulevard at California and Sacramento might be impractical at Fullerton and Kedzie, more traffic calming measures are needed to turn the Kedzie service drive into a true Shared Street.
Loop pedestrian, transit counts slowly returning to normal, but parking is still way up
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The announcement at the top of this month’s recovery report from the Chicago Loop Alliance, which tracks pedestrian levels, transportation use and office and hotel occupancy, is a gradual return of life downtown. The Loop Alliance’s eighteen pedestrian counters situated along State Street from Wacker to Ida B. Wells logged over one million people per […]
A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
Transportation chair Howard Brookins discusses his effort to make e-scooters permanent
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An ordinance proposed by 21st Ward alderman seeks to make the scooters a permanent part of Chicago’s transportation system.
Carpacalypse now: CLA report shows skyrocketing parking levels, modest transit gains
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The carmaggeddon these Chicago Loop Alliance reports forecasted months ago is here.
Chicago’s 30 mph speed limit, lack of connectivity again lead to low People for Bikes rating
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People for Bikes and the Active Transportation Alliance agree that Chicago should focus on lowering the default speed limit and building a network of protected bike lines to encourage more cycling.