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The 5300 block of West Irving Park Road. Image: Google Maps

Motorcycle rider fatally struck Timothy Kast, 46, crossing 5-lane street in Portage Park

By John Greenfield | May 20, 2022 | No Comments

Kast was the first on-street chicago pedestrian fatality this year. This was the second fatal pedestrian-motorcyclist crash in Chicago within about eight months.

The location where the BMW driver killed Lopez, with the roof of the bus shelter in the background. Photo: Maureen Murphy

Driver who killed Concepcion Lopez, 82, in West Ridge threw object over wall, was DUI tested

By John Greenfield | May 18, 2022 | No Comments

Police inventories the object, which may have been alcohol or illegal drugs, and the motorist was given a blood alcohol content test, but he still has not been charged with a DUI.

Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030

By John Greenfield | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.

The Des Plaines Metra Station and Pace bus terminal. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace field-tests leased e-bus, will probably cancel redundant Pace/Metra PlusBus Pass

By Igor Studenkov | May 15, 2022 | No Comments

The suburban bus system is already using a leased electric bus to do some field-testing. It also plans to eliminate the now-superfluous PlusBus Pass, which allows Metra monthly pass holders to ride Pace buses for an extra $30 a month.

Paulina Street, looking south at Chicago Avenue. Arroyo Salgado was struck in the east crosswalk, at the left side of this image. Image: Google Maps

Left-turning van driver who failed to yield killed Berta Arroyo Salgado, 73, in West Town

By John Greenfield | May 14, 2022 | No Comments

Typically in such cases, if the driver stays at the scene and is sober, they merely receive minor traffic citations, even if they've taken a life.

Clockwise from upper-left: Helmut Jahn, Adé Hogue, Paresh Chhtrala, Gerardo Marciales

Seven advocacy groups discuss why this Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important

By John Greenfield | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

The 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence is an opportunity to mourn and reflect on lost lives, part of a global movement to honor people killed and injured on bicycles, and demand changes to keep bike riders safe

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