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Gas station next to lakefront in Uptown to be replaced by a bigger gas station
The property owner is seeking a zoning change that would allow for a new two-story building containing a new gas station with accessory retail and office space within a two-story building.
February 19, 2021
GoFundMe launched for bike crash survivor Alex Betzel, image of SUV released
"It is beyond frustrating that a young, healthy woman with health coverage will be indebted for a crash that she was completely innocent in," wrote Betzel's girlfriend.
February 16, 2021
The Tribune is right: One Central transit hub doesn’t yet deserve a $6.5B subsidy
More likely the transit hub is something that Landmark added to the project as an excuse to have Illinois pay for capping the Metra tracks to provide a platform for the development.
February 15, 2021
CTA: Actually our new batch of “clean-diesel” buses will improve air quality
The agency says the new buses will meet 2021 EPA emissions requirements and are more fuel efficient than older models.
February 12, 2021
Hit-and-run driver critically injured Alexandra Betzel on her bike in Avondale
While this stretch of Kimball is a popular north-south bike route, and was previously highlighted on the city of Chicago's bike map as a recommended route, it currently has no bikeway treatment.
February 12, 2021
Ald. Martin kyboshes autocentric supermarket planned for a transit-friendly site
The area needs a land use that supports local businesses and makes the area more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, rather than an "anti-transit-oriented development" that undermine those goals.
February 11, 2021
CTA electrification won’t happen until 2040, but more “clean-diesel” buses are coming
The CTA doesn't plan to fully electrify its fleet until 2040. On the bright side, the new buses include new safety features and perks for passengers.
February 10, 2021
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
February 10, 2021
Chicago traffic deaths were up 45% last year as speeding increased during COVID
Most of the increase was due to motorist deaths, but bicycle fatalities also spiked.
February 9, 2021
CDOT voiced support for honoring DuSable, but officials privately oppose renaming LSD
While transportation chief Gia Biagi publicly said renaming the drive would be challenging but doable, emails reveal that the department is actually opposed to the change.
February 9, 2021
