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Lopez shills for Uber’s phony ride-hail tax counterproposal, Reilly skewers it
The two main daily papers urged Mayor Lightfoot to compromise with Uber and Lyft, but her plan is fine as-is.
November 20, 2019
Driver who killed cyclist Lee Luellen charged, CDP retracts victim-blaming statement
Although Luellen was the second cyclist killed on Stony Island Avenue in recent years, local alderman Leslie Hairston has doubled down on her resistance to installing protected bike lanes on the street.
November 19, 2019
Hit-and-run driver killed USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, in Beverly
Flood was the 35th pedestrian fatality of 2019.
November 18, 2019
At World Day of Remembrance event, survivors urged city, drivers to prevent traffic deaths
Despite the calls for safer conditions for pedestrians and cyclists at the event, CDOT revealed that aldermen still have the power to veto safety infrastructure via aldermanic privilege.
November 18, 2019
No, Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, Lori shouldn’t play nice with Uber
In her second column promoting Uber's bogus message that Chicago's proposed ride-hail tax would hurt poor people, Washington says the mayor should compromise with Uber. Here's why that's wrong.
November 16, 2019
The 35 ministers helping Uber fight the ride-hail tax also helped it fight the Divvy deal
This week Mayor Lightfoot accused Uber of "paying off Black ministers" to help it kill the ride-hail tax plan. It's not clear wha, if any, financial relationship there is between the company and the clergy members.
November 15, 2019
At the CTA’s 2020 budget hearing riders called for more off-peak and night service
People want better CTA options for commuting to non-9-to-5 jobs. Other comments covered ADA access, transit service for Lincoln Yards, and TOD by the 95th Street terminal.
November 15, 2019
Deconstructing Uber’s vaporware counterproposal to Lori’s fair ride-hail tax
Uber's plan would lower the tax on almost all trips, especially traffic-clogging solo Loop commutes, so it would be far less effective for fighting congestion and highly unlikely to raise the $10 million extra they claim.
November 14, 2019
Why the victim-blaming responses to fallen cyclist Carla Aiello’s death are wrong
When the person operating a 10,000-pound-plus vehicle fails to make sure they won't kill somebody when they make a turn, the fault lies squarely with them, not their victim.
November 12, 2019
That misleading Crain’s op-ed by Uber proxies against the fair ride-hail tax plan, annotated
Claiming that all Uber and Lyft passengers would see a 300% tax increase was just one of the many false or misleading statements in the piece.
November 11, 2019
