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West Side Vision Zero Plan downplays the role of police enforcement, stresses education
West Side residents made it clear that they don't want Vision Zero to lead to traffic stops being used as an excuse to conduct searches.
September 18, 2019
No, Tribune columnist Rex Huppke, helmet-shaming isn’t the way to keep cyclists safe
If Huppke actually cares about keeping bike riders safe, he should instead lobby for infrastructure, laws, and enforcement that prevent crashes.
September 17, 2019
Riverdale leader Deloris Lucas: We’re disappointed about Divvy, hopeful about bikeways
Lucas says it's somewhat understandable that CDOT is not immediately bringing Divvy to the area, since it currently lacks safe places to ride, but that could improve soon.
September 13, 2019
Chicago unveils its West Side Vision Zero Traffic Safety Plan
The city says the program addresses traffic safety as a public health and equity issue. Mobility justice advocate Oboi Reed says he still wants assurance that it won't lead to increased police enforcement.
September 12, 2019
The CTA is getting ready for RPM, the mother of all Chicago transit projects
The project will increase capacity and reliability, and reduce crowding, but it will also include three-year closures of the Lawrence and Berwyn stops.
September 10, 2019
Divvy expansion will launch Roseland, Washington Heights and Beverly with 2,400 bikes
For starters, 2,000 bikes and 30 stations are coming to the Far South Side.
September 9, 2019
Chicago on-street traffic fatalities are down 24% overall compared to 2018
Bike and motorist deaths are significantly down compared to previous years, although pedestrian fatalities are up.
September 6, 2019
Citizens, including noted author Greg Borzo, urge the city to keep the riverwalk open to bikes
Borzo proposed said he supports limiting the riverwalk bike ban to peak hours. “This is how bikes are handled on the ‘L’ — and it works perfectly well."
September 5, 2019
47th Ward: Community outreach will help prevent backlash to Leland Greenway extension
While the Dickens Greenway proposal in Lincoln Park has been highly controversial, meeting with Lincoln Square neighborhood groups early in the planning process is promoting buy-in.
September 4, 2019
Friday’s Chicago Critical Mass Route Highlighted Dickens Greenway, Riverwalk Issues
Hundreds of cyclists rolled the entire proposed greenway route and ended the ride with a flash mob appearance on the riverwalk, where an alderman is trying to ban cycling.
September 3, 2019
