Safe Streets
After residents demanded action, CDOT installed temporary traffic calming on deadly Pulaski Road. Will IDOT let them make it permanent?
Five nickels on the dime: 25 mph speed limit for safer streets passes in committee, will get final Council vote later this year
The committee also approved a pilot to let citizens report parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes to 311, with tickets being sent to repeat offenders.
Circular reasoning: Will Logan Square’s long-awaited traffic circle become a tribute to the Civil War hero, or Chicago’s hottest new music venue?
After a well-attended rock concert at this intersection last month, the possibilities are endless. OK, not really, but the new infrastructure will help slow down drivers.
After recent crashes in 39th Ward, constituents urge Ald. Nugent to make safer walk/bike infrastructure happen before someone else gets hurt
The alder attended a quarterly community meeting where neighbors shared their visions for improving walking and biking in the district.
What walk/bike/transit upgrades would make Pilsen’s 18th Street an even “cooler” corridor?
After Time Out magazine highlighted the roadway's cachet, CTA and the local alder discuss new Pink Line station art and an upcoming nearby Neighborhood Greenway.
Car-centric thinking was no match for Ald. Andre Vasquez at meeting on making Francisco Ave. safer
Why would the safe streets plan for Francisco between Lawrence and Ainslie be eliminated?
A critical planned safe streets improvement is at risk of being cancelled by Ald. Andre Vasquez, who's usually a safe streets supporter
Safety upgrades have been made to Winona/Broadway intersection after a driver fatally struck Soyfa Athamanah, 69, there in July
Hopefully her family will take comfort in knowing that her case spurred changes that could save lives in the future.
