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Day trippers: My kid with special needs and I rode Metra to Geneva for a riverside bicycle adventure
The commuter rail system provides easy, generally ADA accessible, access to suburbs like Geneva that offer shopping, dining, and other activities within walking or rolling distance of the station.
June 28, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 28
• Ex-ATA staffer Steve Buchtel discusses how late May killing of cyclist Steven Bender, 73, near Country Club Hills highlights need for safer bike infra (CBS)
June 28, 2024
The photo project Chicagoans Who Bike encourages more people to ride, one story at a time
Photographer and interviewer Viktor Köves talks to residents he meets all over the city about their cycling habits, with the goal of getting more folks on spokes.
June 27, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 27
• More coverage of CTA approval of pilot for day pass with Metra and Pace (NBC, Block Club)
June 27, 2024
Response to another awful People for Bikes rating: Chicago cycling conditions aren’t *that* bad. But here’s what we need to do to make them better.
For the fifth year in a row, Chicago gets a dismal ranking. Let's worry less about whether the PFB report is accurate, and more about how to create a truly bike-friendly city.
June 25, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 25
• Today People for Bikes once again rated Chicago as one of the absolutely worst US cities for biking. Read our recent interview where they explain why.
June 25, 2024
El Tracker is a new transit tracking app that focuses on accessibility
"I could see this app being very useful for people already familiar with the CTA," Steven said.
June 24, 2024
Northern attitudes: At ATA’s Suburban Advocacy Connect event, talk of a “livid” battle over Skokie bikeway plan
Other topics discussed included federal funding for bike-walk safety projects, Ride Illinois events, an infrastructure field trip in Glenview, and Bike the Drive.
June 21, 2024
Tribune’s ridiculous editorial against creating a less car-centric DLSD: “Won’t someone please think of the drivers?”
While the Tribune called for coddling motorists by maintaining the status quo of an eight-lane highway, today's challenges call for a more walk/bike/transit-friendly lakefront.
June 18, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 17
• Tribune editorial writer, unfamiliar with "reduced demand", "traffic evaporation" argues if NDLSD has fewer mixed-traffic lanes "cars have to go somewhere"
June 17, 2024