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The removal of curb protection from the Doty bike lanes in Ald. Anthony Beale’s 9th Ward really gets our goat
Was the potentially livesaving infrastructure removed due to drainage issues, as CDOT told us, or for some other reason?
February 14, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 12
• After driver killed Jiekun Xu at 44th/Pulaski Thursday, on Sunday one person killed, 5 injured in crash near 42nd/Pulaski, alder asks CDOT for help (ABC)
February 12, 2024
Hit-and-run pickup driver struck and killed Jiekun Xu, 68, on Pulaski Road where traffic deaths are common
Jiekun Xu was the fourth pedestrian or bike rider fatally struck on Chicago's Pulaski Road in less than a year.
February 10, 2024
“No one bikes in Chicago during the winter!” Part Three: Nice turnout for Divvy, every day
Divvy data shows thousands of rides were taken on most days in January.
February 9, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 8
• More discussion of the smoking on the CTA problem, and ways to address it (Block Club, FOX)
February 8, 2024
“(Don’t) Light Up or Leave Me Alone”: Thoughts on the CTA’s reported success fighting smoking
It's encouraging that roughly 50 percent more tickets were issued for smoking in 2023 than in previous years, but what else should be done?
February 7, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 6
• How Chicago’s expressways were born — and furthered segregation (Sun-Times)
February 6, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 5
• Former MPC leader MarySue Barnett and John Bailey wrote Natural Resources Defense Council's "Act Locally" guide to equitable infra resources
February 5, 2024
“No one bikes in Chicago during the winter!” Part Two: Great turnout for Critical Mass Polka Ride despite 39F rain
It was more proof that the notion Chicago shouldn't invest in safe bike lanes, because no one uses them during the colder months, is nonsense.
February 4, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 31
• 3 dead in single-vehicle crash near Palos Heights, 4th person hurt (Tribune)
January 31, 2024