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CPD knows owner of car whose driver killed Ulysses Coleman, 38, Sunday in Austin, but hasn’t filed charges
Hopefully the police department will use all legal methods available to identify and charge the motorist who killed Coleman.
CMAP’s Plan of Action for Regional Transit is an effort to address fiscal cliff, make system safer, more efficient, and equitable
It's good that CMAP, state lawmakers, and the PART committee members appear to be serious about addressing Chicagoland's transit challenges.
Parking spots are turned into people space as a Lakeview garage becomes an apartment complex
The adaptive reuse of a 1920s parking garage at 3121 N. Broadway transformed it into new housing close to the 'L' and the Lakefront Trail.
Taking the Pulse of Pace’s new Evanston-to-O’Hare Dempster “Arterial Rapid Transit” bus
It's now possible to travel between Northwestern University and the airport with far fewer stops and transit signal priority, but for starters it's only on Sundays.
Enthusiasm for curbs: Advocates applaud CDOT’s upgrades to protected lanes, suggest more improvements
Commissioner Biagi and Ald. La Spata discuss how aldermanic prerogative affects bikeway installation
They argue that developing a cohort of bike-friendly alders and wards, plus the Chicago Cycling Strategy, will help create a citywide, connected bike network.
Take a virtual ride on the new Augusta Boulevard protected bike lanes
Plus CDOT Commissioner Gia Biagi gives her final speech on building safe infrastructure before she leaves the job this Friday.
16 organizations sign letter to Mayor Johnson calling for a “a bold and visionary” CDOT chief
It's great to see a letter noting that while Gia Biagi helped create a safer, more equitable transportation system, the next CDOT chief must take larger steps in that direction.
Exit interview: Outgoing CDOT chief Gia Biagi discusses her tenure as transportation chief
Biagi said the Lightfoot administration deserves credit for over 1,000 pedestrian safety upgrades at intersections, and making infrastructure planning more equitable.
