Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving

Connie Mangrum, 52, Killed in Possibly Intentional Hit-and-Run Crash in Englewood

By John Greenfield | Oct 19, 2018 | 2 Comments

A hit-and-run van driver fatally struck Connie Mangrum, 52, Thursday morning as she walked in Englewood. Witnesses said the crash appeared to be intentional. According to police, at about 11:15 a.m. Mangrum was walking with Javonte Kirkland, 19, on the 5600 block of South Racine when the driver of a silver van, possibly a Dodge […]

Mary Mitchell Wrote a Powerful Defense of Red Light Cameras

By John Greenfield | Oct 16, 2018 | 15 Comments

The death of five-year-old Daniela Chavez, and injury of seven other people, including five children, last Sunday morning at 43rd and Western was a stark case of a tragedy caused by a driver’s decision to disobey a red light. According to authorities, at about 10:25 a.m. the driver of a Ford Focus ran the light […]

Traffic on I-55. The CMAP plan calls for widening this expressway, as well as I-290. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

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Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving

Connie Mangrum, 52, Killed in Possibly Intentional Hit-and-Run Crash in Englewood

Mary Mitchell Wrote a Powerful Defense of Red Light Cameras

Active Trans Blasts CMAP’s ON TO 2050: “Car-Centric Planning in a New Mobility Veneer”

CMAP Emphasizes Investment in Underserved Communities in ON TO 2050 Plan

Another Case of Brutality Against a Bicyclist in West Town

Active Trans Study Vindicates Reilly’s Opposition to “Distracted Walking” Ordinance