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Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer
Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.
September 6, 2022
CDOT holds Vision Zero workshop in Washington Park
CDOT held a traffic safety workshop in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a continuation of their Vision Zero Southside initiative.
September 2, 2022
Once again, car-centric streets contribute to death of a child on a bike, Julian Medina, 14
If bike and pedestrian safety had previously been prioritized at this location, perhaps Julian would still be alive today.
September 1, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Kinzie Street, and the Dearborn detour
Adding robust physical protection is very important for making bikeways safer and more appealing to less-confident cyclists.
September 1, 2022
For the 2nd time this month a driver ran red, causing severe injury to people at bus stop
Seven people were injured in the collision, and at least one of the pedestrians at the bus stop lost a limb.
August 31, 2022
During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot
Whether or it turns out that this tragedy was related to drag racing, clearly there should have serious consequences for the killer, but so far he has merely received traffic tickets.
August 30, 2022
GoFundMe launched for family of Fengan Yan, 55, killed on bike in Armour Square
Sadly, it's very common for reckless and negligent Chicago drivers to take the lives of vulnerable road users, and only be punished with traffic citations.
August 30, 2022
IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects
On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.
August 29, 2022
Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus
The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.
August 25, 2022
Driver hits dad and daughter on bike on Leland Greenway, near where Lily Shambrook was killed
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But infuriatingly, the dad suspects the driver, who fled the scene, struck them on purpose.
August 23, 2022
