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Lightfoot proposes fine reform for drivers but advocates say more is needed
Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced reforms to provide relief on tickets and fines during fiscal year 2022. Some advocates say the city's efforts should go further.
October 11, 2021
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
Although police described the victim as a pedestrian, a local resident told Streetsblog the senior was actually bicycling west from the underpass into the road when he was struck.
October 11, 2021
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.
October 10, 2021
Another one bites the dust: Seminary Slow Street removed, petition launched to restore it
"Unless we demonstrate to our leaders that the community values safe streets over driver convenience, this could be the last year of Shared Streets in Chicago."
October 8, 2021
Check out the Latin American-influenced design for the new plaza by the Logan Blue stop
The design fits several different activity areas into a modestly-sized space, while incorporating elements that reflect Logan Square's longtime Latino heritage.
October 7, 2021
Eyes on the street: New paint-and-post bike lanes on Logan east of Western
As is often the case when new parking-protected lanes are installed, things are kind of a mess right now, with lots of cars parked in the bike lane.
October 6, 2021
Take a virtual bike ride on the new Logan Boulevard bike lanes near Western Avenue
Adding painted Jersey walls to the new Logan lanes would offer real, physical protection for cyclists. That would be an even better tribute to the people who died while biking there.
October 4, 2021
Road diet, bike lanes finally implemented near deadly Logan/Western intersection
Riding on Logan all the way from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue to Western Avenue in relative safety is "a truly liberating experience."
October 3, 2021
Driver runs red, killing woman, 52, waiting for the bus in Auburn Gresham, flees
The victim, who residents said was waiting for a ride to work, was the 16th on-street Chicago pedestrian fatality this year.
September 29, 2021
Residents get a preview of the next phase of North Side Red Line reconstruction
Attendees got a sneak peek at the construction equipment that will be used to assemble the new elevated structure that will replace a Red/Purple ‘L’ Line embankment between Leland and Ardmore.
September 27, 2021
