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CDOT throws Romanelli a bone, promises to look into warning signs for Lake St. tracks
At a meeting last week, CDOT staffers committed to exploring the idea of warning signs, but ignored Romanelli's call to spend $1.8B rebuilding the tracks.
September 4, 2021
Logan Square Preservation tries to block protected lane installation, ATA rallies support
The leader of the influential community group is trying to obstruct the safety upgrade due to a personal concern, but the Active Transportation Alliance is asking residents to voice support.
September 3, 2021
SUV driver critically injured Little Village activist, transportation advocate Chris Didato
The case lays bare just how much farther we have to go to achieve Didato's goal of a better city for walking and biking.
September 2, 2021
It’s time for Chicago to rid itself of the parasitic parking meter contract
While it's possible to cope with the horrible parking deal through design and policy, we really need to abolish it altogether.
September 1, 2021
After 2 cyclist deaths, Logan/Western is finally getting road diet, protected lanes
It's great that these needed improvements are coming to Logan/Western at last, but tragic that they weren't done before two young men lost their lives.
September 1, 2021
Chicago should avoid future school bussing crises by making CTA free for kids
By encouraging families to send their children to school by transit rather than driving them there, we'd also get a safer, healthier, and more efficient city.
August 31, 2021
Lake Street jive: NBC amplifies Romanelli’s scheme to use transit funds for a trucking issue
In reality Romanelli's proposal to rebuild the tracks to make driving easier is a road project. As such, he should be pursuing road funding for it, not transit money.
August 30, 2021
Huzzah! Opening of new underbridge completes 1.5-mile, car-free 312 RiverRun route
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian underbridge along the Chicago River below Irving Park Road opened today.
August 27, 2021
Bringing TOD to South, West sides will require more resources, less red tape
While our city's TOD ordinance has spurred more transit-friendly development in wealthy and gentrifying neighborhoods, it has done relatively little to encourage investment in parts of the city that need it the most.
August 26, 2021
Tribune: Many people were fined for 6+ MPH speeding, so that means the rule is unfair
The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
August 26, 2021
