Driving

In reality, people riding bikes on the new Montrose bridge aren't getting their own dedicated lane at all, let alone a protected one.

There are political and logistical hurdles to removing parking to make room for protected bike lanes in Chicago, but there's reason to believe the tide may be turning.

The two witnesses, employees of an event rental company corroborated the initial Chicago Police Department statement that the victim "struck a parked truck."

Are they a pragmatic, better-than-nothing approach on streets where stripping parking is seen as a nonstarter. Or are they a depressing capitulation to car culture?

Streetsblog Chicago is seeking more details on this case. As is usually the case in fatal bike crashes, the victim did not have a chance to tell his side of the story.

Sadly, Allen won't have the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the life she fought so hard for, due to the recklessness and cowardice of a driver who didn't even have the decency to take responsibility for his actions.

The announcement at the top of this month’s recovery report from the Chicago Loop Alliance, which tracks pedestrian levels, transportation use and office and hotel occupancy, is a gradual return of life downtown. The Loop Alliance’s eighteen pedestrian counters situated along State Street from Wacker to Ida B. Wells logged over one million people per week on the street for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.

The increased investment in walking, biking, and transit is great, but these investments are at risk of being outweighed by an increase in roadway expansion.

"We really need to work together and build trust so people can work together to build a broader coalition."