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Police suspend search for driver who killed Vincent Tran, 26, on bike in Irving Park
The victim was the second Chicago bike fatality of 2019.
October 30, 2019
Loved ones honored Douglas DeMott with ghost bike ceremony in Tinley Park
DeMott was struck from behind last January by a 93-year-old driver while he was biking home from work on Harlem Avenue.
October 28, 2019
City’s ride-hailing report quantifies the damage Uber and Lyft are doing to Chicago
25,807 ride-hailing trips are taken downtown during an average morning rush, and the CTA has seen 48 million fewer rides each year since Uber launched here since 2015.
October 25, 2019
What the pork?! State transpo plan includes $206M for roads to nonexistent airport
Think how far that money would have gone if it was used for useful sustainable transportation projects.
October 23, 2019
Sign Active Trans’ petition supporting fair ride-hailing fees and more transit funding
Let the mayor and your alderman know you want to discourage solo and downtown Uber and Lyft trips and speed up buses.
October 22, 2019
Unfortunately, 16% of the new roads and bridges funding will go towards expansion
Widening roadways generally just induces more driving. But the new funding will also allow IDOT to be more proactive about maintenance.
October 22, 2019
How the U.S. legal system supports car-dependence, and how we can change that
Gregory Shill of the University of Iowa discussed his paper "Should Law Subsidize Driving?" at UIC.
October 21, 2019
If Illinois bans red light cameras, Springfield lawmakers will have blood on their hands
Bills have been introduced in Springfield to ban the cams statewide, but data from cities that have banned automated enforcement show significant increases in serious and fatal crashes.
October 18, 2019
Mayor Lightfoot wants to jack up the price of ride-hailing trips, and that’s a very good thing
Some of the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.
October 18, 2019
Most meeting attendees opposed King’s plan to turn Drexel bikeways into car parking
Less than a year ago CDOT moved the Drexel bike lanes next to the grassy median to make them safer. Now Alderman Sophia King is proposing to move them back and create new parking lanes by the median.
October 17, 2019
