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Vision Zero Strategy to Require Side Guards on Some Trucks Might Have Small Effect
A new ordinance was introduced to Chicago City Council yesterday that would require new safety-enhancing equipment on its contractors' vehicles, one of the recommendations in the Vision Zero Action Plan.
June 29, 2017
Driver Charged in the May 17 Vehicular Homicide of Naisha Weems, 28, in Austin
Five days earlier later there had been a nearly identical tragedy in Morgan Park.
June 28, 2017
Did the Police Close the Louis Smith Bike Fatality Case Solely Based on Driver Testimony?
The phenomenon of police presenting motorists’ accounts of fatal or serious bike crashes as fact can be a roadblock to finding out what really happened to these victims and making sure justice is served.
June 22, 2017
Allegedly Drunk Driver Fatally Struck Leroy Torrence, 63, in Englewood Saturday
The driver who struck and killed 63-year-old Leroy Torrence in Englewood last Satuday night has been charged with aggravated DUI.
June 20, 2017
United Center Streetscape Is a Tie at Best for Cyclists, But a Win for Pedestrians
The main fly in the ointment is the lack of a proper bikeway on this stretch of Damen.
June 20, 2017
Police Searching for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Eric Judge, 23, Sunday in Wicker Park
Judge was at least the fifth pedestrian to be killed by a hit-and-run driver in Chicago so far this year.
June 19, 2017
Willie Brown, Charles Marohn Headlined the Transport Chicago Conference
The Transport Chicago Conference is an annual event held in Chicago for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to meet and exchange ideas and best practices based on trends around the world.
June 13, 2017
At Long Last, the City Releases the Chicago Vision Zero Action Plan
Chicago is finally getting moving on the crucial mission of reducing the carnage on our streets, where dozens of people are injured in crashes every day.
June 12, 2017
Driver Struck and Killed Cyclist Louis Smith, 56, in East Garfield
Last night motorist struck and killed 56-year-old Louis Smith as he bicycled in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
June 6, 2017
Driver Killed Edith Guevara, 58, Injured 2 Others in Portage Park
Last Friday in Portage Park, a driver struck another car, then hit two pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing 58-year-old Edith Guevara and injuring the driver of the second vehicle and the other pedestrian.
June 5, 2017
