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Man, 46, is 2nd pedestrian struck on multilane Cicero Ave. in less than 4 months
On December 14, 2022, a male pedestrian was walking in 1100 block of South Cicero Avenue in Austin when an SUV driver fatally struck him. The five-lane layout of the street encourages speeding.
March 30, 2023
For second time in less than a year, another Divvy price hike quietly kicked in this month
Today the Chicago Department of Transportation put out a press release about the new Chicago Cycling Strategy plan, "outlining a community-driven approach to expanding Chicago’s bike network and creating a more equitable, safe, and inviting city for cycling." Streetsblog will take a closer look at that document soon.
March 29, 2023
Speed round: Both candidates said they’d dismantle Chicago’s livesaving speed cam program
It's disappointing that even politicians who claim to care about public safety and transportation equity have a blind spot when it comes to automated enforcement, which protects the most vulnerable Chicagoans, simply because traffic cameras are unpopular with drivers.
March 29, 2023
Report looks at how infra and enforcement limit freedom of movement in Black communities
The report report suggests that cities like Chicago not only need to provide equitable safety infrastructure in communities of color, they also need to rethink traffic law enforcement in order to remove barriers to mobility.
March 28, 2023
Guo Ning Li, 78, killed in Chinatown crosswalk by van driver who failed to yield
The incident was the second time in a month that a turning van driver fatally struck a senior in a Chicago crosswalk.
March 28, 2023
CTA announced additional ORD branch trains, quietly cut scheduled service on other lines
While the CTA put out a press release about additional “short-turned” trips between O'Hare and UIC, they barely publicized scheduled service cuts to other lines at all.
March 27, 2023
Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury ORD air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line
Chicago politicians are generally more interested in using the latest (or theoretical) technology as an alternative to a mobility solution that's been around for decades in other countries: fast trains.
March 25, 2023
Confirmed: Millennium Park bike station will now only serve cops instead of commuters
This news is surely not going to sit well with many local bike advocates, as well as police reform activists.
March 24, 2023
Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes
Chicago magazine's Ted McClelland ran a piece looking at the issue of business owners scapegoating bike lanes for poor sales.
March 23, 2023
CTA ridership increased 24% last year, but better service is needed for continued growth
Unless the CTA can get its workforce back up to full strength, and return its scheduled and delivered service to pre-pandemic levels, this upward trend may not last.
March 22, 2023
