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Reckless Drivers Are a Bigger Worry for Chicago Trail Users Than Homicidal Ones
Local authorities should do everything they can to prevent all types of traffic violence.
November 8, 2017
Brenda April Mares, 22, Was Fatally Struck in Chatham
Blue Island resident Brenda April Mares, 22, was fatally struck in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood last Wednesday.
November 6, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Male Pedestrian, 40, in Avalon Park
The man was the 34th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.
November 1, 2017
Suggested Sites for Amazon HQ2 Have Wildly Varying Transit & Bike Access
The options range from downtown sites with with great transit and bike access to suburban sites that are tough to reach without a car.
October 25, 2017
Friends of the Park Opposes Plan for Obama Center Garage
The parks advocacy group is opposing plans for an above-ground facility, but isn't against building a new garage.
October 24, 2017
Take it to the Bridge: Is an Overpass Needed at Monroe/LSD?
After Streetsblog Chicago ran a post pointing out the dearth of east-west bikeways in the city, and another correctly predicting that that the Navy Pier Flyover completion might be delayed, a local transit planner asked us an interesting question.
October 20, 2017
Why Did Berny Stone Block the Bridge CDOT Is About to Build?
The alderman gave multiple explanations, but a former Active Trans director says racism was to blame.
October 19, 2017
CDOT Will Convert a Lane of Lower LSD to Bike/Ped Path During Flyover Work
It's great that CDOT is using the strategy Steven Vance proposed five years ago.
October 18, 2017
Navy Pier Flyover Is Delayed, But Here’s How We Can Immediately Improve Bike/Ped Access
Now that the flyover project is delayed until mid-2019, Active Trans is recommending an idea Steven Vance proposed five years ago.
October 16, 2017
CTA Is Partly to Blame for the Lack of East-West Bike Lanes
The recently announced 312 RiverRun trail will be a nice north-south route, but CTA resistance helps explain why this area lacks east-west bike lanes.
October 10, 2017
