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Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation Is Finished Between 31st and 41st
This morning city and park district officials cut the ribbon on the first completed section of the Lakefront Trail separation project between 31st and 41st Street. This provides a preview of what trail separation will look like on the rest of the trail between 71st and Ardmore – where there’s sufficient space to create different paths for pedestrians and bicyclists. Separation along the entire lakefront is slated to be completed in 2018.
July 7, 2017
Are Reckless Driving and Biking Morally Equivalent? An Ethicist Weighs In
Cars have exponentially more potential for death and destruction than bikes, but all road users are capable of harming others. How should these facts influence government policy, as well as personal conduct?
July 6, 2017
Advocates: End of Illinois’ Budget Crisis Could Be the Start of Better Transportation Policy
Representatives of Active Trans, MCP, and CNT discuss what the good news will mean for sustainable transportation in the Chicago region and the state.
July 5, 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
Daily Traffic Violence Harms More People Than Intentional Truck and Car Attacks
The city should start treating this more routine form of carnage as the public health crisis it is, and take aggressive action to lower these tragic numbers.
June 15, 2017
Media Draw Attention to Deadly Suburban Speedways in North and South Carolina
Newspapers in Greenville and Fayetteville examined hazardous conditions for local pedestrians -- and they did it without using the "J" word.
June 14, 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 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
