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A Logan Crash Shows the Difficulty of Getting Justice After a Hit-and-Run
Richard Pallardy was relatively lucky. Unlike many crash victims, he survived. And yet his case is representative of Chicago's larger hit-and-run problem.
March 16, 2017
The City Releases More Details About the Upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan
A presentation at last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting indicates that the city has made some progress on the plan and we should be seeing the fruits of their labor soon.
March 15, 2017
Why Rauner’s Witholding of Funding for Bike-Ped Bridges Totally SOCCs
The state’s refusal to release SOCC funds for the 41st Street bike-ped bridge and other initiatives is completely counterproductive because it could result in overall higher construction costs.
March 13, 2017
Colombia College: Lessons From Bogotá’s Transportation System for Chicago
Chicago would be wise to emulate Bogotá's extensive TransMilenio bus rapid transit system and the Sunday Ciclovía or "cycleway" program, which opens a roughly 75-mile network of streets for car-free recreation and draws some two million people each week.
March 9, 2017
Plan for Polish Triangle Would Create a Better Biking & Business Environment
The Wicker Park-Bucktown business improvement district wants to widen the sidewalk to create more pedestrian space across from the Polish Triangle.
February 17, 2017
Where Do Fourth Ward Aldermanic Hopefuls Stand on Sustainable Transportation?
It's encouraging to hear that all the candidates are generally in favor of improving walking, biking, and transit, but some had more to say about the subject than others.
February 17, 2017
Wicker Park / Bucktown Plan Has Great Ideas for Improving Transportation
Fixing the North/Damen/Milwaukee intersection, adding bike lanes on Milwaukee Avenue, and making the viaducts by the Clybourn Metra stop safer and more pleasant are all scenes we'd love to see.
February 14, 2017
Contractor for River North TOD Ignores Permit Rules, Continues to Block Sidewalk
The blockage of sidewalks and bike lanes by construction projects is a common problem in our city, and often the problem doesn’t get addressed unless a citizen (or Streetsblog) gives a heads-up the Chicago Department of Transportation.
February 13, 2017
The 5th Ward’s Leslie Hairston: Chicago’s Most Auto-centric Alderman?
It was no surprise that read that Hairston opposes pedestrianizing streets in Jackson Park. She’s shown time and time again that she prioritizes easy driving above all other transportation modes.
February 7, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Charged With Homicide for Death of 35-Year-Old Woman
A man who struck a woman in West Lawndale last Wednesday evening and fled the scene has been apprehended and charged with reckless homicide, according to police.
February 6, 2017
