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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 2
By John Greenfield |
House Transportation Committee advances bills on IDOT transparency, equitable funding (Herald) Schwieterman, Sposato praise the new 6 mph speed cam threshold (WTTW) Car driver dies after crash with trucker in Naperville (NBC) 5 injured, including 3 children, after driver flips vehicle near LSD/Marquette (Sun-Times) Woman arrested for 2 carjackings, 1 of which involved driving off […]
CloudKitchens traffic woes show the folly of food delivery by car
By Courtney Cobbs |
Traffic headaches by CloudKitchens' North Center locations show that our city would be better off if more food was delivered by bike.
Deconstructing the Chicago Tribune’s speed camera backlash article
By John Greenfield |
Projecting speed camera ticket revenue for a year based on the number of violations during first week of warnings made no sense.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 1
By John Greenfield |
This morning is the last chance to testify for more equitable IDOT road funding policy 52,498 warnings were sent to people speeding by 6-9 mph in first week of grace period (Tribune) SUV driver seriously injured after crashing into Portage Park home, displacing 6 people (Sun-Times) Night Ministry provides care to homeless CTA riders at […]
Help level the playing field for Illinois walk/bike funding this weekend
By John Greenfield |
Currently there's a highly unfair situation when it comes to state funding for driving, walking, and biking infrastructure. But a new bill under consideration in the state legislature could help fix the problem.
CDOT launches South and NW Side Vision Zero programs; 6 MPH speed tickets start Monday
By John Greenfield |
The South Side Vision Zero initiative will include Englewood, West Englewood, Grand Boulevard and Washington Park. The West and Northwest side program includes Belmont-Cragin, Humboldt Park, and West Town.