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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 6

By John Greenfield | Dec 6, 2018 | 3 Comments

Active Trans: Milwaukee Ave. Plan Isn’t Bold Enough, Doesn’t Address Equity Concerns
2 Adults Killed When Truck Driver Crashes Into School Bus in Central Illinois (Tribune)
Police: Carjacker Crashed SUV on the Kennedy , Causing Rush Hour Traffic Jam (Tribune)
CTA Approves Insurance to Cover Surgery to Address Employees’ Gender Dysphoria (Sun-Times)
City Key IDs Were Created to Help Immigrants, But They Help Others as Well (Block Club)
Letter: Snow-Blocked Bikeways Are a Problem in the Suburbs as Well (Tribune)
Chainlinkers Commisserate Over the Scourge of Winter Biking “Hat Head”

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Screen shot of CDOT's traffic simulation of the recommended design for the traffic circle. Green lines represent bike routes and white lines represent pedestrian routes.

CDOT’s Progressive Remix of the Logan Traffic Circle Is Close to Becoming a Reality

By John Greenfield | Dec 5, 2018 | 18 Comments

CDOT's final recommendations include switching the traffic circle to two-way traffic, unifying the two portions of the Logan Square green space, and rerouting Kedzie to create a new plaza.

The Kinzie bike lane, as it appeared two days after last week's snowstorm. Photo: Lindsay Banks Bayley

Blizzard of DOT: Transpo Officials Provide Deets on Bike Lane Plowing Protocols

By John Greenfield | Dec 5, 2018 | 10 Comments

CDOT explains when and how they plow protected lane, and what you should do when you encounter blockages.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 5

By John Greenfield | Dec 5, 2018 | 11 Comments

Video: Transit Chiefs Discuss the Future of Public Transportation in the Region (WGN)
After 35-Year-old Metra Engine Fire, RTA Chief Says System is in “State of Disrepair” (CBS)
Man, 23, Shot and Wounded While Riding a Bike in Washington Heights (Sun-Times)
Police Dashcam Records DUI Suspect Driving on Wrong Side of Road in Riverside (Sun-Times)
Riders Voice Support for Increasing Metra Service to Kenosha (Kenosha News)
How Did the City Come up With the $800M Estimate for Lincoln Yards TIF? (ChiGov.com)
Holiday Train Rolls Through Pilsen, Little Village, West Loop This Week (Block Club)
A 326-Car Garage Is Being Built Close to the ‘L’, With an Arty “Kinetic” Facade (Curbed)

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Freshman New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing a "new Green Deal." Here's what it should include. Photo: Kerri Evelyn Harris/Flickr/CC

A Green New Deal? Here Are Some Suggestions

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 4, 2018

If the "Green New Deal" only focuses on reducing emissions from cars and trucks, it won't go far enough.

After a 2016 Slump, 2017 Was Divvy’s Most Profitable Year Ever

By John Greenfield | Dec 4, 2018 | 2 Comments

While the system still lost money on operations, it still turned a $3.37 million profit for the city overall thanks to station ad revenue and Blue Cross Blue Shield sponsorship money.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 4

By John Greenfield | Dec 4, 2018 | 4 Comments

RTA: Transit Ridership Continues Decline, With 2.6% Fewer Trips Projected in 2018 (Tribune)
The Lincoln Yards Plan Needs to Pay More Attention to Transit and Traffic (Tribune)
Mayoral Candidates Weigh in on Bill Daley’s Idea of a Commuter Tax (Sun-Times)
Final Dockless Bike Data Confirms That Most Use Was in or Near Beverly (Tribune)
Chicago Commuters Will Spend $142,880 on Driving to Work Over a Lifetime (Block Club)
It’s The 10th Year of the Parking Deal. From 2011, Here’s a Reminder of Why It Matters (BWLP)
Driver Fatally Strick Francis Mihalovits in Blue Island, Fled on Foot (Sun-Times)
Fire Forces Evacuation of Metra Train in Morton Grove (CBS)
Downed Electric Wires Cause Service Disruption on Metra’s Blue Island Branch (ABC)
Metra Passengers Stuck on Heritage Corridor for Hours Due to Engine Failure (CBS)
Columbia Chronicle: More Men Need to Step up to Stop Sexual Harassment on the CTA
Soon You’ll Be Able to Use Divvy Via the Lyft App (Curbed)

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Detroit's downtown parking lots via Data Driven Detroit

Detroit Hurt By Too Much Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 3, 2018

Just two families own a huge portion of downtown's Detroit's surprisingly profitable surface parking, a Free Press investigation finds.

How Can Biking Stay Joyful in the Midst of Winter?

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 3, 2018 | 29 Comments

Streetsblog reporter Lynda Lopez shares her thoughts on becoming a year-round bike commuter.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 3

By John Greenfield | Dec 3, 2018 | 5 Comments

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man, 63, in Waukegan Township (Sun-Times)
Man Charged With Homicide in Crash That Killed Construction Worker on I-294 (WGN)
Northwestern Study Looks at Attitudes Towards Divvy in Humboldt Park and Evanston
Senior Shares Story of CTA Riders’ Failure to Offer Him a Seat, Tribune Reader React
Services Held for Trailblazing Former CTA Chairman Walter Clark (Chicago Crusader)
Join Us for a Streetsblog Meetup Tonight 5-7 at Bar Louie Dearborn Station, 47 W. Polk
Mayor’s Bike Advisory Council Meeting Wednesday 12/12 at City Hall (The Chainlink)
Photo Exhibit by Chicago Critical Mass Cofounder Jim Redd Opens 12/14 (Block Club)

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The Heritage Chief bike is made in Chicago.

A Guide to Locally Made Winter Gear and Gifts for Cyclists

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2018 | 14 Comments

I prepared this list for another Chicago publication, but since they didn’t wind up having space for it in print, I thought I’d share it with SBC readers. One thing I learned from researching the piece is that, not counting the local cycling components giant (and Streetsblog sponsor) SRAM Corporation, there are a surprisingly small […]

The aftermath of last night's crash. Photo: Matheis Carly

Second Car Crash on the Lakefront Trail in Lakeview in Two Weeks

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2018 | 7 Comments

This latest case is yet more evidence that additional enforcement is needed on the drive.

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