Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again
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If we want local public transportation to survive the COVID-19 pandemic intact, we've got to be the change we want to see.
Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn
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The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 7
| | No Comments- Tribune editorial: “Mayor Lightfoot’s right. A CPD foot pursuit policy is overdue.”
- Lowe, Wennink, and Grimshaw: Federal funds are key to reviving transit (WTTW)
- Minivan driver killed pedestrian at 82nd and Kedzie, fled the scene (ABC)
- Child, 3, shot and critically injured during road rage incident on LSD near Grant Park (NBC)
- Laura Washington: Let’s do our part to save transit by getting back on the CTA (Sun-Times)
- Multifamily buildings sold near Naperville and McHenry Metra stations (RE Journals)
- View advocacy seminars from ATA’s Suburban Action Week
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Unnecessary police foot chases endanger suspects, officers, and the public
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As with vehicle chases, the issue at stake is the need for officers the weigh the potential threat posed to the public if a suspect is not pursued, with the possible harm that could be inflicted by a chase.
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Orinda
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Pretty much every sorry stop in this contest puts the squeeze on its riders — but these two Atrocious Eight contenders really put their passengers between a rock and a hard place.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 6
| | No Comments- Lightfoot: CPD will reform foot chase policy after officer killed Adam Toledo, 13 (Block Club)
- Chicago transportation agencies angle for piece of Biden’s infrastructure spending pie (WTTW)
- How Biden’s infrastructure plan could impact Illinois (WGN)
- Man found dead in vent shaft at Chicago Avenue Red Line station (Sun-Times)
- Man charged for fatally striking Hometown officer who was investigating another crash (NBC)
- CTA driver crashes into construction site on the Near West Side (Sun-Times)
- Metra to expand 3 commuter rail schedules as ridership increases (ABC)
- IL Commerce Commission provides funds to fix “dangerous” crossing in Elmwood Park (Trains)
- Letter: After the pandemic, let’s continue people-friendly streets initiatives (Tribune)
- Park Ridge Friends of the Parks holds a used bike sale fundraiser on April 24 (Tribune)
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Could new Metra service to Kendall County enable a fantastical journey to Oswego?
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Now that we have cost estimates for extending the BNSF line to Kendall County, why should officials say no to Plano?
LaSpata’s ordinance would remove references to traffic “accidents” from Municipal Code
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It's common to refer to serious crashes as "accidents," implying they're unavoidable, when it's actually possible to reduce crashes through better roadway design and public policy.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 5
| | No Comments- COVID-19 restrictions, including indoor dining ban, may return soon in suburban Cook (Tribune)
- Sun-Times asks residents about their plans to return to riding transit (Sun-Times)
- Local leaders tell John they’re jazzed about about Biden’s $2T infra bill (Reader)
- The Tribune looks at possible projects that could be done with the new infra funding
- 4 of 5 killed in 2 separate Eisenhower wrong-way crashes in Chicago, Forest Park ID’d (CBS)
- Chicago Fire Department vehicle driver involved in Bronzeville crash that injured 3 (ABC)
- Pickup truck driver injured pedestrian at Church/Chicago in Evanston (Evanston Now)
- 2 people injured at Sheridan in 3rd Red Line stabbing incident in less than a month (CBS)
- Activist delivers Easter baskets despite injuries from being hit by CTA bus driver (ABC)
- A brief history of the bicycle and Chicago’s role in it (WGN)
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Taking an Amtrak + bike camping trip during the time of the coronavirus
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I was fairly comfortable using Amtrak for this journey, so as long as we don't see another major spike in cases, I'll probably make more such trips this year as a safer alternative to flying.
Electric Feel: CTA is piloting six e-buses on the #66 route with smoother, quieter ride
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There was more good news about the CTA modernizing its rolling stock today, as the agency announced that six prototype electric buses have begun in-service testing with passengers.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 2
| | No Comments- Chicago launches CTA “vaccination bus” to reach seniors in areas with low vaccination rates (Sun-Times)
- 4-year-old Chicago boy dies in fiery Bishop Ford crash involving IDOT truck (Tribune)
- More state senators needed to co-sponsor bill to make Illinois roads safer (ATA)
- ATA talks to Chuy Garcia about his efforts to win transit funding
- ATA honored Garcia, Jacky Grimshaw, and SRAM cofounders at its annual gala
- Morton Salt factory, slated to become a music venue, takes another step towards landmarking (Block Club)
- Aurora church gives away 100 bikes to kids (Tribune)
- Letter makes a “think of the piping plovers” argument against meters at Montrose Beach (Tribune)
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