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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 9
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Police chief Brown: Desk duty cops could be put on CTA patrol to help stop crime (Block Club) Family of Diunte Moon, 29, killed on Red Line at 79th, says he was a law student who worked as a security guard (NBC) Person arrested after allegedly stealing bag of Red Line train rider this morning […]
Girl, 14, struck in Auburn Gresham is 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year
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Update 8/9/22: According to police, the Mercedes driver has been cited for running a red light, failure to reduce speed to prevent a crash, and operating an uninsured vehicle. Last May a BMW driver fatally struck Concepcion Lopez, 82 while she waited for CTA bus in a shelter on the 2100 block of West Peterson Avenue […]
Will Catalpa in Andersonville get a watered-down half-measure, or a vibrant pedestrian space?
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If Catapla is narrowed but still open to drivers, people using the remaining pedestrian space would still have to deal with the danger, sight, sound, and fumes of cars.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 8
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Girl, 14, waiting at 79th bus stop killed, 3 injured after Mercedes driver runs red, striking a Jeep (ABC) Father dies days after wrong-way driver struck van he was driving in McHenry County, killing his family (NBC) 17-year-old girl in critical condition after striking tree near Diversey/Ashland in Lakeview (CBS) After Diuntel Moon, 29, fatally […]
The Berwyn Greenway in Lincoln Square is an upgrade, but more traffic calming is needed
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The greenway includes a contraflow bike lane, facilitating two-way bike traffic between the Chicago River and Western Avenue.
The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About
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The debate over how to make electric vehicles loud enough for non-drivers to hear them is missing critical considerations about the disparate impact of noise pollution in poor communities.