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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 22
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ATA applauds city’s plan for pop-up bus lanes on 79th Street & Chicago Avenue Scott Presslak: Metra must move beyond serving only white-collar suburban workers (ATA) As collisions between trains and drivers decline, pedestrian crashes holding steady (CBS) Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson proposed free CTA as part of a reparations ordinance (Sun-Times) Hinsdale, Western Springs […]
Hundreds, including Mayor Lightfoot showed up for the Roll N Peace unity ride
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The rides promote public safety, wellness, and community spirit in a neighborhood that residents say has positive qualities that many Chicagoans overlook.
Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August
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Anecdotally, it's appeared that Chicago had been part of the national pandemic biking boom, but now we've got some data to back up that hunch.
Finally! The Lightfoot administration is rolling out pop-out pandemic bus lanes
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Streetsblog was pushing for pop-up bus lanes months ago when traffic was much lighter and there would have been less potential political backlash to repurposing mixed-traffic lanes but, hey, better late than never.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 21
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The Crusader wonders why the Red Line Extension wasn’t mentioned in eTOD report press release Tribune applauds Metra’s pandemic safety efforts and ridership restoration push Driver, 46, who was fatally shot in Lawndale crashed while fleeing, injuring person at bus stop (CBS) Driver, 21, killed in Wauconda after crossing lanes, head-on crash with delivery truck […]
An electric boost made a long-distance bike trip to the ‘burbs a breeze
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Since Metra policy made it impossible to bring a longtail electric cargo bike on the trail, having an electrical assist was helpful for shrinking the commute.