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Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 24
Joey Center, one of two bike riders that drivers injured in or near Skokie Wednesday, is currently in a coma
According to a coworker, Center was leaving the parking lot of a Jewel where he worked, when a driver leaving the adjacent Old Navy lot struck him.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 15
Get Smart Streets: Everything you wanted to know about the bus and bike lane enforcement pilot, but were afraid to ask
Plus the Active Transportation Alliance and Commuters Take Action weigh in on the long-delayed launch
Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 9
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 19
Alex Rivera, 32, struck and killed by his wife, who was “attempting to drive off,” was the first pedestrian fatality on Chicago streets in 2025
A brief history of an outside-the-box cycle shop: Urban, Uptown, and now Broadway Bikes
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 31
Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 23
As another person is killed while biking in the northern suburbs, Lincolnwood reneges on Pratt bikeway plan
At a time when bike crashes have been disturbingly common in the near-northern suburbs, it's troubling to hear that one of them is cancelling plans to make cycling safer.
UIC urban planners examine transit commute disparities in the new report, “Race, travel time, and earnings in Chicagoland”
Statements on Loyola’s crash epidemic from CDOT, IDOT, 48th / 49th wards, and the student government
Report looks at how infra and enforcement limit freedom of movement in Black communities
CPD knows owner of car whose driver killed Ulysses Coleman, 38, Sunday in Austin, but hasn’t filed charges
Hopefully the police department will use all legal methods available to identify and charge the motorist who killed Coleman.
Private sector entities: Got a bright idea to solve the CTA’s problems? Submit it to the agency’s new Innovation Studio
The transit agency wants to "test solutions for improved system safety, asset management and real-time information at bus stops."
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 10
CTA board meeting focuses on improving bus service equity, and public safety in the wake of the Blue Line murders
Chicago Mobility Collaborative discusses safe streets initiatives at Albany Park’s Hibbard Elementary School
The meeting involved a discussion of ideas to make our city a safer, more efficient, and more enjoyable place to walk, bike, and ride transit.
CPD: Driver caused death of Aurea Gutierrez, 31, in the West Loop early Sunday morning, fled the scene
While CPD's Community Alert described this as a pedestrian fatality, the crash report says Aurea Gutierrez was on the roof of an SUV before the driver hit a chain link fence.
As many bricks-and-mortar bicycle retailers struggle to survive, a new social media-driven DIY bike shop model emerges
Hattie Mickell, 76, fatally struck by a trucker at Madison/Western was the 2nd female senior killed on foot in the area in about a week
Franklin Park gets federal funding to figure out a way to reduce rail crossing congestion
Franklin Park is looking into closing some railroad crossings and building an underpass to reduce conflicts between train and car traffic in the middle of the village.
A trio of Red Line Extension hearings are allowing the public to “Meet the Contractor”
More info about why and how to apply for a $300 Project Sidewalk grant to document accessibility barriers
Metra notes big increase in bicycle ridership while Amtrak shares details on Union Station concourse overhaul
Metra has seen a 70% increase in bicyclist ridership since it started allowing bikes on all trains in February.
At Equiticity annual meeting, a chat with USDOT’s Mariia Zimmerman, and an award for tireless transit advocate Rochelle Jackson
Good karma for a pickup truck driver: Motorist helps save an endangered Green Line rider from serious injury
It was chicken soup for the sustainable transportation reporter's soul to hear of a quick-thinking motorist protecting a CTA user from grievous harm.
Cook County, CMAP, and CDOT have teamed up on a Safety Action Plan to prevent traffic injuries and deaths
SW Collective and Active Trans study ways to save lives on Pulaski, one of Chicago’s deadliest streets
Since June 2023 there have been at least five pedestrian and bike fatality crashes on Pulaski, plus other deadly collisions. How can we make the road safer?
City announces $2M federal grant to address harms caused by I-290 by improving walk/bike/transit access
The Mayor's Office says the money will fund "improvements for people walking and bicycling on existing streets and paths surrounding and crossing the corridor."
Turning trucker fatally struck Chauncie J. Lewis, 33, lying on the sidewalk in West Garfield Park
Tragically, no intervention was done for two hours after a citizen called to request help for Lewis, after which he was struck, as the caller feared would happen.
Transit advocates voiced support for 9 Ashland bus extension, transportation committee approved it
A full City Council vote is needed to finalize the project, and the next Council meeting is next Wednesday, July 17.
Taste of 79th Community Walk uses stroll with a New Orleans-style band to highlight corridor
DuPage County has big plans – and many studies and reports – to make the western suburbs more walk/bike/transit-friendly
Reps from the west-suburban county, as well as transit-friendly Illinois State Representative Eva-Marie Delgado, discussed sustainable transportation during a recent Activee Transportation Alliance talk.
After drivers killed 2 people crossing Pulaski on the Southwest Side this year, residents demand action, CDOT promises improvements
There *shouldn’t* be a road just like it: Better Streets’ Lakefront Community Visioning Meeting calls for a shoreline without an 8-lane DLSD
Attendees want to see the waterside highway transformed into a people-friendly boulevard with a dedicated transit corridor.
Common sense: CDOT’s Chicago Traffic Crashes report illustrates the effectiveness of bike/ped investment
Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting at Douglass Park discusses current transportation projects in North Lawndale
The quarterly events, held at locations around the city, give residents a chance to weigh on CDOT's sustainable transportation efforts.
So fresh, so clean? Advocates praise CTA’s 2024 Refresh & Renew program, say everyday conditions still need sprucing up
Planners discussed tweaks to the Red Line Extension project at Supplemental EA hearing
New NRDC study urges states to get creative with their finances, and invest in walking, biking, and transit
"Act Locally" is a guide that can help local communities find funding to build a more equitable transportation system and fight climate change.
Everyone is a Pedestrian: Active Transportation Alliance annual member party celebrates the power of advocacy
TLC in the IMD: the Illinois Medical District Commission releases bike and pedestrian safety plan
Five proposed projects would improve walking and biking safety - and beautify - the IMD.
Residents push for bike/ped upgrades, car-free Columbus Dr. at Grant Park open house
Waitin’ for the bus station: As 10/20 Greyhound terminal closure looms, what’s happening with efforts to provide a replacement?
At first public meeting on Ogden redesign, ideas for shortening crosswalks, adding protected bike lanes are discussed
The project covers a 2.5-mile stretch of the southwest-northeast diagonal street, from from Pulaski Road to Roosevelt Road, mostly in North Lawndale.
City cuts ribbon on Clark Street upgrades in Rogers Park, including converting Arthur Avenue to a pedestrian plaza
The initiative also included upgrading the plaza of the local police station, and making the Ashland/Clark junction north of Devon safer.
Better Streets Chicago celebrates another big year of advocacy, and provides a sneak peek at next year’s efforts
Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and 14 alders join forces to demand a more people-friendly North DLSD
They sent a letter to IDOT and CDOT calling on them to put the brakes on plans to simply rebuild the eight-lane highway next to our gorgeous lakefront.
A better way to run a railroad: The transit reform opportunity
A combination of governance and operational reforms could deliver the transit system riders deserve
Furious about IDOT’s car-centric North DLSD plan? Take action at Thursday’s open house and Save Our Streets Rally
Let decision-makers know it would be a huge mistake to rebuild the eight-lane shoreline highway without transit lanes during a global warming crisis.
Check yourself before you Roenigk yourself: The News-Star’s most ridiculous article yet against the Granville proposal
Editor Ronald Roenigk argues that Granville Avenue must allow crosstown traffic because it's halfway between Devon and Peterson, which "are a mile apart." They're actually a half-mile apart.
Vision for making North Western Avenue more people-friendly becomes clearer in new report
Backstage at the Dickensian drama: What CDOT’s FOIA response did and didn’t tell us about the planning for the plaza removal
Plus the mainstream media breaks its silence on the Dickens plaza removal issue, with a good article and a great letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune
Will a livestream of Blue Line crowding finally shame CTA into providing better service?
CTA hosts DBEs for Red Line Extension update, subcontractor opportunities
On Thursday, disadvantaged business enterprises attended a meeting hosted by the Chicago Transit Authority to learn more about the Red Line Extension and the subcontracting opportunities available. The event took place at the CTA’s West Loop headquarters.
Why are there so many pedestrian crashes at Sheridan/Kenmore by Loyola? Maybe it’s the fact the walk signal is only 20 seconds long.
Streetsblog obtained the crash report for the more serious of two recent bus-pedestrian collisions there, which provides more details about what reportedly happened.
First ever City Civics Day encourages engagement and activism
Streetsblog attended the breakout session "How to create active, sustainable, safe streets."
A day trip using Metra to explore Chicago’s suburban trails, forest preserves, and breweries
Metra's "Rails, Trails, and Ales" promotion was the perfect opportunity to get out and explore the southwest suburbs along the Des Plaines River.
Auburn Gresham streetscape plan includes short stretch of curb-protected bike lanes
Miracle on Ashland Avenue: Despite past pushback from neighbors, bus line will be extended north to Ravenswood Metra
The route will run for about a mile north of Irving, opening up new commuting options and making it easier to access more jobs and businesses.
Advocates provide bikes to migrants, request help from CDOT to meet growing demand
Donation organizers say unless funds are freed up from a larger entity, bike distribution to asylum seekers is going to stay in crisis mode indefinitely.
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed Lydia Morales, 46, in 5900 block of South King, next to Washington Park
Lawrence streetscape includes contraflow bike lane to access North Shore Channel Trail
Meetings announced for next RPM phases, to make North Red, Purple lines 100% accessible
Will Chicago’s Better Streets for Buses plan result in real BRT this time?
Let's keep our fingers crossed that, unlike Ashland BRT, the city will come up with a fast bus proposal that actually goes somewhere.
Cook County transportation department wants input on biking in the large area around Lake Calumet
Streetsblog gets a sneak peek at Pace’s west suburban Pulse Cermak Arterial Bus Rapid Transit corridor
Pace Suburban Bus is working with a group of western suburbs along or near Cermak Road to refine the details, and we got a look at those plans.
NIMBYs target Ashland extension, and advocates discuss CTA’s 5 Better Streets for Buses corridors and Bus Vision Project.
Will Ashland opponents try to kill the plan at Wednesday's Transportation committee meeting? And ATA and CTAction respond to the transit agency's bus network plans.
