Loop Alliance report shows increased foot traffic and decreased driving in December
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Predictably, overall Loop activity was inversely proportionate to the COVID positivity rate.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about 35th Ward
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 15
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Lightfoot: Reopening bars, restaurants would address problem of unsafe secret parties (Block Club) Man, 47, fatally shot while walking in Austin, stray bullet injures CTA bus driver (ABC) ATA applauds the CTA for offering free mask dispensers on 20 bus routes After Hilco dust disaster, city moves to increase fines for polluters (Block Club) Advocates […]
CDOT responds to COVID transportation challenges with a flurry of bike rack installations
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The department rose to the occasion, installing 899 "inverted U" racks and 20 on-street bike parking corrals.
Valuable land next to the Wellington ‘L’ stop is being squandered on an anti-TOD
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Altogether there will be a net gain of 166 parking spots, encouraging more people to drive to the hospital campus instead of taking the train.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 14
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Will Chicago be able to get rid of our giant Trump sign? (Tribune) Yonah Freemark: Metra’s new cars are welcome, but it’s stupid that they’re still “built like bricks” Police: 1 dead, 3 injured after speeding driver hits another vehicle in South Deering (Sun-Times) Teresa Dan, 56, fights to recover from River Grove hit-and-run, police […]
New TOD planned for Zia’s Lago Via site in Lakeview
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This site is a half-mile walk from the Irving Park Brown Line station, and is also on the relatively high-frequency Ashland Avenue bus corridor.
Metra board chooses new modern passenger rail cars to replace 1950s “Gallery” cars
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Metra has selected a new passenger coach design that will eventually replace the current "Gallery" cars.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 13
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CPS cuts off pay and access to learning platform for teachers who won’t teach in person (Block Club) Ald. Villegas is introducing an ordinance to strip the “Trump” sign from Tower (Block Club) Driver strikes woman in Hammond, causing head injury (NWI Times) Motorist charged with “intentionally” driving into barricade near Trump Tower (ABC) Chicago’s […]
Want to save downtown Chicago? Make it easier for more people to live in the Loop
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Let's start thinking outside the box in terms of what the function of downtown should be.
Dunkin’ drive-though at 35th/Archer station is a tragic waste of transit-friendly land
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It's a shame when land next to a CTA station isn't leveraged to take advantage of that valuable amenity, but is instead squandered on car-centric land uses.