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Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 31

By John Greenfield | Jul 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

Driver Killed Beyanca Stephenson, 24, on 1200 Block of West Roosevelt (Tribune) Jury Acquits Speeding Cabbie Who Killed Eric Kerestes, Previously Injured Another Driver (Tribune) Man With Loaded AK-47 Rifle Arrested at Lakeview’s Belmont Station (Tribune) CTA Bus Driver Swerved Onto Sidewalk to Avoid Gunfire That Injured 2 in Park Manor (DNA) Police: Fake Uber […]

Members of Go Bronzeville and Slow Roll Chicago celebrate Walk and Bike to School Day. Photo: Go Bronzeville

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For the Livable Streets Movement to Remain Relevant, It Must Become More Inclusive

By Ronnie Matthew Harris | Jul 28, 2017 | 3 Comments

If done correctly, improvements to bike/ped infrastructure have the potential to break down some of the barriers that 20th Century redlining built.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 25

By John Greenfield | Jul 25, 2017 | 1 Comment

Damen Entrance to Medical District Station Reopens Following Renovations (Tribune) Woman Killed, 7 Injured in Crash on Lake Shore Drive Near Lawrence (Tribune) Driver Critically Injures Girl, 8, in Beach Park (Sun-Times) BNSF Worker Injured After 2-Train Collision in Downtown Metra Yard (WGN) North Branch Corridor Moves Forward Despite Park, Transportation Concerns (Sun-Times) Loss of […]

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Is Pricey Downtown Parking Really a “A Drag on Downtown Retail and Tourism?”

By John Greenfield | Jul 13, 2017 | 5 Comments

High parking prices actually help merchants by encouraging turnover and increasing the supply of available spaces.

A Green Line Train at 51st Street. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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Petition Calls for Restoring Green Line Service to Jackson Park, Obama Library

By John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2017 | 34 Comments

Neighbors have launched an online petition demanding that the CTA restore Green Line service to Stony Island and the future presidential library site.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 11

By John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2017 | 2 Comments

CTA Rail Union Members Favor Strike in Preliminary Vote (Tribune) New Environmental Law & Policy Center Report Recommends Ways to Revitalize the Pedway (Tribune) I-55 From South West Suburbs to Pontiac Renamed the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway (NPR) Driver Charged With Critically Injuring Male Pedestrian, 48, in McHenry Hit-and-Run (Sun-Times) Video: Man Steals Bike in […]

Photo: Patrick L. Pyszka, city of Chicago

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Eyes on the Street: Lakefront Trail Separation Is Finished Between 31st and 41st

By John Greenfield | Jul 7, 2017 | 5 Comments

This morning city and park district officials cut the ribbon on the first completed section of the Lakefront Trail separation project between 31st and 41st Street. This provides a preview of what trail separation will look like on the rest of the trail between 71st and Ardmore – where there’s sufficient space to create different […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 5

By John Greenfield | Jul 5, 2017 | 3 Comments

A Budget Soon? IL Senate Overrides Rauner Veto, House Expected to Do So Thursday (Politico) NYC Papers Mock Rahm’s Op-Ed, Citing Chicago’s Smaller Train System, 6X Higher Murder Rate (DNA) Driver Critically Injures Woman, 30, at Fullerton/Kedzie in Logan, No Charges (DNA) 2 Officers Among 3 Injured in Englewood Crash (NBC) Collapse of Roof Next […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 28

By John Greenfield | Jun 28, 2017 | 7 Comments

MPC: An Underutilized Market Exists in Chicago for “Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing” Most African Americans Leaving Cook County Are Low-Income (MPC) Beale: Reilly’s Call to Close Ohio St. Underpass Reflects Chicago’s Double Standard on Crime (Sun-Times) Police: Driver Who Fled River North Crash That Killed His Passenger Later Committed Suicide (Tribune) CPD: Police Tried to […]

The Juneteenth ride assembles at the Monument to the Great Northern Migration. Photo: Waymond Smith

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The Juneteenth Ride Highlighted Bronzeville History and the Role of Bikes in Black Liberation

By Jessico Dickerson | Jun 26, 2017 | No Comments

Black lives on bikes matter, including those who came together this past Monday to ride and celebrate Juneteenth Day.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 22

By John Greenfield | Jun 22, 2017 | 9 Comments

Cyclist Found in Street After Being Dragged, But CPD Isn’t Looking for a Hit-and-Run Driver (NBC) CMAP: Chicago Metro Region Is Losing Its Families (Crain’s) Residents Weigh in on Plan to Pedestrianize Cornell at Jackson Park Framework Meeting (DNA) New Metra Seats Will Include Cup Holders, But Will Leave Half of Riders Facing Backwards (Sun-Times) […]

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