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Online Driving Courses Add to Road Fears

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 23, 2019

New York lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.

Young attendees at the Dickens Greenway meeting. Photo: Rebecca Resman

Strong Support from Residents — Including Lots of Kids — at Dickens Greenway Hearing

By John Greenfield | Aug 23, 2019 | 12 Comments

Despite comments from some naysayers who are against bringing more outsiders to Dickens Avenue and Oz Park, the majority of attendees at the hearing seemed to be in favor of the project.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 23

By John Greenfield | Aug 23, 2019

Letter from RTA’s Kirk Dillard: Invest in transit to help level the economic playing field (Sun-Times) CTA, MPC will survey residents on what kind of development should go on 8 lots near 95th stop (Crain’s) CTA service changes will impact Blue, Green, and Pink lines over the weekend (NBC) Man allegedly grabbed steering wheel of […]

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Detroit Metro Area May Finally Get Better Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 22, 2019

The divisive county executive who singlehandedly held back bus funding has died.

DePaul Study: Scooters Are Being Used for Trips to Transit, and in Low-Income Areas

By Lynda Lopez | Aug 22, 2019 | 8 Comments

The new study from the Chaddick Institute indicates that the profile of scooter riders goes beyond "tech bro" stereotypes.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 22

By John Greenfield | Aug 22, 2019 | 2 Comments

Trump’s trade war with China puts South Side CTA car manufacturer’s future at risk (ABC) ABC: Deadly Bellwood ambulance crash last year involved cocaine, high speeds, no seatbelts Evanston bike advocates give the suburb a “D” grade for bikeways (Evanston Roundtable) Signs of progress on building a continuous lakefront bike path on the North Shore? […]

A cyclist rides past Saint James Lutheran School on Dickens Avenue in Lincoln Park. Photo: John Greenfield

Nevermind the NIMBYs, Here’s What Dickens Greenway Advocates Have to Say

By John Greenfield | Aug 21, 2019 | 6 Comments

Forget about the anonymous, fear-mongering Friends of Dickens. Here's what real Chicagoans with names and faces think about the project.

Olatunji Oboi Reed kicking off a Slow Roll Chicago ride in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest side of Chicago in August of 2015. Photo: Michael Bracey

Riding Through the Pain: One Year, One Day, and One Hundred Miles of Biking

By Olatunji Oboi Reed | Aug 21, 2019 | 3 Comments

Slow Roll Chicago and Equiticity cofounder Oboi Reed discusses his past year of struggling with clinical depression, and why he's ready to get back in the fight for mobility justice.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 21

By John Greenfield | Aug 21, 2019 | 1 Comment

Metra to make schedule changes on 5 lines starting next month (Tribune) Metra receives $17.8M USDOT grant for MD-North bridge over Milwaukee Avenue (Railway Technology) Seniors march to Cappleman’s office to complain about relocation of Montrose/Broadway bus stop (Block Club) High-speed police chase ends with suspect crashing car into a tree in Riverdale (CBS) Aldermen […]

Transit Agency Cuts Service To Curb Homeless in Minneapolis

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 21, 2019 | 1 Comment

The Minnesota city is limiting overnight service, which could displace hundreds of homeless people.