The Chicago Sun-Times Hops on the Anti-Cam Bandwagon
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After the Chicago Tribune’s star anti-traffic camera reporter David Kidwell left the paper last month somebody had to take up the slack, right?
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No, Chicago Tribune, We Don’t Have to Accommodate All 19,300 Car Trips on Cornell
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Rhe Trib’s assumption that all of the car trips that currently take place on Cornell need to be “accommodated” is flawed.
Tribune’s Answer to the “Biking While Black” Problem: Crack Down on North Side Riders Too
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Leave it to the Chicago Tribune editorial board to take an important expose on police targeting bike riders in black communities and use it as an excuse for yet another another call-to-arms for more ticketing of cyclists citywide.
The CPD’s “Biking While Black” Enforcement Practices Have Got to Stop
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A Chicago Tribune investigation indicates that police are much more likely to ticket people in African-American communities for bike infractions than they are to issue citations to lawbreaking cyclists in mostly white areas. This isn't just illegal and unjust. It also discourages cycling in black neighborhoods.
Why Pedestrianizing Jackson Park Roads Won’t Cause Carmaggedon
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The Chicago Tribune recently reported that the Obama Foundation has proposed pedestrianizing stretches of the highway-like roads that run through Jackson Park, the future home of Barack Obama’s presidential library, to create a museum campus. The tone of the article, and quotes from some community members, suggest that this change would cause strangle transportation on […]
A Dud of a Tribune Editorial About Spud State-Style Stopping
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The Trib says legalizing the Idaho stop would make our streets more chaotic and dangerous.
“Idaho Stop” in the Name of Love: DePaul Study Endorses Rational Cycling
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The Chicago Tribune is such a reliable source of flat-earth rants about biking, that it’s truly a pleasure when they publish some sensible words about cycling. Recently most of the paper’s intelligent coverage of bike issues has come from transportation reporter Mary Wisniewski, who commutes on two wheels herself. An example was this morning’s balanced […]
Days After Drivers Kill and Maim Cyclists, Trib Op-Ed Calls for Bike Crackdown
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After Anastasia Kondrasheva, 23, was fatally struck on her bicycle by a right-turning truck driver in Roscoe Village on September 26, the Tribune ran an editorial noting that this tragedy should remind motorists to watch out for bikes on the road. This reflects the paper’s evolving coverage of traffic safety issues, which has generally improved during […]
Sorry Tribune, the Transportation Lock Box Isn’t a Scam, It’s a Necessity
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When it comes to opinion pieces about transportation issues, the Chicago Tribune has been publishing some doozies this month. First, in the wake of four bike fatalities allegedly caused by reckless drivers, an editorial in the paper advised cyclists to ride more carefully. Next they ran an op-ed from noted anti-bike crank John McCarron bemoaning […]
The Rant is Due: Yet Another Anti-Bike Screed From the Trib’s John McCarron
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So far this has been a banner month for the Chicago Tribune when it comes to publishing tone-deaf commentary about bicycling. On September 1, in response to four recent cycling deaths allegedly caused by reckless drivers, the Trib ran an editorial that put the onus on bike riders to be “particularly cautious” in order to […]
Reckless Drivers Kill Four Cyclists, Trib Warns Bike Riders to Be More Careful
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Yesterday, in response to four recent Chicago bike fatalities apparently caused by reckless drivers, the Tribune ran a well-meaning but wrongheaded editorial that largely puts the onus for creating safer streets on people who bike. It’s clear the editorial writer or writers were moved by the deaths of Blaine Klingenberg, Virginia Murray, Lisa Kuivinen, and […]
Please Stop Using Blaine Klingenberg’s Death as an Excuse to Shame Cyclists
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Family and friends, and the Chicago bike courier community, are mourning the death of Blaine Klingenberg, 29, who was fatally struck on his bike by a tour bus driver Wednesday evening at Oak Street and Michigan Avenue. Meanwhile online commenters are heartlessly ridiculing the victim, arguing that he foolishly brought on his own demise. Even mainstream […]