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The Chicago Sun-Times Hops on the Anti-Cam Bandwagon
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?
May 23, 2017
No, Chicago Tribune, We Don’t Have to Accommodate All 19,300 Car Trips on Cornell
Rhe Trib’s assumption that all of the car trips that currently take place on Cornell need to be “accommodated” is flawed.
May 15, 2017
Tribune’s Answer to the “Biking While Black” Problem: Crack Down on North Side Riders Too
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.
March 28, 2017
The CPD’s “Biking While Black” Enforcement Practices Have Got to Stop
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.
March 21, 2017
Why Pedestrianizing Jackson Park Roads Won’t Cause Carmaggedon
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 the Southeast Side.
February 1, 2017
A Dud of a Tribune Editorial About Spud State-Style Stopping
The Trib says legalizing the Idaho stop would make our streets more chaotic and dangerous.
December 16, 2016
Days After Drivers Kill and Maim Cyclists, Trib Op-Ed Calls for Bike Crackdown
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 the last year.
October 4, 2016
Sorry Tribune, the Transportation Lock Box Isn’t a Scam, It’s a Necessity
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 fact that drivers are supposed to look for cyclists before turning to ensure they don’t kill anyone.
September 16, 2016
The Rant is Due: Yet Another Anti-Bike Screed From the Trib’s John McCarron
So far this has been a banner month for the Chicago Tribune when it comes to publishing tone-deaf commentary about bicycling.
September 10, 2016