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No, Tribune Editorial Page Editor Chris Jones, I didn’t call just “anyone” who opposes Complete Streets a member of the “right-leaning political class”
I only applied that term to Archer Avenue traffic safety project foes that are politicians and lobbyists who actually actually do have somewhat – or very – conservative politics.
May 1, 2026
In case you didn’t feel like showing up: Trib reporter Jake Sheridan names and shames the absentee alders who sank today’s CTA hearing at City Hall
"Somebody once told me the [CTA] is gonna roll meI ain't the sharpest tool in the shedShe was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumbIn the shape of an 'L' [train] on her forehead"
March 27, 2026
Instead of discussing what Chicago can do to protect vulnerable road users like Violet Harris from reckless drivers, the Tribune lays blame on e-scooters
The death of Violet Harris, 15, is the story of a hit-and-run, probably wrong-way, driver fatally striking a vulnerable road user on an e-scooter, and failing to render aid.
March 26, 2026
“Trib-splaining”: Lawmakers, CTAction clap back against yet another naysaying Tribune editorial about the transit reform/funding bill
November 4, 2025
The Tribune Editorial Board has a come-to-Jesus moment about what they previously called “the so-called fiscal cliff”
This post is sponsored by The Bike Lane.
June 4, 2025
Transit advocates Rep. Buckner and Nik Hunder: It’s not just a “so-called” fiscal cliff. But Trib had a point that governance changes are needed.
I'm confident that the generally car-centric folks on the Chicago Tribune editorial board deserved the spanking I gave them on Friday for their rather arrogant editorial about our region's looming $770 million total transit budget gap. "Chicago’s transit agencies want you to panic," the headline stated. "They don’t explain the whole truth."
May 5, 2025
Transit agencies, expert clap back at Tribune editorial calling the looming budget crisis a “so-called fiscal cliff”
Read the Tribune editorial here.
May 2, 2025
As City expands speed camera program, Tribune claims there’s no “legitimate proof that it’s improving safety.” Nope, here’s the data.
And here's how to make the program more equitable. Bring back 50 percent fine discounts for lower-income drivers, and a 11 mph ticketing threshold – with a 25 speed limit.
March 4, 2025
Never mind the naysayers: NYC-style congestion pricing would be great for Chicago
By practically all accounts, New York City's congestion pricing initiative, which launched on January 5, is doing precisely what it's supposed to: easing traffic congestion. You can get up to speed on exactly how the program is designed, from this explainer by Streetblog NYC's Dave Colon.
February 12, 2025
