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Alderman George Cardenas. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times

No, Alderman Cardenas, Your Southwest Side Ward Doesn’t Have “Plenty of Bike Lanes”

By John Greenfield | Aug 20, 2019 | 3 Comments

In some alternate-universe Chicago, Cardenas' 12th Ward is crisscrossed with bike lanes, and his ally Brendan Reilly hasn't done multiple things to block downtown bike and pedestrian access.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 20

By John Greenfield | Aug 20, 2019

Uber is expanding its offices at Chicago’s old main post office (Curbed) Driver fatally struck woman, 67, in Forest Park (Sun-Times) Driver fatally struck Cook County officer Ronald Prohaska, 50, on Illinois River bridge in Morris (CBS) Woman charged with DUI for Peotone crash that killed male passenger, 46 (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver injured two women […]

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How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 19, 2019

Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.

The Prairie Crossing North Central Service Line station is a possible candidate to get the screens. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Metra Plans to Add Real-Time Arrival Displays at up to 10 Stations Next Spring

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 19, 2019 | 3 Comments

The screens will help clear up confusion at stations served by multiple train lines.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 19

By John Greenfield | Aug 19, 2019 | 5 Comments

Driver critically injured man on bike, 22, at Oak/Michigan, where Blaine Klingenberg died (Block Club) 2 injured after driver rear-ends CTA bus in Hyde Park (Sun-Times) Forest preserve worker waiting for bus pulls man from fiery wreck (WGN) Police release images of pickup from crash that killed Mark Dandridge, 54, in Burnside (Block Club) Fox […]

The Paseo corridor. Photo: John Geenfield

Little Village Residents Want Paseo Plan to Address Housing, Environmental Concerns

By Lynda Lopez | Aug 17, 2019 | 2 Comments

On Tuesday, August 13, Little Village residents gathered at Oak Street Health on 26th Street for a community meeting on the proposed four-mile Paseo trail connecting Little Village and Pilsen. The event was hosted by Únete La Villita, the community development committee of Little Village. The proposed Paseo trail has been subject of extensive speculation and […]

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Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2019

A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.

Biking on the path through Oz Park that would be part of the Dickens Greenway. Photo: CDOT

CDOT Data Shows Greenways Reduced Crashes; Dickens NIMBY Website Launched

By John Greenfield | Aug 16, 2019 | 11 Comments

Bike traffic increased after neighborhood greenways were installed on Berteau and Wood, but crashes went down. But that may not change the minds of the Not In My Back Yard Types on Dickens.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 16

By John Greenfield | Aug 16, 2019 | 1 Comment

Woman, 71, dies, after driving through solid red light in Mt. Greenwood, crashing into building (Sun-Times) Drivers have crashed into 2 different Naperville businesses in the past week (Tribune) Derailment halted Metra UP-West trains near Geneva (ABC) Metra BNSF train partially derailed in South Loop yard, no injuries (Sun-Times) Dangerous waves shut down parts of […]

Paint-and-post sidewalk extensions shorten crossing distances. Photo: John Greenfield

Eye on the Street: Andersonville (Finally!) Gets a Complete Streets Makeover

By John Greenfield | Aug 15, 2019 | 15 Comments

Paint-and-post sidewalk bump-outs and dashed bike lanes create a better environment for walking and cycling.