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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 5

By John Greenfield | Aug 5, 2021 | No Comments

5 states added to Chicago’s travel advisory as COVID surges due to Delta (Block Club) Bartlett High School football player killed, brother and 3 others injured in crash (ABC) Ashley Sanchez, 16, killed in hit-and-run crash family believes was attempted carjacking (ABC) Woman injured in crash on DuSable Drive, good samaritans help her escape burning […]

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Active Transportation Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

A handful of critical policy changes buried in President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities, some advocates argue.

Roscoe Village Kidical Mass rides in the Campbell protected bike lanes. Photo: Rebecca Resman

Chicago Family Bike Fest and Kidical Mass celebrate youth cycling, new protected lanes

By Rebecca Resman | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

Rebecca Resman from Chicago Family Biking provides a report on Saturday's Chicago Family Bike Fest and Sunday's Roscoe Village Kidical Mass bike ride.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 4

By John Greenfield | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

Daily Line looks at CDOT’s failure to hold bike and ped advisory council meetings during COVID Little Village parents call on city to house people living in viaduct on school route (Block Club) Hit-and-run driver rear-ends car in Hermosa, killing girl, 16, in back seat (ABC) Driver charged with DUI, violating Scott’s Law after injuring […]

Waiting for a Pink Line train in the North Lawndale community on the West Side. Photo: John Greenfield

A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap

By Sharon Hoyer | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.

Riders board the Route 383 bus at Midway Airport. The route is returning to its pre-pandemic schedule, with some service changes, on August 8. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace launches campaign to attract riders, restores some pre-pandemic service

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

As Pace takes its first steps toward reversing some of its pandemic-related service cuts, it’s launching an ad campaign to bring riders back.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 3

By John Greenfield | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

Letter: Enforcing masks on CTA post-Lolla is locking stable door after horses were stolen (Sun-Times) Family of Raven Holiday, 23, killed in Englewood crash with no citations, wants answers (NBC) Man who aided Max Lewis after he was killed on the ‘L’ calls for stopping “insanity” of gun violence (Tribune) DUI charges filed against driver […]

Advocates are rallying to restore a visionary highway removal program that lost virtually all of its funding during bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.

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Visionary Highway Removal Program Virtually Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Still from a video of the altercation on the State/Lake Loop 'L' platform on July 28 that ended in a stabbing. Image: John Murphy

CTA stabbing epidemic highlights need for holistic violence prevention strategies

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Investing in the prevention of violence, as opposed to armed responses to it, is money well-spent.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 2

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

At Lollapalooza press conference Lightfoot says ticketing mask-less people on CTA is a possibility (CBS) There were 2 deadly crashes in Englewood, one a hit-and-run, within 2 hours, within one mile (ABC) Fifth stabbing incident in the CTA system in one month, this time at Belmont Red Line station (Sun-Times) CTA moving historic Lakeview building […]