We are all that wave-tossed Lakefront Trail cyclist
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Yesterday morning when big waves knocked a person off their bike on the Lakefront Trail and nearly dragged them into Lake Michigan, it was a symbol many things.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Gentrification
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 1
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Chicago aldermen weigh in on the idea of Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief (Associated Press) Letter: Rahm Emanuel lacks “character and moral rectitude” to be USDOT chief (Tribune) Zachary Plantz, 27, advisor to Dan Lipinski, killed in Florida crash on Thanksgiving morning (ABC) Hit-and-run driver injures state trooper on Kennedy Expressway (CBS) CBS looks at […]
Hit and-run drivers killed pedestrians in Little Village, Chatham last week
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31 pedestrians have died on Chicago streets so far in 2020.
Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief
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Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 30
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City dismissed red-light camera tickets against Mayor Lightfoot’s security detail (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver killed Eliseo Mendoza, 86, in Little Village (ABC) Driver struck another motorist, then killed man on sidewalk in Burnside (CBS) Man who died after police found him fallen from bike in Humboldt was stabbed to death (ABC) Driver critically injured boy on […]
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
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Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
Bike theft is up — here’s how you can secure your ride
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We reached out to a few local bikes shop owners for words of wisdom on bike security that we could share with Streetsblog readers.
Transit agencies discuss plans for possible “Armageddon” funding scenario
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“In the previous [2008] doomsday budget, our deficit was in the neighborhood of $100 million,” CTA president Dorval Carter said. “This is Armageddon-type stuff."
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 25
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Driver killed Justin Fanslau, 51, in Hammond grocery store lot and fled the scene (NWI Times) Officer suffered severe facial injuries after being dragged by driver during traffic stop (CBS) Multiple crashes reported on Dan Ryan expressway as slick conditions continue (CBS) Police seeking man wanted for phone robbery on CTA train in Bronzeville (Fox) […]
Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks
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Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.