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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 9

By John Greenfield | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

As CTA ridership slowly increases, WBEZ talks to riders about their experience CTA riders discuss the impact of the transit shutdown during George Floyd protests (ATA) Ald. David Moore holds press conference in support of south suburban airport (Crusader) Hit-and-run driver killed pedestrian, also struck by another motorist, in Aurora (Daily Herald) Man on motorbike […]

Metra commuters earlier this year during the pandemic. Photo: Charles Edward Miller

Metra releases ridership data to help customers avoid crowding

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

Metra launched a Ridership Dashboard to give riders a heads-up about crowding issues, so that they can make an informed decision when planning their commutes.

Ida B. Wells Drive / Congress Parkway as it typically appears, and being repurposed for human-scale use (below). Images: Google Maps, Maudlyne Ihejirika/Chicago Sun-Times

The George Floyd protests, road repurposing, and placemaking

By Olivia Grenzebach | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

These instances of road repurposing and placemaking are born from pain and anger, and yet they have brought communities together and created beauty.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 8

By John Greenfield | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

How can we use bikes as a tool for social change for the most vulnerable? (Active Trans) 50 CTA Cooling Buses at various CPS locations are part of Lightfoot’s heatwave strategy (City of Chicago) Union Pacific says it will stop providing some support services to Metra next month (Crain’s) Arlington Heights appoints village trustee Mary […]

Map: Here are the latest Chicago Slow Streets and Cafe Streets

By John Greenfield | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

Hopefully the city will take action to address geographic discrepancies, so all Chicagoans can reap the safety, health, and economic benefits of car-free streets.

A socially distanced line at Lem's Bar-B-Q. Photo: James Porter

Chatham business owners discuss the decision to cancel the Cafe Street plan for 75th

By James Porter | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

Some say that pedestrianizing the street would have caused traffic headaches. Others say the increased sales would have been well woth any inconvenience to drivers.

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Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia

By Kea Wilson | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

"We're trying to ask ourselves: in process of ideation, how can we work with people to create a level of authorship and co-production, so it’s not just us imposing this project on them?"

Toriano Sanzone speaks to the crowd before the ride. Photo: Cameron Bolton

Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform

By Cameron Bolton | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 6

By John Greenfield | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

SE Side bike protests against police in schools, relocation of scrap metal recycler to area (CBS) New Slow Street opens on South Shore Drive from 53rd to 56th in Hyde Park (CDOT) 2 Chicago police officers hurt after striking closed Steelworkers Park gate (Sun-Times) String of violent robberies on Red Line in River North, Lincoln […]