Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about GOGO Charters

CTA begins testing new 7000-series cars on Red Line near Bryn Mawr (Trains) Bombardier wants to hire 300 employees, make Metra cars in Kendall County (Tribune) Block Club: City repeatedly breaks promises to S. Siders When approving polluters, demolitions Woman, 62, stabbed near 95th Street Red Line station is in good condition (ABC) Sadly, Willie […]

WBEZ: CPD anti-violence effort that used 4M hours of overtime mostly involved writing tickets Man stabbed in chest near Roosevelt is 2nd stabbing victim on Green Line this month (CBS) STB rejects Metra’s request for declaratory order in dispute with UP (Progressive Railroading) Metra selects Jacobs as engineering and design contractor for Rock Island Connection […]

ATA applauds city’s plan for pop-up bus lanes on 79th Street & Chicago Avenue Scott Presslak: Metra must move beyond serving only white-collar suburban workers (ATA) As collisions between trains and drivers decline, pedestrian crashes holding steady (CBS) Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson proposed free CTA as part of a reparations ordinance (Sun-Times) Hinsdale, Western Springs […]

CTA upgrades rider dashboard to help plan for bus, train crowding (ABC) City of Chicago is doing public safety drills in Austin and Bronzeville today (Sun-Times) Man in his 30s fatally struck in Belvedere Road in Waukegan, driver not citied (Tribune) Andersonville block with ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ mural is now a Slow Street (Block […]

Peaceful protest for Black lives led by rabbi briefly takes over part of Michigan Ave. (Tribune) Employers wanted workers back in Loop by now; COVID and civil unrest have delayed that (Sun-Times) When riders won’t wear masks, CTA bus drivers say they’re the ones who suffer (WBEZ) How to get everyone wearing masks on public […]

ATA looks at transportation patterns among communities that were hit hardest by COVID Metra suspends some train service to Chicago amid civil unrest after Jacob Blake shooting (NBC) Homicide charges for man who drove into River Forest Starbucks killing 4 passengers (Sun-Times) Metra announces changes at 87th/Pulaski, where there have been 2 deadly crashes (CBS) RTA […]

ATA launches petition to stop city from using transit, Divvy shutdowns as a civil unrest response ATA: Chicago’s budget needs to advance bus and bike lanes CTA eyes new power station in Avondale to enable more service on Blue Line (Block Club) Navy Pier flyover on track for completion by end of year (Sun-Times) ATA […]

ATA looks at the impending return of e-scooters to Chicago Southwest Side community leaders discuss COVID transportation issues (ATA) William R. Schaafsma, 57, killed after driver blew red at Homan/Ogden (Sun-Times) Man, 29, hospitalized in fair condition after being shot on bike in Chatham (Fox) Pedestrian bridge along Fox River in Aurora may be replaced […]

During weekend protests, cops used bikes as weapons, protesters used them for barricades (FB, Block Club) Video shows officer striking protester with SUV at demonstration near Lightfoot’s house (Sun-Times) 2 Niles police officers killed after suspected drunk driver crashes into motorcycle club ride (WGN) Pedestrian killed on 1-94 near 83rd during string of hit-and-run crashes […]

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 […]

Lakeview residents hang out in public space “claimed” by wealthy homeowner (Block Club) Chicago’s urban campuses are grappling with social distancing (WBEZ) Adventure park with tallest zipline tower on the continent to open in Chicago suburbs (NBC 5) Far south side public housing residents kept in the dark on nearby toxic dump sites (Sun-Times) More […]