Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about GOGO Charters

Sun-Times editorial: Any plans to improve the CTA will be in vain if the safety of its riders isn’t priority No. 1. Off-duty cop charged with felonies after pinning boy to ground he suspected of trying to steal son’s bike (Block Club) Rogers Park station will be upgraded in 5 years, but neighbors want better […]

More coverage of CTA’s promise to make schedules align with reality, as SBC requested (Sun-Times, WTTW, ABC) Boy killed by hit-and-run driver at Devon/Cicero identified as Taha Khan, 5 (ABC) After 2 cyclists were killed on the same stretch of Milwaukee, more speed cams coming to NW Side (Block Club) In the wake of toddler […]

Sun-Times interviews man who fought back against 6 CTA robbers, reports violent transit crime is at a decade high Contrary to initial reports, driver of South Bend Congressional rep Jackie Walorski’s SUV caused deadly crash (CBS) Crystal Lake crash: Driver who plowed into home unable to communicate due to injuries, police say (ABC) Letter: “Diesel […]

Report: Chicago NASCAR race will take over most of Grant Park for two weeks (Block Club) WTTW talks with transit union, advocates, experts about the CTA’s unreliable service problem Teens help assemble nearly 500 of the 5,000 free bikes to be given to Chicagoans (Sun-Times) Driver fatally struck person on foot early this morning on Bishop […]

Tribune looks at Commuters Take Action campaign to fight the CTA ghost trains and bus phenomenon CTA seeks applicants for its 12-member Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee (HP Herald) ATA celebrates speed camera win, discusses next steps to make the cams obsolete John discusses why the current spike of traffic fatalities doesn’t mean speed […]

A bicyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a truck driver in Jefferson Park (Nadig Newspapers) CTA leaders vow to hire more operators and improve train and bus tracking system (Block Club) City’s 10-year planning proposal aims to address old wrongs (Sun-Times) The local 10-day Intelligentsia Cup cycling race series starts July 22 […]

Natalie Moore looks at the proposed eTOD ordinance to encourage development near transit on S & W Sides (WBEZ) Driver, 60, dies after crashing into Bret Harte Elementary at 56th/Stony Island in Hyde Park (ABC) Speeding driver injures 6 people dining in sidewalk cafe of Uproar, near Division/Wells (ABC) Man arrested after allegedly trying to […]

Museum Campus working group suggests aerial gondolas and/or monorails, replacing Burnham Harbor with parking (Sun-Times) The city has agreed to let NASCAR hold a race through Chicago’s streets, according to new report (Block Club) Woman, 28, found dead on Addison Red Line tracks with electrical burn marks early this morning (FOX) Police officers, SUV driver […]

Alexi Giannoulias, who gave extensive answers to ATA’s survey, is the Dem secretary of state nominee (Block Club) Can new Chicago Mobility Collaborative make city streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians? (Block Club) Orland Park trustee remains in hospital with severe spinal injuries after crash that killed her parents (Tribune) 4 injured in crash on […]

ATA on aldermanic effort to allow speeding by 9 mph: “This is not the time to let drivers off the hook” (Block Club) A man is in grave condition after shooting on Red Line train near 47th following altercation (WGN) CTA riders exit stopped train due to heat, walk down subway tunnel to station (FOX) […]

Tribune discusses about renewed calls for safe streets in the wake of three recent traffic deaths (Tribune) Police: Driver who died in Waukegan rollover crash was likely speeding and drunk (LMCS) Saturn driver arrested after striking another car, running over person near 103rd/Wallace (CBS) Metra service on SW Service, Heritage Corridor lines delayed by heat-related […]