Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about GOGO Charters

CDOT: Motorists killed 6 pedestrian in Chicago in July (Block Club) Driver fatally struck Beverly Barney, 59, on sidewalk at 61st/King bus terminal (Tribune) Man charged with raping, robbing woman he followed from Morse ‘L’ station (Sun-Times) Police: 3 people struck, maced, and robbed a man at Roosevelt Station (CBS) Block Club checks in on […]

NBC looks at Bike Lane Uprising’s work documenting bike lane blockage CTA security guards are no longer using dogs, after questions about proper training (Tribune) Teen who was robbed on the Pink Line wants better security on the CTA (CBS) Residents worried about impacts from CTA Belmont flyover work, staring this fall (Sun-Times) Driver fatally […]

1 dead in fiery 1-55 crash after semi driver plows into stopped traffic near Channahon (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver critically injures teen on bike in Ravenswood (Sun-Times) Police: strong-arm robberies reported on Red Line trains in Chatham (Sun-Times) Metra bridge construction closing Foster for 2 weeks (Tribune) Bike tour explored the history of Chicago’s 1919 race […]

Chicago public transit leaders discuss state funding on Chicago Tonight (WTTW) Urban public transit increasingly viewed as an attraction for major employers (CityLab) Gurnee bridge replacement will include pedestrian and bicycle path (Daily Herald) Transforming a suburban office campus into an urban village (Bisnow) Sidewalk parklet coming to Clark Street in Rogers Park (Block Club) […]

1 Killed, 5 Injured After Driver Flees Traffic Stop in Englewood (Sun-Times) Driver Charged With DUI for Wicker Park Crash That Injured 2, 1 Critically (Sun-Times) Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges for Driver Who Killed Mother and 3 of her Children (NBC) Video Shows Chicago Police Tazering, Pepper Spraying Bystander Filming Traffic Stop (Block Club) […]

Lightfoot Launches Program to Beautify Vacant Lots as an Anti-Violence Strategy (Sun-Times) New Metra Funding in Illinois Capital Bill Will Be Used for Train, Signal Upgrades (NBC) The Tribune Looks at How the Gas Tax Increase Will Affect Local Businesses Family of Woman Killed on Red Line Tracks: Video Shows No One Tried to Help […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Boy, 17, on Bike in East Garfield (Sun-Times) Driver Critically Injures Man, 32, on Divvy, on 400 Block of West Grand, Flees (ABC) Wrong-way Scooter Riders Crashes Into Cyclist, Causing Massive Facial Injuries (Block Club) BACP Chief Discusses Chicago’s Cautious, Equity-Minded Scooter Pilot (TechCo) Meet Boys & Girls Club Director and Chicago […]

Active Trans Director Ron Burke Is Stepping Down to Work for Lyft on Micro-mobility Active Trans: The State Bike/Walk Fund Will Advance Transportation Equity Lynda and UIC Transpo Expert Kate Lowe Discussed the Scooter Pilot on “Chicago Tonight“ Lynda Discusses Active Trans‘ Fair Fares Campaign for Reduced-Cost Transit Officials: 3 Injured, 2 Critically, in CTA […]

An Update on Efforts to Reform Chicago’s Inequitable Car Ticketing System (WBEZ) The Next Big Idea State Legislators Should Tackle: Property Tax Reform (Tribune) Police Officer Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Restaurant, Killing Woman, 34 (CBS) Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Man, 30, at 63rd/Ashland in Englewood (Sun-Times) Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop in Austin […]

IL Senate Bases Passes $45B Capital Bill With Higher Driving Fees, Amtrak and Metra Funding (Tribune) Man on bike Suffers Wound to Hand From Crossfire in Humboldt Park (Block Club) Blue Line trains Delayed on West Side by Medical Emergency at Western Station (Sun-Times) Driver Crashes Into Avalon Park’s Taurus Flavors, Home of the “Sweet […]

With O’Hare Express Likely DOA, Musk Is Building a Transit Tunnel in Las Vegas (Crain’s) Metra Is Boosting Summer Weekend Service on Rock Island, UP-Northwest Lines (Crusader) Woman, 34, Attacked and Robbed at the Jackson Red Line Station (ABC) Multi-Vehicle Crash Closed All NB Lanes of the Dan Ryan Yesterday (NBC) West Humboldt Is Getting […]