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77 pairs of shoes at the Thompson Center commemorated this year's deadly crash victims. Photo: John Greenfield

At World Day of Remembrance event, survivors urged city, drivers to prevent traffic deaths

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Despite the calls for safer conditions for pedestrians and cyclists at the event, CDOT revealed that aldermen still have the power to veto safety infrastructure via aldermanic privilege.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 18

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Cyclist killed at 67th/Stoney Island in Grand Crossing identified as Lee Luellen, 40 (Sun-Times) 3 recently bike fatalities took place as Chicago falls behind peer cities on protected lanes (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver struck man in 3200 block of W. Madison in East Garfield Saturday night (CBS) Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington wrote another pro-Uber op-ed, we […]

The 132 pairs of white-painted shoes placed in Federal Plaza last year to honor the 132 people killed in crashes in 2017. Photo: John Greenfield

Monday’s World Day of Remembrance Event Will Honor Victims of Traffic Violence

By John Greenfield | Nov 17, 2019 | No Comments

The tribute is being organized by Chicago's Vision Zero crash reduction program as part of the global commemoration.

No, Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, Lori shouldn’t play nice with Uber

By John Greenfield | Nov 16, 2019 | No Comments

In her second column promoting Uber's bogus message that Chicago's proposed ride-hail tax would hurt poor people, Washington says the mayor should compromise with Uber. Here's why that's wrong.

The 35 ministers helping Uber fight the ride-hail tax also helped it fight the Divvy deal

By John Greenfield | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

This week Mayor Lightfoot accused Uber of "paying off Black ministers" to help it kill the ride-hail tax plan. It's not clear wha, if any, financial relationship there is between the company and the clergy members.

At the hearing, a customer praised the rehab of the Jefferson Park Transit Center, including these groovy new bus shelters. Photo: John Greenfield

At the CTA’s 2020 budget hearing riders called for more off-peak and night service

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

People want better CTA options for commuting to non-9-to-5 jobs. Other comments covered ADA access, transit service for Lincoln Yards, and TOD by the 95th Street terminal.

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Garçon! D.C. Requires Curb Reservations for Deliveries

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

The pilot would keep delivery trucks and taxis moving through city streets instead of blocking lanes and double parking.

Deconstructing Uber’s vaporware counterproposal to Lori’s fair ride-hail tax

By John Greenfield | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Uber's plan would lower the tax on almost all trips, especially traffic-clogging solo Loop commutes, so it would be far less effective for fighting congestion and highly unlikely to raise the $10 million extra they claim.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 14

By John Greenfield | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

As with the Divvy expansion, Uber has released a half-baked ride-hail tax counterproposal Dan Lipinski is moving to turn control over Union Station to Metra (Crain’s) Ald. Beale: CTA-integrated, affordable South Side Metra is “what equity means” (Sun-Times) Witnesses: After woman taunted police officers at 71st and Jeffery, they ran her over (CBS) Thief targeting […]