Transit association says CTA was the agency that best coped with COVID-19 challenges
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Did the CTA deserve APTA's award as the transit agency that best dealt with the massive headwinds of the pandemic?
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Harry Osterman
Today’s Headlines for Monday July 26
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Experts discuss 10% spike in crash fatalities during the pandemic (Daily Herald) CPD: Boy, 16, killed in car crash after man, 60, swerved into oncoming traffic at 59th/Parnell (CBS) 6 hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Bishop Ford (Sun-Times) Man, 25, on bike, in critical condition after collision with CTA bus in Little Italy (CBS) 1919 […]
Eyes on the Street: Concrete protected bike lanes on Campbell in North Center
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Was putting concrete protection on a low-traffic side street a boondoggle, as some folks have argued, or is this a good project?
Scary high-speed, 4-lane stretch of Clark in Edgewater is getting protected bike lanes
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The project, which involves relocating much of the on-street parking, will also make Clark safer and more pleasant to walk on.
RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation
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The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 23
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Sun-Times endorses redevelopment plan for Michael Reese, including new 27th St. Metra stop Chicago’s transit recovery is going better than peer cities like NYC, D.C. (CBS) Man driving Jeep hits another Jeep under Lake ‘L’, sending it crashing into supports, then shoots its driver (CBS) Truck driver crashes, spills gravel on 2 lanes of Bishop […]
CDOT promises new strategic plan will center equity, help fight intergenerational poverty
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During the last decade, we've seen a number of of CDOT plans that only saw a fraction of the strategies actually implemented. Here's hoping that the Strategic Plan for Transportation will be different.
Carpacalypse now: CLA report shows skyrocketing parking levels, modest transit gains
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The carmaggeddon these Chicago Loop Alliance reports forecasted months ago is here.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 22
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Nearly 700 people applied for 50 apartments in Logan all-affordable TOD (Block Club) Metra says its ridership is growing, with over 70,000 riders a day are using its trains this month (Sun-Times) 2 men are in critical condition after driver crashes into Belmont Cragin storefront (Sun-Times) Police release image of jeep who’s driver injured pedestrian, […]
R.I.P. former Lakeview alderman Bernie Hansen, a legendary bikeway obstructionist
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Despite his redeeming qualities, Hansen will be remembered as Chicago's second-least-bike-friendly alderman named Bernard.