Driver Fatally Struck Teodola Rivera, 66, in Humboldt Park
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The victim was the 5th Chicago pedestrian fatality case of 2018.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Humboldt Park
West Town Wins $28K Grant for Trail Ambassadors From Better Bike Share Partnership
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West Town will recruit, hire and train 30 youth from neighborhoods bordering the Bloomingdale Trail.
Carl Bibbs, 61, Died After a Driver Struck Him Last Month in Humboldt Park
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Bibbs was the third Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2018.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park
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The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.
Why Transportation Advocates Should Get Behind the Affordable Housing Movement
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We need to help make sure longtime residents get to stay in their communities to benefit from new amenities.
Jezniah Smith Honored at Ghost Bike Ceremony: “He Had a Beautiful Heart”
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Dozens of family and friends of Jezniah Smith came to honor the fallen cyclists with the installation of a white-painted "ghost bike" at the crash site in Humboldt Park.
Family of Fallen Cyclist Jezniah Smith Plans to File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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The driver was not cited, and police said it is believed he had the green, but there's no record of independent witnesses or camera footage to back up this theory.
Jezniah Smith, 34, Fatally Struck While Biking in Humboldt Park
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Last night a car driver struck and killed a male bicyclist in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in what appears to be the first bike fatality case of 2017.
CDOT Has a Full Plate of New and Upgraded Bike Lane Infrastructure
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During last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting Chicago Department of Transportation staffers shared a number of updates on the city’s bike network. At the event, CDOT planner Mike Amsden, who manages the department’s bikeways program, explained how funds from Blue Cross Blue Shield’s $12 million sponsorship of the Divvy bike-share system are helping to pay for bike […]
Green Space for Greenbacks: The Debate Over Private Fests in Public Parks
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[Note: This Chicago Reader article lies a bit outside Streetsblog Chicago’s usual wheelhouse of transportation and livable streets topics, but since it covers an important local public space issue, I thought it might be of interest to Streetsblog readers.] On a recent Monday afternoon, members of a group called Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest in […]
Active Trans May Launch a Petition Drive to Keep The 606 Open 24/7
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[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership will allow Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We’ll be syndicating a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website […]