Mark Goodman, 56, died after bike crash on LFT; another cyclist was injured on LSD
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A third cyclists is asking for help to track down the hit-and-run SUV driver who broke his collarbone in River North.
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You can’t bike to work on the LFT, but the Trib suggests illegally cruising LSD for fun
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Sorry to be Sir Thomas Bringdown III, but unless car-free outdoor recreation isn't a viable option for you, it's irresponsible to go out driving for fun during the COVID-19 crisis
Mohamed Salah Ali, 29, killed at Museum Campus intersection where ped access is banned
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The victim was the second pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Advocate For Adding Bus Lanes to North Lake Shore Drive Without Widening the Highway
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The most sustainable option, converting existing traffic lanes to bus-only, is still on the table. But it's not going to happen unless residents voice support for it.
Cyclists Enjoyed a Car-Free and Carefree LSD on Bike the Drive
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Banishing motor vehicles from Lake Shore Drive brings out a wide demographic of cyclists, including folks who don't feel comfortable pedaling on Chicago's car-centric streets.
Jackson Park Watch Opposes Plan for Pedestrianization, Road Diet on Cornell
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The group's concern that a "four-to-three conversion" road diet on the stretch of Cornell between 57th and 59th will create carmaggedon is misguided.
IDOT Favors Managed Lanes for the North LSD Redesign
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IDOT finally lifted the curtain off its Transit and Managed lanes concepts for the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction project.
Obama Library Plans Massive Parking Garage, Lacks Holistic Transportation Plan
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At public meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, officials from the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Obama Foundation revealed the latest site plans for the Obama Presidential Center (“the library”), which included details about how the foundation plans to build an aboveground parking garage on parkland. CDOT commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld described how her department intends […]
Chicago Should Take Over the North Lake Shore Drive Redesign Project
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Last week, the Illinois Department of Transportation hosted the first public meeting on the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction project in almost a year and a half. This state-jurisdiction road, which is located entirely within the city limits, currently restricts access to our lakefront. And since CTA “express” buses are forced to share travel lanes with cars, […]
Motorcyclist Fatally Struck Woman in Queen’s Landing Crosswalk
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A motorcyclist has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving after he allegedly ran a red light on Lake Shore Drive, killing a woman who was walking in the crosswalk by Buckingham Fountain. On Monday, October 19, at around 10:45 p.m., Katrin Kutscheidt, 25, a visitor from Germany, and her male partner, 40, […]
Despite Saturday’s Tragic Crash, Divvy Has a Strong Safety Record
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Last weekend, medical student Travis Persaud was struck by two different drivers while riding a Divvy bike on Lake Shore Drive, a limited-access highway where cycling is prohibited. Persaud, 25, is the only person ever to have been critically injured while riding bike-share in Chicago since the system launched in June 2013. Around 2:50 a.m. […]