How Transportation Advocates Can Be Allies During Immigration Crackdowns
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We can't have truly livable cities if immigrants don’t feel safe walking down the street or riding transit.
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Chicagoans Can Test-Ride New e-Divvies at Upcoming South Side Community Tours
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If you've been eager to try out the new electric Divvies, here's your chance. You can also suggest locations for the new stations during the tour events an at a new webpage.
Car Driver, Dirt Bike Rider Fatally Struck Pedestrians in Chicago Lawn, Humboldt Park
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18 pedestrians have been fatally struck on Chicago Streets so far this year.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 22
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Left-Turning Car Driver Fatally Struck Agustin Alfaro, 59, in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Male Bicyclist Dies After Riding on Platform, Falling Onto 3rd Rail at IMD Station (Tribune) Tribune Looks at Cook County / Metra Initiative to Potentially Lower Fares for South Siders 60 Volunteers Patrolled Albany Park on Bikes to Assist People Confronted by ICE […]
Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 19
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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) […]
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 18
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Man, 68, fatally struck in Humboldt Park, reportedly by dirt bike rider (ABC) The scooter pilot isn’t so bad, says writer Ryan Smith for Chicago mag This weekend’s heatwave could cause some severe strain on paved road and rail tracks (Tribune) Oscar Mayer rents out its Wienermobile to the public through Airbnb (Crains) A segment […]
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 17
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Kane County is looking into a bike sharing system (Daily Herald) Google Maps will now display information at bike share stations (The Verge) John looks at non-cyclists’ fears of being struck by people on bikes (Chicago Reader) ProPublica event toolkit on how to start a local conversation about parking tickets (ProPublica) Going to Pitchfork this […]
Sure, Uber Is Faster Than CTA for Getting to O’Hare — If the CTA Rider Gets Lost
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The Tribune reported that an Uber trip to O'Hare took 11 minutes less than doing the same journey via CTA. But the online version of the article didn't explain that the longer Blue Line trip included getting lost at the airport.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 16
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Lake County board removes language supporting the Rte. 53 highway extension from strategic plan (ATA) The Tribune sends reporters out to O’Hare by rideshare, Metra, and CTA to find quickest route (Tribune) Humboldt Park lagoon alligator, Chance the Snapper, finally captured (Block Club) Riverfront Wolf Point East tower shows off new renders of amenities (Curbed […]
2nd Case of Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injuring a Divvy Rider in Less Than a Month
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In the early morning of June 22, a motorist critically injured a 32-year-old man on a Divvy bike in River North and fled the scene. The driver has not been apprehended. Tragically, less than a month later, the same thing happened in Humboldt Park on Sunday night. According to the Chicago Police Department, at about 11 […]