Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about National Charter Bus

The fair ride-hail tax structure will kick in on January 6 (Curbed Chicago) Woman, 28, critically injured after falling onto Jackson Blue Line tracks while talking on phone (Sun-Times) Ambulance/car crash in Mundelein results in injuries (CBS) Man beaten and robbed by 8 people on CTA Red Line train at Harrison (WGN) Officer sentenced to 18 […]

NRDC: Lightfoot’s fair ride-hail tax plan will be a model for other cities Police: Woman, 34, killed after running red at Roosevelt/Ogden, colliding with 2 other cars (Tribune) Teen stabbed in thigh during fight at Belmont Red Line station (ABC) Woman rescues 4-year-old-girl from car stuck on Metra tracks just before train hits it (Sun-Times) […]

Uber is using receipts to spread its propaganda against the fair ride-hail tax plan (Sun-Times, Crain’s) 1 stabbed to death, 3 injured in Portage Park after minor crash turns into deadly brawl (WWTW) Palos Park police officer injured in rear-end crash (Sun-Times) Driver nearly hits pedestrian in Heart of Chicago, then lunges at him with […]

Snow delayed Halloween opening of 312 RiverRun, but it should open this month (Block Club) Alley near Jeff Park Blue Line stop will become a pedestrian plaza with stage, seating (Block Club) 2 state troopers killed in alleged DUI rear-end crash while making traffic stop on I-57 (Sun-Times) 4 injured, including 2 officers, in alleged […]

70 percent of pedestrians stopped and frisked by CPD officers are Black (ABC) Lyft to add over 220 jobs in Chicago, create new drivers’ center along the Kennedy (Tribune) Man, 33, killed in Loop when his cab driver failed to yield when turning left (Sun-Times) Driver fatally struck man, 31, in unincorporated Crystal Lake (Sun-Times) […]

Tribune endorses extending the city’s scooter pilot (and complains about getting stuck in expressway traffic) The Trib looks at the possibility of the scooter program becoming permanent Evanston transportation chief: Protected bike lanes can help keep cyclists off sidewalks (Evanston Roundtable) How has bike-share been working out in Champaign-Urbana? (Smile Politely) 5 family-friendly trails to […]

Lightfoot says new 45th Ward alderman may not be able to block proposed 6-Corners development (Block Club) Bridgeview officer fatally shot van driver who allegedly rear-ended his car, emerged from van holding gun (NBC) Lawyer for Woodfield Mall attacker calls incident “an accident” despite 124 searches for mall on phone (Tribune) Woman charged with DUI […]

Bicyclist killed last week in Waukegan by hit-and-run driver identified as Vere Day, 60 (Tribune) “Suspicious death” at Rosemont station caused 3-hour Blue Line delay early this morning (Sun-Times) Bomb scare at Clark/Lake halted 6 different CTA train lines during yesterday’s PM rush (ABC) Man who punched woman who photographed him, knocking her onto ‘L’ […]

Lightfoot opposes reduced Metra fares, argues that it would hurt CTA ridership (Tribune) Metra schedules affected by Positive Train Control installation (Sun-Times) 2 police officers injured in East Garfield Park crash (CBS) Serious crime has doubled on the ‘L’, despite the CTA adding thousands of security cameras (Tribune) WTTW looks at the Dickens Greenway controversy […]

How do we keep NIMBYs from killing good projects like the Dickens Greenway (Active Trans) In an effort to protect Lakefront Trail, beaches from high water, CDOT installing Jersey walls (Curbed) Judge says lawsuit to block Lincoln Yards may not pass legal muster (Block Club) Lori gets scrapyard near Lincoln Yards site to leave the […]

Video shows crash that killed Myrna Logan, 81, witnesses wonder why driver was released (CBS) NIMBY website “Balance on Broadway” launched to fight TOD plan for old Treasure Island site Tired of waiting for CTA to produce “Baby on Board” pins, moms make their own (Sun-Times) 10-year-old, 5-story apartment building near the Kimball Brown stop […]