Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about National Charter Bus

Lincoln Square block party honors Rafi Cardenas, 2, and other kids lost to traffic violence (NBC) Vasquez asks cyclists to join the fight against Beale’s ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding: “It’s game time” More coverage of yesterday’s eventful City Council meeting (Block Club, Sun-Times) Letter: 6 mph minimum for a speed camera ticket in […]

Lightfoot’s Chicago Moves giveaway launched yesterday, spending $7.5M in taxpayer money on free gas cards Mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner showed up for Bike Jam for a Bike Grid yesterday, made livable streets campaign promises Man shot dead at entrance doors to 79th Red Line station Wednesday afternoon, no one in custody (FOX) 3 injured after […]

Bike advocate, parking meter patsy Richard M. Daley, 80, hospitalized after feeling “out of sorts” (Sun-Times) Bike rider reportedly struck by trucker this morning at Wilson/Winthrop in Uptown Man who previously hid friend’s corpse in garage detonated explosive on Pink Line train near Kedzie (CBS) CPD releases images of suspects in beating, robbery of 27-year-old […]

Three-vehicle crash leaves one person dead in Peotone (CBS) Hit-and-run driver ran red, injuring motorist at Addison/Austin in Portage Park (CBS) Chicago Police officer shot and wounded during traffic stop in Englewood (Block Club) CPD: Woman stabbed, another punched on Chinatown Red Line platform, suspect injured 3rd woman (ABC) 17-year-old boy charged with robbing, beating […]

Committee on Public Safety approved Lightfoot’s proposal to lower curfew from 11 to 10 PM (Block Club) Ray Basulto may lose leg after hit-and-run pickup driver pinned him against a car Saturday in Irving Park (Block Club) 3 Injured in multi-vehicle crash at Huron/LaSalle in River North (NBC) Boy, 14, charged with murder after he […]

Boy, 16, killed at The Bean during meetup; Lightfoot bans unaccompanied teens from park after 6 PM Thu-Sun (ABC) 2 killed in rollover accident on Eisenhower Expressway near Illinois Medical District (ABC) 1 dead after truck driver falls off Chinatown feeder ramp to Dan Ryan Expressway (ABC) Police: 2 hospitalized after school bus driver has […]

ATA: Chicago is way behind peer cities in improving bus service. Here’s how to speed things up Days after driver killed man 33, on sidewalk in IMD, motorist injures 2 women on sidewalk in River North (ABC) Hit-and-run SUV driver critical injures woman, 28, on foot at 47th/Arthington in North Lawndale (ABC) Contrary to ABC […]

Man, 35, riding motor scooter killed in collision with truck driver at Erie/Cicero in Austin (Tribune) Driver fleeing traffic stop in River North strikes 3 people, including girl, 5, and CPD sergeant (ABC) Police pursuit of driver of stolen car ends in crash in Alsip (Patch) Police release photo of suspect from violent robbery Monday […]

More coverage of how removal of Madison medians contributed to cyclist’s death (NBC, Block Club) ELPC director calls for building a protected bike lane network to fight climate change (Crain’s) Lightfoot will release climate action plan today. No word yet if it will include more free gas cards. (ABC) Instead of giving away free gasoline, […]

Bronzeville Trail, a 606-Style bike and pedestrian path for South Side, finally moving forward (Block Club) Driver fatally struck Allen Lee Jr., 88, in Morgan Park last month (Sun-Times) Ingleside driver had drugs in his system at time he killed Michael J. Brennan, 53, last year, officials say (Tribune) Man stabbed during fight on CTA […]

ATA agrees with Streetsblog: Along with trails plan, we need a citywide network of connected, protected bikeways Driver fatally struck Richard Bradley, 77, at massive intersection of U.S. 41 and Buckley in N. Chicago (Tribune) Woman, 27, killed after driving into fence near Roosevelt/Morgan early this morning (Sun-Times) CPD shares reports of groups of people […]