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Driver pulling over for police pursuing private scooter rider critically injures him (NBC) Amtrak / Metra Union Station negotiations hit an impasse (Crain’s) South Siders questioning parking bans at local beaches plan hangout session at Montrose (Block Club) Ald. Reilly talks about his riverwalk bike ban proposal, which CDOT called “too extreme” on WGN Take […]

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 […]

Schwieterman: How Congestion Pricing Can Help Chicago’s Infrastructure (Crain’s) Man Charged in DUI Crash That Injured 2 Police Officers in Austin (ABC) Sun-Times Editorial on Scooter Safety Quotes SBC Crash Stats, John’s WTTW Interview Experts Weigh in on the Environmental Impact of the Chicago Scooter Program (ENN) City Officials Are Seeking Feedback on the Scooter […]

Lightfoot Stands Firm on Ending Aldermanic Prerogative, as Opposition Grows in the Council (Sun-Times) After State Gas Tax Is Hikes, Lightfoot Says She Won’t Raise City Gas Tax or CTA Fares (Tribune) Video Shows CTA Guard Stood on Platform While Woman Looked for Phone on Tracks and Was Killed (CBS) Driver Who Killed Michael Jordan, […]

Read Active Trans Director Ron Burke’s Explanation of Why He’s Going to Work for Lyft 3 People Dead in Fiery Tri-Taylor Crash (CBS) 1 Dead After Crash Involving State Trooper on I-55 in Bolingbrook (CBS) Scooter Rider Hospitalized After Reportedly Being Shoved on Milwaukee by Bike Rider (CSAF) Op-ed: How Those Annoying Scooters Will Make […]

Coverage of This Weekend’s… Interesting… Scooter Launch (Sun-Times, CBS, NBC) Letter: Ald. Burnett Says Scooters Will Be Good for Improving Transportation Access (Tribune) Ed Zotti’s 3-Step Plan for Using Transit to Improve Chicago’s Future Outlook (Sun-Times) Component’s for CTA’s 7000-Series Arriving in Chicago (Mass Transit) Metra Train That Caught Fire Thursday Was Due for Repairs (CBS) […]

More Details on Transit and Rail Projects in the Illinois Infrastructure Bill (Tribune) 17 Injured, Some Seriously, After Driver Rear-Ends CTA Bus in Chatham (NBC) 7 Hospitalized After Partial Green Line Derailment in Bronzeville, Trains Delayed 5 Hours (Tribune) SUV Drivers Who Crashed Into House, Putting Keith Bradley, 57, in Coma, Is Still at Large (CBS) […]

Active Trans Blasts Lack of Transparency in Riverwalk Bike Ban, Redesign MPC: Illinois Should End the Roads-For-Votes System and Make Transpo Decisions Based on Need (NPR) Police: Driver Was on Phone When She Fatally Struck Troy Mitchell, 37, in Franklin Park (Fox) Police Chase Results in the Death of Bystander Suos Khloth, 60, in Joliet (CBS) Video: […]

Cahill: Lori Should Lobby for Transit Getting a Bigger Slice of Capital Bill Funding (Crain’s) Chicago Slips on Population but Is Still the Third Biggest U.S. City (Tribune) After Dozens of Downtown Arrests on Recent Weekends CPD Plans to Beef up CTA Patrols (Tribune) Driver Fatally Struck John Sutherland, 65, in Calumet City Tuesday (Sun-Times) […]

Curbed Looks at Rahm Emanuel’s Transportation Legacy 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Driver Crashes Into Assessor’s Office in Beach Park (Sun-Times) CDOT Releases Plan for Minor Safety Improvements on North Avenue in Austin (OakPark.com) Glencoe Schools Get $100K in State Grants for Safe Routes to School Improvements (Tribune) Lathrop Homes Path Is a New Link […]

More Than 50 Area Leaders Urge Pritzker to Support Third Airport at Peotone (Southtown) 2 Shot at Argyle Station, 1 Seriously, Causing Major Delays on PM Red Line Commute (Tribune) Kevin Hunt, 18, Killed in Head-on Crash While Passing Another Vehicle in Oak Park (Sun-Times) Alderman King Says the Plan for Bikeways on Polk and […]