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The aftermath of a side-impact crash. Image: Wikipedia

If Illinois bans red light cameras, Springfield lawmakers will have blood on their hands

By John Greenfield | Oct 18, 2019

Bills have been introduced in Springfield to ban the cams statewide, but data from cities that have banned automated enforcement show significant increases in serious and fatal crashes.

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Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2019

A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.

Mayor Lightfoot wants to jack up the price of ride-hailing trips, and that’s a very good thing

By John Greenfield | Oct 18, 2019

Some of the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 18

By John Greenfield | Oct 18, 2019

Lightfoot proposes tripling ride-share tax on solo rides in or out of downtown (Tribune) State legislator sponsors bill to ban red light cameras in Illinois (NPR) Driver found guilty of DUI, homicide in crash that killed Annajeanne Dewey (Sun-Times) $1,000 reward offered to find driver who killed pedestrian Robert Szabo, 59, in Lombard (Sun-Times) Illini […]

Rendering of the Emmet Street development.

Logan affordable TOD got key approvals, flack from NIMBYs, at Plan Commission hearing

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Oct 17, 2019

While opponents said the land would be more valuable as a parking lot or a market-rate development, proponents stressed the value of keeping Logan Square economiclly diverse.

Attendees at the Drexel meeting. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Most meeting attendees opposed King’s plan to turn Drexel bikeways into car parking

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 17, 2019

Less than a year ago CDOT moved the Drexel bike lanes next to the grassy median to make them safer. Now Alderman Sophia King is proposing to move them back and create new parking lanes by the median.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 17

By John Greenfield | Oct 17, 2019

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 […]

Ghost bike ceremony will honor fallen cyclist Douglas Demott 10/27 in Tinley Park

By John Greenfield | Oct 17, 2019

A 93-year-old driver fatally struck DeMott as he cycled home from work in the southwest suburb last January.

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New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 16, 2019

Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 16

By John Greenfield | Oct 16, 2019

Ald. King proposes turning the Drexel bike lanes into parking lanes; community meeting tonight Man visiting from Boston for Chicago Marathon disarms alleged robber on the Blue Line (WGN) Glendale Heights village administrator accused of DUI, hit-and-run (WGN) Chicago pastor is walking to Springfield to support a bill that recognizes “violence as a disease” (Politico) […]