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NACTO to Take Safer Street Designs to Developing World Cities
Last year, the National Association of City Transportation Officials brought us the Urban Street Design Guide, and now it’s going global.
October 27, 2014
Pedestrian Killed on Near West Side
The 1100 block of West Roosevelt, looking westbound.
October 17, 2014
Will Florida DOT Pull Off a “Culture Change” and Make Streets Safer?
Holding the distinction of being the most dangerous state for biking and walking seems to have inspired a real reform effort in Florida.
September 22, 2014
Woman Fatally Struck by CTA Bus Driver in Brighton Park
47th and Western from the bus driver's perspective.
September 17, 2014
Driver Who Killed Jesse Bradley Got 16-Year Prison Sentence
Unfortunately, due to some crossed wires, I didn't hear about the outcome in the case of Jesse Bradley, a Northwestern law student killed by an intoxicated driver, until recently. However, Streetsblog readers will want to know that Bianca Garcia, the motorist who killed Bradley while drunk and high and then fled the scene, has received an appropriately long jail sentence. “It’s a very good ending,” said victim advocate Sharon Johnson from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.
July 14, 2014
Jesse Bradley, Killed in a Hit-and-Run DUI, May Get Justice Soon
[This piece also ran in Checkerboard City, John's column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.]
March 26, 2014