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Cop who killed Hershel Weinberger was suspended after drunken suicide threat

By John Greenfield | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

It's not clear whether terminating the officer back in 2000 would have prevented him from killing the boy on his bicycle, but the cop deserves to be fired for his recklessness now.

The moment before the police first shot Ariel Roman before trying to detain him for crossing between cars. Image: Michael McDunnah

Firing of cops who shot Ariel Roman on CTA would be a step in the right direction

By John Greenfield | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

The Ariel Roman case starkly shows that police enforcement of minor rule-breaking is the wrong approach.

Litter on the Red Line last month. Photo: John Greenfield

Yes, CTA needs to improve, but let’s avoid homeless-blaming and overpolicing

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments

there are better ways to improve safety and rider experience on the CTA to help avoid a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving

Why the history of racism in transportation enforcement and planning still matters today

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.

Opened drawbridges limiting entrance and egress to and from the Loop during the George Floyd protests. Photo: John Greenfield

Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest

By John Greenfield | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.

Recovered bikes at the 35th Ward office. Photo: Ariel Parella Aureli

Ramirez-Rosa’s office recovers 22 more bikes CPD confiscated from racial justice protesters

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

Recovery efforts to reunite cyclists with their bikes taken by police at protests this summer slowly continue as alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's 35th Ward office leads the charge.

As police reform movement intensifies, an update on CTA shooting victim Ariel Roman

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Amidst recent tragedies, Roma's slow recovery offers a small glimmer of hope.

Toriano Sanzone speaks to the crowd before the ride. Photo: Cameron Bolton

Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform

By Cameron Bolton | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.

People protest George Floyd's murder in the Loop. Photo: Maria Shaughnessy, U-High Midway

Reflections on the unrest, by the native son of a Chicago cop

By James Porter | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

I'm cautiously optimistic that there may be some positive results for African Americans in terms of safety in public space and freedom of mobility.

CPD officers wrongly cited curfew to order Streetsblog to stop filming arrest

By John Greenfield | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

A minor encounter with Chicago Police Department officers underscored the importance of making sure police follow laws protecting freedom of the press.

Police at the Jackson Red Line platform. Photo: John Greenfield

Having police crack down on minor transit infractions doesn’t make us safer

By John Greenfield | Mar 11, 2020 | No Comments

Today transit worker union reps and community organizations called for non-police solutions to reducing crime on the CTA.

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