Eyes on the Street: Concrete Protection on the Milwaukee and Elston Protected Lanes
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The massive amount of bike traffic on Milwaukee nowadays suggests that the extra protection was warranted.
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Why Social Democracies Are Great Places to Ride a Bike
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Sensible, humane labor, housing, health, and education policies and efficient, democratic transportation systems go hand-in-hand.
CNT’s Jacky Grimshaw Discusses Her Career in Planning & Politics
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Grimshaw discussed her unorthodox career path, what she learned from working for Harold Washington, why the Transit Future campaign is currently stalled, and much more.
Grief and Rage Over Traffic Violence at the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council Meeting
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The quarterly Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting is usually a tightly scheduled show-and-tell, with staff from the Chicago Department of Transportation and other city agencies giving presentations on what they’re doing to improve cycling. But after a particularly bad week for biking in the Chicago area, last Wednesday CDOT threw out the script and opened […]
Ex-USDOT Chief LaHood Will Lead Chicago’s Transportation and Mobility Task Force
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Hopefully the new task force will ensure that the city proactively sets shared-mobility and AV policy, rather than scrambling to deal with disruptive technology.
Here’s an Inexpensive, Simple Way to Help Prevent Bicycle Dooring Crashes and Save Lives
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Striping all bike lanes in a way that encourages cyclists to ride out of the "door zone" would help keep people out of harm's way.
What Rahm Got Right About Transportation, and What Still Needs to Change
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After Emanuel's surprise announcement that he won't seek a third term, here's a look back at his transportation legacy, and recommendations for the mayoral hopefuls.
Another Case of a Black Divvy Rider Stopped and Searched Near Chicago and State
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Lots of people ride Divvies on downtown sidewalks, but are police only enforcing bike laws against African Americans?
Chicago’s DoBi Bike Pilot Is Going Fairly Smoothly, But Most Use Is in or Near Beverly
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Documents acquired via a public records request suggest that vandalism isn't a serious problem, but most of the rides originated in wealthier, whiter parts of the Far South Side.
Are Police Racial Profiling Black Bike-Share Users in an Effort to Recover Stolen Divvies?
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The CPD says it uses bike ticketing as a strategy to conduct searches in communities of color. A Black bike advocate claims officers are also targeting African-American men on Divvies in other parts of town.
Sun-Times Editorial on Expanding Transit and Widening Roads Gets It Half Right
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The paper understands that we need more transit, but doesn't grasp why expressway expansion is at cross-purposes with that goal.