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Politicians and activists say Dorval Carter should be replaced, CTA responds
Records show Carter has barely ridden the CTA in the past two years, when conditions have declined. Should he keep his job?
August 1, 2023
Officer turning left in SUV collided with oncoming teen bike rider in W. Humboldt Park
If the officer chose to make a left after their light turned red, or failed to yield to oncoming bike traffic, do they deserve some blame?
July 31, 2023
After a driver killed Soyfa Athamanah Tuesday, #ChiCrosswalkAction protest demands a safer Winona/Broadway
Protesters said that transportation decision-makers have blood on their hands for Athamanah's death.
July 28, 2023
CDOT just installed a Neighborhood Greenway on Wellington in Avondale. Why did it happen 6 years after the alder asked for it?
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) submitted a request for the greenway in 2017, but says CDOT didn't take action until he helped them with other bike lane projects.
July 27, 2023
Hit-and-run driver killed pedestrian Soyfa Athamanah, 69, as she crossed Broadway in Uptown.
Sun-Times photographer Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere witnessed the killing, and said he thinks it was intentional.
July 26, 2023
Traffic calming around Chicago schools and parks
Reducing the number and speed of drivers near schools and parks is a proven way to reduce the number of traffic crashes involving children.
July 26, 2023
One building crash takes a teen’s life in Hinsdale. Another forces leaders to make safety improvements in Bronzeville.
A tragedy takes place in the western suburbs. And Chicagoans shouldn't have to wait until a driver strikes their building for city officials to make traffic safety upgrades.
July 25, 2023
Hundreds of people learned about the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 on a commemorative bike tour
The multi-day violent racial conflict, initiated by the killing of a Black teen at 29th Street Beach, was the worst in Chicago history.
July 24, 2023
Is the CTA giving riders enough info about how much the Forest Park Branch Rebuild will delay their commutes?
Thanks to Streetsblog's Steven Vance for editing help with this piece.
July 24, 2023
Metra Board of Directors officially signs off on planning Rockford service via Memorandum of Understanding with IDOT
While the schedule stills need to be finalized, the MOU does say the service will have “two departures between 6 to 8 a.m. and two departures between 5 to 7 p.m.”
July 21, 2023
