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Resumen de la reunión del Colaborativo de movilidad de Chicago en marzo
La primera reunión trimestral del Colaborativo de movilidad de Chicago del año se llevó a cabo la semana pasada el jueves 16 de marzo en el McKinley Park Fieldhouse.
April 1, 2023
Chicago Mobility Collaborative March meeting recap
The first quarterly Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting of the year was held this past week on Thursday March 16th at the McKinley Park Fieldhouse.
April 1, 2023
“Carmageddon” by Chicagoan Daniel Knowles discusses how our society became car-centric
His advice for people inspired by his book to try to fix this? “I think my advice would be ‘Be louder’, because you are quite numerous. There's more of you than you think.”
March 31, 2023
Renderings of Redefine the Drive an ambitious vision for improving public space
Drawings of potential changes were posted on the Redefine the Drive website, many which are various views of a dramatically transformed Oak Street beach and new green space.
March 31, 2023
Driver who ran stop sign fatally struck James R. Thompson, 26, in West Loop, fled
Drivers blowing stop signs is commonplace in Chicago, and tragically early Saturday morning in the West Loop a motorist's decision to do so robbed James Richard Thompson, 26, of his life.
March 30, 2023
Man, 46, is 2nd pedestrian struck on multilane Cicero Ave. in less than 4 months
On December 14, 2022, a male pedestrian was walking in 1100 block of South Cicero Avenue in Austin when an SUV driver fatally struck him. The five-lane layout of the street encourages speeding.
March 30, 2023
For second time in less than a year, another Divvy price hike quietly kicked in this month
Today the Chicago Department of Transportation put out a press release about the new Chicago Cycling Strategy plan, "outlining a community-driven approach to expanding Chicago’s bike network and creating a more equitable, safe, and inviting city for cycling." Streetsblog will take a closer look at that document soon.
March 29, 2023
Speed round: Both candidates said they’d dismantle Chicago’s livesaving speed cam program
It's disappointing that even politicians who claim to care about public safety and transportation equity have a blind spot when it comes to automated enforcement, which protects the most vulnerable Chicagoans, simply because traffic cameras are unpopular with drivers.
March 29, 2023
Report looks at how infra and enforcement limit freedom of movement in Black communities
The report report suggests that cities like Chicago not only need to provide equitable safety infrastructure in communities of color, they also need to rethink traffic law enforcement in order to remove barriers to mobility.
March 28, 2023
Guo Ning Li, 78, killed in Chinatown crosswalk by van driver who failed to yield
The incident was the second time in a month that a turning van driver fatally struck a senior in a Chicago crosswalk.
March 28, 2023
