After mayor delayed Council vote on Beale’s ordinance to allow deadly speeds, he calls her a “dictator” (Sun-Times) More coverage of CTA ghost trains and buses: “It just never arrives” (FOX) SUV driver struck sedan at 87th/Ashland, fatally injuring a girl, 13, and injuring 4 other sedan occupants (NBC) Lamarke Smith, 34, in coma after […]
The CTA needs to do the honest and responsible thing. It must change its published timetables so that "scheduled service" and actual service begin to at least remotely resemble each other.
Lincoln Square block party honors Rafi Cardenas, 2, and other kids lost to traffic violence (NBC) Vasquez asks cyclists to join the fight against Beale’s ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding: “It’s game time” More coverage of yesterday’s eventful City Council meeting (Block Club, Sun-Times) Letter: 6 mph minimum for a speed camera ticket in […]
Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
ATA on aldermanic effort to allow speeding by 9 mph: “This is not the time to let drivers off the hook” (Block Club) A man is in grave condition after shooting on Red Line train near 47th following altercation (WGN) CTA riders exit stopped train due to heat, walk down subway tunnel to station (FOX) […]
It's clear that the arguments for letting drivers speed by up to 9 mph over the limit are bogus. And if aldermen vote to do that, they'll have blood on their hands.