Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Roscoe Village Bikes

Rahm had a good record on transportation — should he be USDOT chief? (No.) (Chicago Mag) How government and private industry let Madison St. in Garfield Park crumble (Block Club) More information needed about airflow on Chicagoland buses and trains (ATA) Some city officials urge ‘s little flexibility’ on COVID restrictions to support businesses (Block […]

National Lawyers Guild of Chicago speaks out against transit shutdowns (ATA) Right-wing Illinois Policy looks at proposal to ticket drivers doing 36 in 30 zones 3 dead, including baby, in Will County crash (Sun-Times) Driver dies after crossing center line, striking another vehicle in Waukegan (Tribune) Attacker shot CTA bus driver with paintball gun in […]

Reilly: Let’s review contract with J.D. Decaux, including $100K bus shelter relocation fee (Sun-Times) Better Streets notes that rebuilding LSD without bus lanes would be a missed opportunity (CBS) Woman killed, 8-year-old boy seriously injured in crash on Eisenhower (WGN) Driver critically injures woman walking, 33, then strikes pole in South Shore (Tribune) Community rallies […]

Hit-and-run driver killed Mitchell Climons, 55, walking near 5th Avenue and Pulaski (ABC) State Police: Darren Green Jr. killed during struggle with trooper over gun during traffic stop (ABC) Car driver seriously injured man walking, 56, in Chatham and fled the scene (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run SUV driver caused $100K in damage to Buckingham Fountain fence (Sun-Times) […]

Lightfoot reopens indoor service for bars w/o kitchens, increases restaurant capacity (Block Club) Homewood’s historic Amtrak train station overhaul underway; Metra station is next (Tribune) National Park Service seeking public input on Environmental Assessment for Obama Center plan New Pilsen mural pays tribute to essential workers (Block Club) Ride Illinois prepares 10-year Bikeway Implementation plan […]

The Crusader wonders why the Red Line Extension wasn’t mentioned in eTOD report press release Tribune applauds Metra’s pandemic safety efforts and ridership restoration push Driver, 46, who was fatally shot in Lawndale crashed while fleeing, injuring person at bus stop (CBS) Driver, 21, killed in Wauconda after crossing lanes, head-on crash with delivery truck […]

ATA urges members to take city’s budget survey, push for sustainable transportation funding Here’s a summary of what ATA learned from its listening tour on COVID transportation 2 female motorists suffered head injuries in last week’s LFT crash at Belmont (ABC) Police: Woman robbed at knifepoint near Austin Blue Line station (Tribune) Installation of plastic […]

Affluent North Siders complain about having to worry about crime for the first time (Tribune) Active Transportation Alliance cofounder Suzan Pinsof reflects on the group’s origins Southbridge TOD near Cermak Red and Green stations is moving forward (MHN) Local doctors weigh in on whether 6 feet is enough for social distancing (Tribune) Elkhardt County, IN, […]

The Tribune looks at how the COVID bike boom is affecting clubs and shops Driver fatally struck Hee Park, 81, in crosswalk near Glenview (Patch) Several arrested after River North multi-car crash involving CPD squad car (ABC) A NW Indiana resident offers tips for people getting back into biking (Tribune) The Chainlink owner wants to […]

ELPC: City’s air quality plan should do more to address diesel traffic, electrify buses (WTTW) Semi driver fatally struck male pedestrian at North/Kimball in Humboldt Park (CBS) Driver fatally shot, car crashes into apartment building in Chatham (CBS) Video shows a senior carjacked in Streeterville by a dozen young people on Divvies (Sun-Times) Police order […]