Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Roscoe Village Bikes

6 months after death of Carla Aiello, Milwaukee bike lane repainted, but no protected lanes (Block Club) State parks are reopening, Forest preserve parking lots are closing, Chicago parks staying closed (WTTW) Letter: Reopen parks and hire social distancing ambassadors to enforce the rules (Sun-Times) 2 people having their car towed on I-57 killed when […]

CTA, Pace and Metra to receive $1.4 billion in federal stimulus money (Sun-Times) Advocates call for transit agencies to prioritize racial equity in COVID-19 response (Active Trans) 2 people, including 14-year-old girl, killed in Park Manor after SUV driver ran red (CBS) Driver speeding on Archer died after running into another car and crashing into […]

Fewer crashes, but more serious injuries in Chicago during pandemic, data shows (WGN) Father: Ex-Marine was avoiding conflict when he was pushed into ‘L’ train and killed (Tribune) Trucker fatally struck cyclist David Powell, 46, near downstate Mahomet (Keating Law) Officials: South-suburban drive-through COVID-19 test facility is coming (Block Club) Pedestrian traffic in the Loop […]

Active Trans calls for stronger pandemic safety measures for transit workers CTA says sick passenger led to closing of Blue Line car, dangerous crowding (NBC) Laid-off renters beg city, landlords for relief, but rent freeze requires action by state (Block Club) 11 new developments will bring over 1K new affordable units to Chicago (Curbed) How […]

Metra has cut service in half due to low ridership. Here’s the new schedule (Tribune) Loop Alliance: Foot traffic has dropped 63 percent during the pandemic (Curbed) A pandemic update from Active Trans: Bike the Drive is still planned for 5/24 What it’s like taking a drive-up coronavirus test (Tribune) How the coronavirus is impacting […]

Here’s what CTA and Metra say they’re doing to fight the spread of coronavirus Metra riders say trains are empty as people stay home, but ridership is steady on CTA (Block Club) CTA police shooting victim Ariel Roman has filed a federal lawsuit agains the city (Tribune) Tow truck driver runs several lights, kills motorist, […]

Konkol: CTA cop shooting is an argument for immediate release of police use-of-force videos (Patch) Kass claims “there is little outrage” over the police shooting of Ariel Roman (Tribune) CTA says no special cleaning protocols are needed during coronavirus outbreak (WBBM) Train, 2 drivers crash in Garfield Ridge, no hospitalizations (Fox) South Shore Line’s bikes […]

City promises to roll out public safety plan for CTA this week (WGN) Driver fatally struck pedestrian at Irving Park and 25th Ave. in Schiller Park (ABC) Man charged in crash that injured 5, including 2 Chicago police officers (Fox) Hit-and-run driver seriously injured male pedestrian, 59, in Englewood (Block Club) Cyclist, 30, attacked and […]

Contractor for $2.1B RPM project is donating $250K to program for low-income students (Block Club) Andersonville neighbors hope to make car-centric Catalpa St. more people-friendly (Block Club) North Side Red Line service was suspended Saturday after accidental death at Addison (Tribune) At least 15 hurt in Austin Friday after wrong-way driver hit CTA bus (WGN) […]

IL drivers whose licenses were suspended for non-moving violations can get them reinstated (Block Club) Fatal crash that may have been caused by medical emergency shut down 2 miles of SB LSD (CBS) Community activist asks hit-and-run driver who injured his sister to turn themself in (ABC) Police: SUV driver struck parked CTA bus in […]

CPD: Police chase after man, 43, critically shot ended with crash at Montrose/Western (WGN) Police chase for “minor traffic violation” on LSD ends with crash by Burnham Harbor (Sun-Times) Man charged for driving while high in possible 1st pot-related DUI in IL after legalization (CBS) Metra train hit semi in Edgebrook yesterday, the 2nd Metra/vehicle […]