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Bicycling

Lily Shambrook’s family hopes lawsuit against city will help keep others safe on bikes

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Bus Transit

Retired CTA supervisor Kevin Majors has some advice for current leadership

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Chicago Policy

Another win for embattled CTA prez: Installation of new security monitors in stations is complete

Colin Anderson

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Visualizing how current Chicago infrastructure fails people walking and biking

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Eyes on the Street: CDOT “hardens” left turns on Ashland with speed bumps and bollards

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Beyond Chicagoland

Lightfoot’s ex-deputy mayor of public security to John Kass: I pack heat on the CTA

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Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety

Mary Wisniewski

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Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

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Video shows Nick Parlingayan was dragged 50 feet, residents demand safety upgrades

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Homeless coalition hopes CTA security plan won’t “criminalize” unhoused people on the ‘L’

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