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Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 22

By John Greenfield | Feb 22, 2019 | 5 Comments

Mayoral Candidates Support Upgrading Metra Electric (Active Trans) Why Are U.S. Cities Becoming More Dangerous for Pedestrians and Cyclists? (Fast Company) Multibillion-Dollar Plan Would Build High-Rises Over Metra Tracks by Soldier Field (Tribune) MED Saw Major Delays After Freight Derailment Near East Hazel Crest (Sun-Times) What a Racket! Check Out the Squash Court Being Built […]

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Talking Headways Podcast: Mapping the Land

By Jeff Wood | Feb 21, 2019

This week, we learn about digital mapping.

Police arrest Divvy rider Joshua Thomas last August. Photo: Eboni Senai Hawkins

Is CPD Using Racial Profiling to Catch Divvy Thieves?

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2019 | 16 Comments

Black bike advocates say yes—and that they have the stats to prove it.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 21

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2019 | 2 Comments

Tribune: Metra Ridership Fell 9% Between 2014 and 2018, While Fares Rose 4 Times Most Mayoral Candidates Support a Dedicated Bike Walk Fund (Active Trans) No Charges for Driver Who Critically Injured Girl Near Downer’s Grove School (Sun-Times) Motorist Charged With DUI for Crash That Injured State Trooper on I-94 (ABC) Driver, 87, Plows Into […]

A Metra UP-N train at Lake Forest station. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Metra Launching New Reverse Commute Service to Lake County Next Month

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2019

The extra runs are being bankrolled with help from Lake County municipalities and businesses.

There are lots of shared-mobility options for going to vote nowadays. Photo: John Greenfield

Car2go Is Offering Chicagoans $20 in Free Credit to Roll to the Polls Next Tuesday

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2019

No word yet on whether the service's eight-month pilot will be extended.

The aftermath of the crash that killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe last March.

Bill to Legalize Autonomous Vehicles Moves Forward in Illinois Legislature

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2019 | 4 Comments

State rep Michael J. Zalewski says the law is needed to fill a "legislative vacuum." The bill as written would prevent municipalities from banning the technology.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 20

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2019 | 6 Comments

Community Development Commission OKs $900M Lincoln Yards TIF (Sun-Times) Judge Upholds Lawsuit Opposing Obama Presidential Center Location (Curbed) 3 Injured, Including 1-Year-Old, in Fiery Burbank Crash (Sun-Times) State Trooper Injured in Crash on Dan Ryan Near 43rd in Bronzeville (Sun-Times) Slick Morning Commute as Snow Turns to Freezing Rain in Northern Illinois (Tribune) ELPC: Let’s […]

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Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2019

Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.

Pullman Community Center. Photo: U.S. Bank

CTA Extends Pullman Shuttle to Serve New Community Center, 5 Other Routes

By John Greenfield | Feb 19, 2019 | 2 Comments

The extension, which launches March 31, will nearly double the length of the #111A Pullman Shuttle Route.