Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

Metra to make schedule changes on 5 lines starting next month (Tribune) Metra receives $17.8M USDOT grant for MD-North bridge over Milwaukee Avenue (Railway Technology) Seniors march to Cappleman’s office to complain about relocation of Montrose/Broadway bus stop (Block Club) High-speed police chase ends with suspect crashing car into a tree in Riverdale (CBS) Aldermen […]

Steinberg: MADD’s campaign against drunk driving offers hope for gun control (Sun-Times) 3 injured, including 2 police officers, in Englewood crash (Sun-Times) U.S. News looks at the growth of e-bike-share, including the Divvy expansion 500K square-foot office building proposed for parking lot near Chicago Brown Line stop (Crain’s) John discusses bike initiatives at the Chicago Cycling […]

2 dead, several injured after fiery Bishop Ford crash (CBS) Hit-and-run driver in 2-door red Honda critically injured woman, 47, in Humboldt (CBS) Taxi driver died in 3-vehicle crash on Edens in Skokie, lanes closed for 6 hours (Tribune) Driver who killed Telesfora Escamilla, 84, found not guilty; “He got away with murder” (ABC) CBS looks […]

CTA fires Red Line train driver who struck woman who went on tracks to recover her phone (CBS) 1 dead after Amtrak train hits box truck, derails near University Park (ABC) Hit-and-run driver critically injured pedestrian, 39, in Back of the Yards (ABC) Suspected drunk driver injured off-duty police officer on Dan Ryan (CBS) Officers […]

Left-Turning Car Driver Fatally Struck Agustin Alfaro, 59, in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Male Bicyclist Dies After Riding on Platform, Falling Onto 3rd Rail at IMD Station (Tribune) Tribune Looks at Cook County / Metra Initiative to Potentially Lower Fares for South Siders 60 Volunteers Patrolled Albany Park on Bikes to Assist People Confronted by ICE […]

An Interview With Outgoing Active Trans Director Run Burke, Who’s Taking a Job at Lyft. Video Shows Crash That Killed Gerimiah Staple Jr., 19, as He Fled a Police Stop for Phone Use (ABC) TOD With 246 Apartments, 13 Affordable Units, 107 Car Spots Proposed Near Addison Red Stop (Curbed) Outside Magazine Calls the Riverwalk a […]

“Walk, Stroll, and Talk” Program Promotes Neighborhood Unity in South Shore (Block Club) 5 Hospitalized After Turning Driver Fails to Yield on Lower Wacker Driver (CBS) Man Charged in Fatal Grayslake Crash Tried to Flee to Guatemala (Sun-Times) Transition From Middle-Randolph Bike Lanes to Upper Randolph Still Isn’t Safe (Chainlink) City Cites Bird, Bolt, JUMP, […]

Lekeith Steel, 17, Fatally Shot While Biking in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) Man Charged With Homicide, Leaving The Scene for Crash That Killed His Sister, 2 Others (Tribune) Ashland/Jackson Reopened After Tanker Crash and Fuel Spill (Sun-Times) Bus Tour Highlighted Potential New Southeast Side Bike Connections (Active Trans) Heartland Cafe Site Developer Can’t Get Zoning Change, […]

Assembly Underway on 7000 Series CTA Cars at New Hegewisch Factory (CBS) Rush Has Operated on 2 CHI Scooter Riders, Doctor Predicts “Tsunami of Wrist Fractures” (WBBM) BACP: 11,000 Scooter Rides Were Taken During the First Weekend of the Pilot (Block Club) Residents of Lofts at 4000 W Diversey Are Using Scooters to Access the […]

Family of Verona Gunn, 84, Killed in CPD Crash, Asks for Independent Investigation (Tribune) Police Release Images of Suspects in Robbery at the Fullerton Stop Last Monday (CBS) Inspector General Says Street Repaving Should Not Be Under Aldermanic Control (Sun-Times) The Sun-Times Looks at the Riverview Bridge Project Rates and Discounts Offered for the Scooter […]

Good Transit, Walkability, and Bike Facilities Are Part of What Makes Chicago Great (Curbed) Yard Social Club Argues Metra Extension Into Kendall County Could Enable Sprawl Hoffman Estates Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle/Van Crash in South Barrington (Sun-Times) Rahm Emanuel Completes 900-Mile Bike Trip Around Lake Michigan (Facebook) WBEZ Talks With Ex-Messenger and Bike Touring […]