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Hit-and-run driver killed pedestrian Soyfa Athamanah, 69, as she crossed Broadway in Uptown.
Sun-Times photographer Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere witnessed the killing, and said he thinks it was intentional.
July 26, 2023
Eyes on the street: Curb protection is bustin’ out all over
Chicago Department of Transportation crews are busy making good on CDOT's promise to upgrade all existing "protected" bike lanes with precast concrete curbs by the end of 2023.
April 19, 2023
Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes
Chicago magazine's Ted McClelland ran a piece looking at the issue of business owners scapegoating bike lanes for poor sales.
March 23, 2023
Far North Side (wards 48, 49, and 50) candidates talk transportation
As part of our 2023 Election Coverage, Streetsblog Chicago sent a questionnaire out to every candidate running for alderperson.
February 14, 2023
46th Ward alder hopefuls call for CTA conductors, less car-centric DLSD, and a Bike Grid
During a candidate forum, the hopefuls voiced supports for several ideas that have recently been promoted to them by livable streets advocates.
February 1, 2023
Actually, proposal for PBLs on Clark is “popular with people who want corridor to flourish”
A draft of the Clark Street Crossroads report released on January 6 proposes converting curbside parking on one side of Clark north of Montrose to make room for protected bike lanes.
January 31, 2023
Eyes on the Street: CDOT “hardens” left turns on Ashland with speed bumps and bollards
Hopefully the new infrastructure will result in higher rates of motorists yielding to pedestrians, as CDOT says was the case on State, and fewer crashes.
September 16, 2022
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
Driver hits dad and daughter on bike on Leland Greenway, near where Lily Shambrook was killed
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But infuriatingly, the dad suspects the driver, who fled the scene, struck them on purpose.
August 23, 2022
Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further
47th Ward alderman hopes to also get bikeways installed north of Montrose as part of the Clark Street Crossroads planning process.
June 20, 2022
