Still Fighting for a Safe Way to School in Tampa
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Hundreds of school children must cross Tampa's dangerous Bay to Bay Boulevard daily. Why is the mayor standing in the way of a safer street?
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Yonah Freemark
Stone Free: The Bike Bridge That Ald. Berny Stone Blocked Is Finally Getting Built
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City officials broke ground on the span this morning, 14 years after the cantankerous alderman put the kibosh on the project for mysterious reasons.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 15
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Metra Seeking $5B From State to Modernize “Oldest Passenger Fleet in the Country” (WGN) Chicagoland’s Next Bridge Crisis Could Happen in Will County (Tribune) Police Seeking Driver Who Critically Injured Man, 75, in Portage Park Last Month (Sun-Times) Driver of Stolen Vehicle Plows Into CTA Bus in Pilsen, Injuring Operator (Sun-Times) Pregnant Woman Attacked on […]
Report: We Don’t Need More Infrastructure — We Need Congestion Pricing
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A new Brookings report says U.S. highway conditions have been improving every year for more than a decade, according to the Federal Highway Administration's own accounting.
A No-Crash Course in Navigating Chicago’s Street System
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It can years to learn all of these rules of thumb but here's a shortcut, with some street name history thrown in for good measure.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 14
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MED Riders to Get 15% Pass Discount to Make up for System Problems (Tribune) Pritzker Considers Bill for Sale of Thompson Center, Home of Clark/Lake Stop (Block Club) Driver Arrested for Hit-and-Run That Killed Christopher Harris in Waukegan (Herald) Video Shows Officer Prying Open Train Doors to Make Arrest (Sun-Times) “Park on Your Own Block” Note, […]
Is Subprime Auto Lending the Next Housing Bubble?
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Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
“The BLK Panel,” Possibly Chicago’s First-Ever Black Bike Summit, Happens on 2/23
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The Forum includes reps from the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago, Comrade Cycles; 2wheelgods; Red Bike & Green Chicago, and SRAM, and will be moderated by Xia Xiang W.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 13
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Ken Griffin, Who Bankrolled LFT Separation, Just Gave $1M to Bill Daley (Tribune) WGN: Metra Riders Grow Frustrated With Continued Delays, Disruptions The RTA Is Looking for Feedback on 9 Chicagoland Transit Projects (RT&S) CPD: Officer Injured in Crash on 10600 Block of S. Woodlawn Slid on Ice (Sun-Times) Family of Man Killed in Salt […]
Bikes Can Promote Spaces for Safety, Independence, and Joy
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The latest talk in a series on bike culture presented by the Design Museum of Chicago focused on how cycling helps create communities.