Two Chicago Drivers Crash Into Buildings; One Kills Teen
Chicagoans shouldn't have to wait until a driver strikes their building for city officials to make safety upgrades.
July 25, 2023
Check Out This Neat Map of Chicago’s Upcoming Bike Lanes
Chi Hack Night volunteer Sean MacMullan geocoded Chicago Department of Transportation bike network data and created the nifty map.
July 11, 2023
CTA Credits Taylor Swift for Ridership Boost
The agency credited a series of Taylor Swift shows at Soldier Field, plus popular concerts and festivals in various neighborhoods, for lifting the number of passengers in early June.
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June 20, 2023
John’s Back! An Update From Streetsblog Chicago
Thanks to everyone who has helped to make Streetsblog Chicago's recovery possible. Please wish us luck as we proceed with the current situation. And thank you for continuing to read SBC!
May 23, 2023
What if we applied the Transit Ambassadors model to create safe, orderly public spaces?
This could be a cost-effective way to promote public safety, help at-risk individuals, create jobs, and improve downtown's reputation as a safe, fun place to spend time.
April 18, 2023
Speed round: Both candidates said they’d dismantle Chicago’s livesaving speed cam program
It's disappointing that even politicians who claim to care about public safety and transportation equity have a blind spot when it comes to automated enforcement, which protects the most vulnerable Chicagoans, simply because traffic cameras are unpopular with drivers.
March 29, 2023
Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line
Chicago politicians are generally more interested in using the latest (or nonexistent) technology as an alternative to a mobility solution that's been around for decades in other countries: fast trains.
March 25, 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
You love to see it: Rte. 53 extension proposal gets turned into a greenway project instead
While it may be a few years until the greenway project gets off the ground, it's certainly a fantastic outcome that instead of being filled by cars, trucks, and pollution, the corridor will be used by pedestrians, bike riders, and wildlife.
March 16, 2023
It’s getting real: Biden budget proposal earmarks $350M for $3.6B south Red Line extension
Yesterday the administration began to make good on its promise to help fund the RLE including a request for $350 million in Biden’s fiscal year 2024 discretionary funding request.
March 10, 2023
