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  • Here’s what transit experts and advocates have say about the plan for a northbound bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue
  • Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 16
  • Asked by CTA Chair for a “bold” plan to increase ridership, chief innovation officer calls for “100-150 miles of dedicat

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chi.streetsblog.org /3 weeks ago

Here’s what transit experts and advocates have say about the plan for a northbound bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. Even if longtime SBC readers haven’t been paying attention to our social media accounts lately, they probably guessed that I’m pre...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 16

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. • Alders call for traffic safety action in wake of CDOT employee Riley O’Neil’s bike death (Tribune) • Delays on 2 CTA lines a...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Asked by CTA Chair for a “bold” plan to increase ridership, chief innovation officer calls for “100-150 miles of dedicat...

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. Admittedly, my previous coverage of Tuesday’s debut CTA board meeting under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority was a bit glas...

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chi.streetsblog.org /3 weeks ago

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 30

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. • Crossover driver struck man, 23, on e-scooter, causing injuries requiring hospitalization, helped him up, then fled the scene, S...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 18

• Thursday around 6 PM “Multiple Metra train lines impacted by police investigation on Chicago’s NW side” near Grand/Cicero (NBC) • CPD: Hit-and-run SUV driver injured man, 74,...

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chi.streetsblog.org /4 weeks ago

At Bike Lane Uprising party, La Spata, Giannoulias, and CDOT’s Powe urged activists to keep pushing for safe streets

This post is sponsored by Ride Illinois. As Christina Whitehouse, founder of Bike Lane Uprising, a civic tech platform for reporting bikeway obstructions, recently told Block Cl...

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planetizen.com /1 week ago

Chicago city vehicles are on the hunt for illegally-parked cars

Chicago city vehicles are on the hunt for illegally-parked cars Zachary Whalen Sat, 10/17/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Primary Image...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 28

Sponsored by: • Person on foot killed in hit-and-run crash along Dan Ryan Expressway (WGN) • “Man charged with setting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line, not in court fo...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

View from the wheel: Dedicated bus lanes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive matter more than you think

Bus networks do not survive on in-service routes alone

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Take a virtual walk on the Winnslie Parkway Expansion, and ride on the Ravenswood Avenue Greenway

This post is sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance. A recent street remix along Metra’s Union Pacific Line on Ravenswood Avenue (1800 W.), in the eponymous neighborhoo...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 4

Sponsored by: • Driver fatally struck pedestrian on Wednesday around 11:21 PM in southbound lanes of Dan Ryan near 87th (ABC) • Man, 34, charged with felony after...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 31

Sponsored by: • Octavius Simmons, 35, a CTA bus driver and father of 2, killed in Dan Ryan hit-and-run months before wedding, fiancée says (ABC) • Suspect, 27, arrest...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Sweatin’ with the alders: As Bike the Drive highlights the perks of a less car-centric shoreline, Ald. Vasquez and Ald....

This post is sponsored by Ride Illinois. The Active Transportation Alliance’s annual Bike the Drive, which opens all eight lanes of Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive for car-fr...

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chi.streetsblog.org /3 weeks ago

Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 29

Sponsored by: • “Chicago City Council expected to vote on parking meter lease sale.” Ald. Waguespack (32), a voice of reason during original meter sale, says this wo...

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chi.streetsblog.org /2 days ago

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 22

Sponsored by: • Woman, 34, charged with shoving man, 73, onto the ground as he was getting off bus, causing dislocated shoulder, 10/5 around 12:30 PM near Randolph/M...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 26

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. • “Editorial: Chicago has dreamed of an O’Hare express for decades. This one deserves a shot.” (Crain’s) • “This proposed shutt...

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chi.streetsblog.org /3 days ago

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 21

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. • Johnson proposes “15-cent tax on packages delivered to residents… with exemptions for medications, medical supplies or restauran...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 24

Sponsored by: • Concrete supplier working on Oak Park Avenue streetscape in Oak Park fatally struck Ann Marie LoPrieno, 71, Wednesday morning at North Boulevard and...

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chi.streetsblog.org /3 weeks ago

Here’s what we heard at one of the three town halls revving up public input for the park district’s micromobility polici...

This post is sponsored by Ride Illinois. The Chicago Park District is holding three “Micromobility in the Parks” town halls, an opportunity to learn more about “a new state law...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

It’s time for Streetsblog Chicago’s Bike Lane Fest 2025-26

This post is sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance. Howdy, Streetsblog Chicago readers. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya at length about our city’s ex...

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chi.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 8

Sponsored by: • A hit-and-run pickup driver may have fatally struck James Ange, 56, Sunday around 8:41 PM at 5-lane Grand Avenue and Baldwin Avenue in Waukegan (ABC)...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Victory! Expansion of Smart Streets program for citywide, permanent camera enforcement of bus/bike lanes and bus stops i...

This post is sponsored by Ride Illinois. Last Friday, the Chicago City Council’s Traffic Safety Committee unanimously voted to expand the Smart Streets Pilot Program’s, camera e...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 15

Sponsored by: • Sedan driver, 36, fatally struck man, 68, Wednesday around 6:21 AM at intersection of two 5-lane streets in suburban Wheeling (ABC) • “Chicago po...

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chi.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 14

This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices. • “Man On Electronic Monitoring Jumped Green Line Turnstile Before Killing CTA Janitor: Prosecutors” (Block Club) • “Pritzker’s...

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