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

Last Friday, City Council’s Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee unanimously voted to expand the Smart Streets Pilot ...
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NITA asks riders to help shape 2027 transit priorities at Union Station open house

The CTA, Metra and Pace joined the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority for an interactive open house on service, safety, ...
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An Audi driver struck and killed bicycle rider Matthew McCallum, 52, at an unsignalized North Branch Trail crossing in Niles

Tragically, the driver of a Audi sedan fatally struck bicycle rider Matthew McCallum, 52, last Saturday evening as he crossed ...
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Spurred into action: The long-awaited Weber Spur Trail looks like it will finally become a thing

The disused Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way as seen from the North Branch Trail in LaBagh Woods, near Foster Avenue, as it appeared in 2017. Photo: Jeff Zoline ...
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At APTA Expo, Chicagoland’s transit’s future came in two forms: a battery train and a new regional system

Metra unveiled its first battery-electric FLIRT train, while CTA, Metra, Pace, and NITA leaders discussed how new funding and ...
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A bridge too far? As some drivers fume over the closure of Cortland, other folks propose making the historic span permanently car-free

Many or most North Siders are probably aware the Cortland Street Bridge has been closed to drivers for many months, since ...
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The proposed Divvy contract extension goes before the Traffic Safety committee for a vote tomorrow, but there are key Lime objections

Tomorrow morning, City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety may vote on whether to extend the contract for ...
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Lime squeezes out a victory as Divvy/Lyft contract extension committee vote is deferred. But alders approved expansion of Smart Streets camera enforcement.

On the other hand, today the committee unanimously voted to approve the expansion of the Smart Streets Pilot Program’s camera enforcement of downtown bus/bike lanes and bus stops. If the ordinance is ...