CHI Asks: Are Speed Fines 'Unfair'?
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The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
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New CHI Law Could Curb VRU Deaths
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The legislation requires IDOT to conduct a traffic study following "the occurrence of any [crash] involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a state highway."
Are Dashed Bike Lanes Better Than Nothing...Or Not?
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Are they a pragmatic, better-than-nothing approach on streets where stripping parking is seen as a nonstarter. Or are they a depressing capitulation to car culture?
A Plan to Close Chicago’s Transportation Equity Gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
Study: SUV Spree Spurred Death Surge
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If the popularity of oversized vehicles continues to rise, walker fatalities will rise, too.
The Electric F-150 and the Lifestyle-Truck Virus
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This article first appeared in Exponents magazine and is reprinted with permission. Would subsidizing the purchase of new pickup trucks enhance or diminish the welfare of our communities? If you think putting more trucks on the road is a bad idea, your position is at odds with parts of federal government policy. Starting next year, […]