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I'm in the middle of writing a tribute to A Nightmare on Elm Street, in which one of the main characters is named Winona Grey. Check out what I just read in The Soul of Wes Craven.
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Here's a look at CDOT’s annual crash report, w/ data from 2021-24, ideas to lower numbers.
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Key findings from CDOT's annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report - Streetsblog Chicago
The Chicago Department of Transportation’s recently released annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report looks at data from the past several years and discusses the agency’s plan of action to reduce prevent...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/key-findings-from-cdots-annual-chicago-traffic-crashes-report
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Myron Levin’s documentary “Power Trip” looks at the the media culture around dangerous driving. Join Streetsblog Chicago for a screening on Sunday 11/16, with an optional bike ride to the venue and SBC reader meetup afterwards.
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Myron Levin's documentary "Power Trip" looks at the the media culture around dangerous driving. Join SBC for a screening on Sunday 11/16. - Streetsblog Chicago
The film “Power Trip,” written and directed by Myron Levin, discusses how films, video games, and automobile ads glamorize the kind of high-risk driving that kills people and tears families apart. Whi...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/06/myron-levins-documentary-power-trip-looks-at-the-the-media-culture-around-dangerous-driving-join-sbc-for-a-screening-on-sunday-11-16
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NITA celebrate? Hailing a historic win: the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and $1.5B in funding to save and upgrade service.
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NITA celebrate? Hailing a historic win: the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and $1.5B in funding to save and upgrade service - Streetsblog Chicago
New York City dominated the headlines today after electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor. But it wasn’t the only big U.S. city that’s made history in the past week. On Halloween, everyone in the Chicagoland...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/nita-take-a-victory-lap-celebrating-a-historic-win-the-northern-illinois-transit-authority-and-1-5b-in-funding-to-save-and-upgrade-service
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2 months ago
Black coffee in trains. Cameron got a taste of Metra's prototype Café Car. 🚆 ☕
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Espresso yourself: Metra's Café Car trial run continues this fall - Streetsblog Chicago
This fall, Metra has been testing its prototype Café Car on most of its highest-ridership rail lines and stations. It has coffee shop-inspired counters, tables, and seating. During the first week, Sep...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/16/espresso-yourself-metras-cafe-car-trial-run-continues-this-fall
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2 months ago
Climate Action Day at the state capitol, focusing on passing a transit reform/funding bill, was a who's who of Chicago sustainable transportation advocates, including reps from
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3 months ago
The annual Sadie Hawkins Style Ride costumed scavenger hunt, 10/25, 3 PM in Palmer Square, is a lot of fun – for a purpose. This year, for the second time in a row, it will raise money for the Chicago Abortion Fund.
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3 months ago
During the budget town hall yesterday at Malcolm X College, officials like Rep. Theresa Mah promised to save the CTA from going over the fiscal cliff, by any means necessary.
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3 months ago
A transit fiscal cliff town hall double-header! First Cameron reports Leader Delgado's response on if $3.3B road fund could help transit. Then Sen. Simmons tells John that Sen. Curran's claim of a "Chicago takeover" of transit is "very silly."
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3 months ago
“Save Chicago Transit: The Show” shines a light on the public transportation budget crisis, in a funny way.
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3 months ago
Not trapped under ICE: During the immigration enforcement crackdown, cyclists are alerting the public and spreading the word about legal rights. There's another Ice Patrol Bike Ride tonight, 9/10, at 7PM in Gage Park, near the Orange Line's Western stop.
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Not trapped under ICE: During Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown, bike riders alert public, spread the word about legal rights - Streetsblog Chicago
On Monday, the Donald Trump-controlled Department of Homeland Security announced an immigration enforcement sting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Illinois and Chicago, dubbed Operatio...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/10/not-trapped-under-ice-during-trumps-immigration-enforcement-crackdown-bike-riders-alert-public-spread-the-word-about-legal-rights
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4 months ago
E-Motos topic of Active Transportation Alliance’s latest Suburban Advocacy Connect Advocates say industry is moving faster than regulations, creating safety concerns.
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E-Motos topic of Active Transportation Alliance’s latest Suburban Advocacy Connect - Streetsblog Chicago
Advocates say industry is moving faster than regulations, creating safety concerns.
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/25/e-motos-topic-of-active-transportation-alliances-latest-suburban-advocacy-connect
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4 months ago
Chris and Kevin started Chicago BikePAC so bicycling as transportation – and ensuring kids can bike to school safely – is taken more seriously in local elections.
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New PAC starts to support Chicago candidates who bike for transportation - Streetsblog Chicago
Chicago BikePAC officially launched yesterday, August 21st, during a special event at the West Loop headquarters of SRAM, a global bike parts maker based in Chicago. The Chicago BikePAC was started by...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/22/new-pac-starts-to-support-chicago-candidates-who-bike-for-transportation
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4 months ago
Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago offers a "safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together."
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Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago offers a "safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together." - Streetsblog Chicago
A relatively recent addition to the Chicago bike scene is Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago, which describes itself as a “safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together.” The g...
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/12/femmes-thems-bike-chicago-offers-a-safe-space-for-women-femme-nb-and-trans-chicagoans-to-ride-bikes-together
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6 months ago
After neighbors stepped up to demand a more people-friendly Pulaski, the deadly road is getting concrete safety infrastructure.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/03/a...
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"Inside the petition to end traffic deaths in Riverside."
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Inside the petition to end traffic deaths in Riverside - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
The founder of Ride Riverside is behind a petition to bring Vision Zero to Riverside and end traffic-related casualties.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2025/06/30/vision-zero-petition-end-traffic-deaths-riverside/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLQE8hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrdOPj4jzsvCiRFR-aNB4TRvYityN7ovhMZz3coQAbwOV-79_y2ynwMZveuA_aem_p9mto_U47wKT4INk08CGFA
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Last Thursday's Chicago Mobility Collective gathering, hosted by the Chicago Department of Transportation, focused on the topic "Investing in Major Capital Projects."
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6 months ago
Excited for my first day of workshopping my script GERMINATION as part of the Athena Film Festival’s Abortion Pipeline Project. (Also thankful it has a late start for me to enjoy my morning off 😁) ✨️ Trying to remind myself that I belong that room, imposter syndrome be damned! ✨️
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6 months ago
FAZOOM! On the run from a tyrannical wizard, a novice witch from a magical dimension ends up stranded without her powers in the least magical place of all - New Jersey. The Wizard of Oz in reverse + Mitchells Vs The Machines
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6 months ago
BIG SKY COUNTRY To make it to Montana in time for her father’s funeral, an uptight city girl reluctantly joins a free-spirited middle-aged suburbanite traveling to her son’s wedding on an impromptu cross-country road trip.
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6 months ago
CAN YOU STAY LATE: Trapped in a corporate office after hours, a burned-out receptionist must survive a deadly zombie outbreak and battle her toxic coworkers as she fights her way down sixteen floors. Die Hard meets Get Out with a hint of Edgar Wright
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HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS! After wining a lawsuit forcing her inclusion in public education, a teenager vampire must navigate high school social life by day and elude an infamous vampire slayer at night.
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Samuel Mottershaw
6 months ago
AUTOCORRECT When the world's first automated prison becomes a death trap overnight, two women must fight for each other and a way out. It's ROBOCOP meets ESCAPE ROOM. Combining horror and humour for a darkly twisted take on Corporate America and AI.
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When a tainted turkey turns a small town into bloodthirsty maniacs, a ragtag group must uncover the source and survive the feast. Dinner is served… and you're on the menu.
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PROWL Texas, 1980. A vet turned hunter-for-hire scours the South in search of the werewolf that bit him. When he finds a young girl wandering the desert, he takes her in, believing she may hold the key to finding the elusive beast. NO COUNTRY x SINNERS
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6 months ago
New mutual aid documentary highlights how Cycling x Solidarity and Burrito Brigade fight hunger and build community:
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Mutual aid doc features biking and burrito distribution partnership - Streetsblog Chicago
Film highlights how Cycling x Solidarity and Burrito Brigade fight hunger and build community.
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/06/25/mutual-aid-documentary-features-biking-and-burrito-distribution-partnership
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Feeling chatty about public transportation issues? Stop by one of the upcoming "CTA Chats" pop-up events. Cameron visited the recent one outside the Superdawg-inspired Belmont Blue Line station in Avondale.
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