Podcast: A conversation with UIC researchers about Chicago’s traffic camera...
Streetsblog Chicago staff have been invited to do occasional audio interviews on livable streets topics for the Los Angeles-based podcast Bike Talk. Last month I interviewed Oboi Reed, leader of the...
View ArticleMary Mitchell Wrote a Powerful Defense of Red Light Cameras
The death of five-year-old Daniela Chavez, and injury of seven other people, including five children, last Sunday morning at 43rd and Western was a stark case of a tragedy caused by a driver’s...
View ArticleIf Illinois bans red light cameras, Springfield lawmakers will have blood on...
Illinois politicians trying to score points by threatening to get rid of automated enforcement cameras is nothing new. It was an issue in the 2015 and 2019 Chicago mayoral elections. Recently...
View ArticleSuburban red-light camera programs should be reformed, not abolished
I’ve been a fan of Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza since the 2017 incident when she witnessed Chicago Machine operative and convicted tollway embezzler John “Quarters” Boyle blow a red in his...
View ArticleAfter scandal, IL lawmakers say they can ban red light cams — here’s why they...
Chicago and Illinois have well-documented, longstanding issues with corruption and bribery involving city and state officials. Sadly, recent local scandals associated with red light camera programs,...
View ArticleHouse passage of McSweeney’s RLC ban takes Illinois a step closer to more...
Here’s how to find and contact your state rep to voice your displeasure with their vote to ban red light cameras, and let your state senator know that you want them to vote against the ban. In the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 isn’t a good time to start ticketing drivers for going 6 MPH over...
Update 10/27/20, 1:15 PM: After the publication of this article, Active Transportation Alliance spokesman Kyle Whitehead contacted Streetsblog to clarify the advocacy group’s position. “I understand...
View ArticleDeconstructing the Chicago Tribune’s speed camera backlash article
Streetsblog Chicago has generally been a strong advocate for automated traffic enforcement, which, when implemented strategically and equitably, has been shown to reduce serious and fatal crashes...
View ArticleArcher Heights group: Traffic cams are needed to address traffic violence...
Streetsblog Chicago didn’t endorse Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new policy of lowering the speed camera ticketing threshold to 6 mph, due to the current financial hardships many residents are facing during...
View ArticleNew data confirms red light cams save lives, IL politicians once again...
Based on previous Northwestern University research, we already knew that Chicago’s red light cameras have been doing their job to prevent serious and fatal crashes. Today the Chicago Department of...
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