Dossier
safe streets advocates
Coverage of safe streets advocates in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago lacks the will to curb traffic crashes that kill cyclists, pedestrians
A Chicago Department of Transportation employee, Riley O’Neil, was killed in a traffic crash on Halsted Street, highlighting the city's failure to implement safety measures for cyclists and pedestrians despite advocacy efforts. The incident involved a BMW driver opening a door into the cyclist, resulting in a collision with a semi-truck.