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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

City Council committee moves to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists

City Council Lori Lightfoot
A City Council committee on Friday approved a proposal to use bus cameras and video surveillance to ticket drivers for bus lane, bike lane or loading zone violations. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file)

Rafi Cardenas was mowed down by an SUV in a pedestrian crosswalk while riding his scooter in Lincoln Square last June.

On Friday, his father, Henry Cardenas, pleaded with Chicago City Council members to do what they could to prevent another motorist driving recklessly from killing another pedestrian.

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