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Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

A quick-and-dirty cost-benefit analysis of averting the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff by fully funding our public transportation system

Active Transportation Alliance

E-Motos topic of Active Transportation Alliance’s latest Suburban Advocacy Connect

Elections and Politics

New Chicago BikePAC launches to help elect sustainable transportation-friendly alderpeople

Disability Rights

At today’s RTA board meeting, the directors voted to fund 2025 Paratransit shortfall, but attendees protested changes to RAP and TAP

Streetsblog Chicago

Eyes on the street: Take a virtual ride on the nifty new protected bike lanes on Belmont between Milwaukee and Kimball

August 29, 2025
Neighborhood Greenways

At celebration of Long Greenway, alders Cruz and Sposato praise traffic calming, explain why they voted against a safer speed limit

Development

The Chicago Fire shared a proposal for a soccer stadium as part of The 78 development. But the new plan won’t achieve walk/bike/transit goals.

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Transit Fiscal Cliff

Study: Cutting $771 million from Chicagoland’s transit budget could cost Illinois’ economy $14 billion a year. Why is that even on the table?

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 28

Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 27

Pedestrian Fatalities

Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 25

CTA

Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 22

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 21

Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 20

Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Chicago BikePAC, to “provide a little bit of political weight and muscle” to elect safe streets advocates, launches this Thursday at SRAM HQ

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 19

CTA

Dorval Carter Jr. broke the CTA. Nora Leerhsen’s on track to fix it – if we fund her work.

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