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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 14
• High Speed Rail Alliance form to contact reps, noting that w/o more funding "Metra and the entire Chicago region’s transit system will be devastated."
May 14, 2025
Food for thought: Cycling and pedestrian advocates converged on Springfield for the 2025 Illinois Bike & Walk Summit
The 2025 Illinois Bike & Walk Summit, billed as "the state’s most important conference related to biking and walking," was held this past week in Springfield, the state capital. It was organized by Ride Illinois, the statewide cycling advocacy organization.
May 13, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 13
• "CTA workers' union leaders say banned rider list isn't being sufficiently enforced" (CBS)
May 13, 2025
Living, working, and talking transit: The agency launches its new podcast “Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA”
Chicago Transit Authority has joined the podcast fray.
May 13, 2025
Life on the edge: Where Chicagoland transit funding stands as the spring legislative session winds down and the fiscal cliff looms
In a blog post last Thursday, the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the three local transit agencies, once again sounded the alarm that a $771 million total fiscal transit cliff is approaching next year if action is not taken now.
May 12, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 12
• This morning pedestrians were banned again from walking and hanging out on Lincoln Ave. There's talk of car-free Saturdays this summer. (Bluesky, Twitter)
May 12, 2025
Advocates asked mayor, CTA board to delay hiring new prez. Johnson reportedly had already chosen one. Special meeting ended without vote
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
May 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 9
• "RTA legislative proposal can deliver faster, more frequent, safer, reliable transit service," including a regional Transit Ambassador Pilot Program
May 9, 2025
Equiticity and SBC discuss traffic crash death prevention, Part 2: How do we convince residents and alders to support safer street designs?
Read Part 1: "Can automated enforcement, 25 mph speed limit be done equitably?" here.
May 8, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 8
• Out of 150 total respondents to our surveys on Twitter and Bluesky, roughly 2/3 want Illinois to allocate $1.5B to save transit with governance reforms
May 8, 2025