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As in 2023, the Chicago Department of Transportation has been busy installing new bikeways across the city this year. As of this writing, the city’s website that tracks the installations lists 42 completed segments this year so far, with 20 more underway. Two of them are part of my return commute from a workplace in Englewood to my home Logan Square, and they're a welcome bit of infrastructure on a ride that includes the some of the best and worst aspects of biking in our city.

• Block Club takes a look at Ald. Bill Conway's proposal to create a temporary bus station at a former migrant shelter, previously reported on Streetsblog

Changes to North Central Service, Milwaukee West schedules are coming.

Active Transportation Alliance Advocacy Manager Alex Perez also provided a statement.

• "CTA Proposes Balanced 2025 Operating Budget That Charts the Course for a Transit Riding Experience Better Than Pre-Pandemic/2019"

Last week, the Southland Development Authority held a bus tour to highlight its work as "a non-profit business organization designed to grow the economy of the South Suburbs." 

Transit agency to pilot new pole-mounted digital bus stop signs

• "No fare increases in Metra’s proposed $1.1b operating budget for 2025."

Reps from the west-suburban county, as well as transit-friendly Illinois State Representative Eva-Marie Delgado, discussed sustainable transportation during a recent Activee Transportation Alliance talk.