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Southwest Collective leads monthly bike rides to highlight every park in the area near Midway Airport
Streetsblog showed up for Saturday's ride from Nottingham Park in Clearing. The group's goal is to improve walk/bike/transit conditions and build camaraderie.
July 15, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 15
• RTA releases new fare equity report, recommending fully funding and expanding reduced fare programs
July 15, 2024
FOIAed letter shows Ald. Hopkins asked CDOT to scrape out dashed bike lanes from Dearborn in posh Gold Coast
The alder says constituents in this affluent neighborhood feel the new street layout is "very problematic and unsafe", but the same configuration has worked fine in other communities.
July 13, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 12
• Pedestrian and Traffic Safety committee extends pilot program for automated ticketing after delay in selecting camera vendor (Daily Line)
July 12, 2024
CTAction: It’s silly for CTA to update timetables to reflect “more scheduled rail service” when it can’t deliver its current schedule
The grassroots transit advocacy group says there's no point in advertising more service on the new timetables when the CTA isn't actually providing it.
July 11, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 11
• CTA: We've updated rail timetables to reflect increased weekday service
July 11, 2024
Transit advocates voiced support for 9 Ashland bus extension, transportation committee approved it
A full City Council vote is needed to finalize the project, and the next Council meeting is next Wednesday, July 17.
July 11, 2024
How can we avoid fiscal derailment? Transit agencies, chambers of commerce take opposite sides on the consolidation debate
RTA, CTA, Metra, and Pace chiefs said they need more funding but are opposed to unification. The chamber leaders said the agencies shouldn't get one without the other.
July 10, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 10
• FOX: Bike rider fatally struck by pickup driver Tuesday around 10:15 AM at North Branch Trail's Dempster crossing IDed as Michael Rapp, 74, of Skokie
July 10, 2024
CTA, Metra, and Pace ridership have been recovering this year, but still have a long way to go to reach pre-COVID-19 levels.
The Regional Transportation Authority recently discussed the bright sides of the local bus and train picture. But looming in the background is the $730 million Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff.
July 9, 2024