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With No Risk of Voter Backlash, Rahm Makes Sensible Call for a State Gas Tax Hike
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Today Emanuel spoke in favor of a for a 20 to 30 percent increase in the Illinois gas tax, which has been stuck at 19 cents since 1991, to fund transit, roads, and bridges.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 11
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Rahm Allies Block TIF Reform Vote That Could Stall Lincoln Yards (Block Club) Men Charged With Street Racing, Reckless Homicide in Fatal Bartlett Crash (Sun-Times) Baby Injured After 3 Vehicles, CTA Bus Struck During Police Chase (CBS) Waukegan Police Stop Teen From Jumping in Front of Metra Train (Tribune) Driver Charged After Crashing Into Suburban […]
Safety Officials to Cities: Stop Buying Such Huge Trucks
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Some strategies to make large vehicles safer in urban environments and save lives.
Traditional Bike Messengers Want the Same Building Access Rights as Food Couriers
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Cyclists who deliver envelopes and blueprints say they shouldn't be singled out by being forced to enter buildings through loading docks and leave their bags with security.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 10
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$600M Jane Byrne Interchange Will Take Another 4 Years (Tribune) Durbin, Duckworth Announce $22M Grant for Springfield Rail Improvement Project What If We Used Special Service Areas to Fund Transit? (Crain’s) City Cracks Down on Noncompliant Party Bus Operators (Sun-Times) Most Respondents to City Survey Say They Prefer DoBi to Docked Bike-Share (Tribune) There’s Still […]
Study: The 606 Shows the Downside of Having Parks Nonprofits Lead Infra Projects
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The authors argued that groups like the Trust for Public Land, which managed Bloomingdale Trail development, tend to overlook potential impacts on housing affordability.