John Greenfield

• "How CTA, CPD are working together to improve safety after feds threatened funding" (ABC)

• Crain's publishes 5 different op-eds by movers and shakers involved with Illinois's transit makeover

• "Pace Unveils March 2026 Service Upgrades to Boost Regional Mobility"

This post includes reporting by a contributing writer.

Plus a walk down Archer is a reminder that utility line construction is a major factor in the traffic congestion that Safe Street opponents are solely blaming on bike lanes.

• Man fatally struck by Metra BNSF train today around 7 AM near Westmont Station (Daily Herald)

• Sedan driver, 33, ran a red and hit CTA bus, which hit a building, injuring baby Saturday around 9:19 PM at Washington/Damen on Near United Center (ABC)

Welcome to the second installment of "Streetsblog Chicago versus smoking on the CTA," our unconventional effort to find holistic solutions (not just more policing) to the vexing problem of smoking inside 'L' cars. Read part one to get up to speed on my perspective and approach to this topic. As many people are aware, burning tobacco or cannabis, or vaping, in an enclosed space is a serious danger for people with respiratory issues, seniors, and young kids. For the rest of us, it's also unhealthy, and a major annoyance and deterrent to using transit.

"High Speed Rail Alliance supports HB 4279, which would require planners... to assume much higher future minimum [Amtrak] frequencies" (Star:Line)