Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 19
• RTA Chief Redden "was considering asking the board for a new three-year contract that would likely extend beyond the life of the agency itself" (Crain's)
August 19, 2025
Uptown, girl! Installation of the Uptown Extension protected bike lanes on Clark from Montrose to Winnemac is slated to start today
On Friday, I responded to a recent People for Bikes article alleging that Chicago is the milk carton kid among large U.S. cities who should be creating high-quality, low-stress cycling networks: missing in action.
August 18, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 18
• "Rise in [> 20 mph] e-motos leading to patchwork policies at the expense of [< 20 mph] e-bikes" (Active Trans)
August 18, 2025
Yes, Chicago has a long way to go to become truly bicycle-friendly. But People for Bikes’ recent post, using our city as a poster child, is a joke.
Let me start out by stating the obvious. Everyone who rides a bicycle in Chicago, or doesn't because they don't feel safe doing so, knows that our city is a less-than-ideal place for cycling.
August 15, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 15
• "Cutting parking requirements for homes built near transit aims to help fix housing crisis" (Sun-Times)
August 15, 2025
At Transit is the Answer Coalition meeting, RTA provides updates on the budget gap, and how other cities are dealing with transit fiscal cliffs
The Transit is the Answer Coalition is an alliance of organizations led by the Regional Transportation Authority, supporting a strategic plan for Chicagoland public transportation. Yesterday they held a public Zoom meeting to discuss the RTA's analysis of the state funding and governance reform bill HB 3438.
August 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 14
• "Lake County officials discuss the challenges of public transportation [fiscal cliff] during town hall meeting" (News-Sun)
August 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 13
• Op-ed from Access Living CEO Karen Tamley: "Don’t let Chicago’s transit crisis erase decades of progress for people with disabilities" (Tribune)
August 13, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 12
• WBEZ discusses the transit fiscal cliff issue with Sen. Villivalam and reps from the RTA, Metropolitan Planning Council, and Better Streets Chicago
August 12, 2025
Beach hopping: How to bicycle to, and wade at, all 26 coastal Chicago beaches in a single day.
This article is a bit outside Streetsblog Chicago's usual wheelhouse, but I thought many of our readers might enjoy it and find it useful.
August 11, 2025
