Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 13
• CTA "Will Pilot Automatic Detection System on Rail Right-of-Way" to detect trespassing on tracks, and prevent injuries and service delays
February 13, 2025
Never mind the naysayers: NYC-style congestion pricing would be great for Chicago
By practically all accounts, New York City's congestion pricing initiative, which launched on January 5, is doing precisely what it's supposed to: easing traffic congestion. You can get up to speed on exactly how the program is designed, from this explainer by Streetblog NYC's Dave Colon.
February 12, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 12
• Could CDOT Commissioner Tom Carney get fired as part of Mayor Johnson's plan to clean house? (Sun-Times)
February 12, 2025
Chaddick Institute report on intercity bus service suggests Chicago and Illinois need to catch up with other cities and states
The last time Chicago intercity bus service was making headlines was last fall, when the local Greyhound station, 630 W. Harrison St., was in danger of permanent closure. That would have made this the largest metropolis in the Northern Hemisphere without an intercity bus facility. That embarrassment was temporarily avoided when Greyhound owner FlixBus worked out a month-to-month lease deal with the station's landlord.
February 11, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 11
• Transportation committee to consider measure to require CTA president nominees to testify in front of alderpeople (Daily Line)
February 11, 2025
Pink station club: Tribune asks if redevelopment near United Center could lead to another new ‘L’ stop, which I proposed back in 2014
The Chicago Tribune editorial board members are probably not my biggest fans right now, since I recently pointed out questionable statements about bike lanes and Metra fares in their editorials.
February 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 10
• Tribune: "The United Center hasn’t been served by a Pink Line station since it opened. Could redevelopment plans change that?"
February 10, 2025
The latest episode in the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff saga: A new hope
State Sen. Ram Villavalam and a coalition of labor unions are backing the "United We Move" bill that would empower the RTA without merging the four transit agencies.
February 8, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 7
• Sen. Villivilam and Clean Jobs Coalition, who previously called for merging transit agencies, back new bill calling for big changes but not a merger (WTTW)
February 7, 2025
Tribune fact check double-header: Exactly which bikeways did they say replaced car lanes? And did suburban Metra fares really go up last year?
On Thursday the Chicago Tribune yet ran another editorial about construction on the Kennedy Expressway inconveniencing drivers that calls for some discussion. That reminded me that I'd been planning to update Streetsblog readers about a similar editorial last December that we'd asked the newspaper to correct. Let's talk about one, and then the other.
February 7, 2025
