Sharon Hoyer
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Loop Alliance details plan to bring Open Streets to State Street for first time since 2011
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The Loop Alliance hopes their program will be a shot in the arm for a downtown that is still struggling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Buttigieg broadly commits to increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending
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Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.
Police chases killed 3 bystanders in Chicago last year – It’s time to rethink policies
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In what circumstances does any immediate danger the suspect presents to the public outweigh the potential for endangering officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders?
Chuy Garcia’s bill calls for four times the current amount of federal transit funding
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Advocates acknowledged the goals is ambitious and achieving parity is unlikely this year, but a strategy of aiming high could significantly move the funding needle during this window of opportunity.
Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit
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Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.
From ATA’s Suburban Action Week: How to win bike-friendly roads in the ‘burbs
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"A lot of these projects last through multiple administrations. If advocacy groups can step up it really helps the project momentum.”
Latest Loop Alliance report shows continued uncertainty and preference for personal cars
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Personal cars remained the most popular way survey respondents reported getting to work—over 55 percent of respondents have said they use a personal car to commute since September.
ATA Transit Equity Day forum focused on importance of transit access for economic recovery
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The panel also discussed how improving transit access in Black and Brown communities can help fight segregation and reduce violence.
Smart Growth America Equity Summit envisions a community-led approach to planning
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The summit laid out a vision for a transportation planning process that assess errors of the past and the needs of the present, and envisions the future in a spirit of trust, celebration and healing.
Loop Alliance report shows increased foot traffic and decreased driving in December
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Predictably, overall Loop activity was inversely proportionate to the COVID positivity rate.
ATA’s transit justice talk discussed relationship between transit deserts, food insecurity
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These two basic needs are often unmet in Black and Brown communities, and are now exacerbated by the pandemic.
Loop Alliance November report shows decrease in car parking, but also commuting overall
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Unsurprisingly, the tragic second surge of COVID-19 cases in the late fall and the associated drop in business activity led to an overall reduction in downtown commuting in November.