Loop Alliance April report shows a continued, alarming rise in downtown parking levels
The report reveals increased personal car use has continued on a distressingly steep rise, even while foot traffic and office building occupancy remained on par or below March levels.
May 17, 2021
Police vehicle chases end in crashes two-thirds of the time, according to hacked emails
In an age of traffic cameras, satellite images, and police body cams, are police vehicle chases necessary?
May 17, 2021
Car-free Sundays on State events will run through the summer, starting July 11
Chicago has a rare opportunity to reimagine Loop streets as a vital space for community gathering, rather than just corridors to move motor vehicles through.
May 3, 2021
Transportation for America Panel: Bold vision is needed to achieve transit funding parity
Panelists also agreed that connecting representatives with the real-life stories of their constituents is the most powerful way to build support for funding transit.
April 26, 2021
Steep rise in downtown parking rate may foreshadow personal car use hitting crisis levels
The Chicago Loop Alliance's March downtown activity report showed vehicle parking rates skyrocketed as the weather warmed and pandemic restrictions loosened.
April 15, 2021
You can ask lawmakers to eliminate 20% local match requirement for walk/bike infra
File a witness slip online by Tuesday afternoon to make your voice heard.
April 12, 2021
Loop Alliance details plan to bring Open Streets to State Street for first time since 2011
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.
March 31, 2021
Buttigieg broadly commits to increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending
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.
March 26, 2021
Police chases killed 3 bystanders in Chicago last year – It’s time to rethink policies
In what circumstances does any immediate danger the suspect presents to the public outweigh the potential for endangering officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders?
March 22, 2021
Chuy Garcia’s bill calls for four times the current amount of federal transit funding
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.
March 9, 2021
