Despite Loop activity plunge during Omicron, January CLA report shows slow recovery
As COVID restrictions ease it is crucial that transit agencies, employers and the city make public transportation the safest, most convenient, and most affordable option for travel downtown.
February 21, 2022
Chicago Loop Alliance report shows more downtown walking, transit use, less parking
The disturbing trend of a higher-than-normal number of parking reservations has finally eased, with the number dipping below pre-pandemic averages in the last two weeks of 2021.
January 25, 2022
Jose Velásquez, 16, fatally struck by trucker, remembered at gathering on The 606
Almost a hundred attendees stopped by to pay their respects, the majority of whom were teens and young adults.
December 20, 2021
At annual meeting, ATA prioritizes safe streets, transit access, and lowering emissions
Hopefully the funding wins from the past year prepare the ground for big material changes in the years ahead.
December 6, 2021
During ghost bike vigil, 100s of mourners occupied intersection where Adé Hogue was killed
Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Jane Addams Memorial Park, at the intersection of Grand Avenue, DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and the Lakefront Trail, to honor his life.
November 3, 2021
September Loop Alliance report shows slow, steady increase in walking, transit use
Hopefully promotional fares on the CTA, Metra, and the South Shore Line will help incentivize more folks to return to transit and drive less.
October 29, 2021
Road diet, bike lanes finally implemented near deadly Logan/Western intersection
Riding on Logan all the way from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue to Western Avenue in relative safety is "a truly liberating experience."
October 3, 2021
“Biking Where Black” study shows relationship between lack of bike lanes, heavy ticketing
The report postulates that improved bicycle infrastructure could reduce citations and to some extent mitigate police overreach by reducing sidewalk riding.
September 28, 2021
Eyes on the street: Logan and Kedzie boulevards Slow Streets treatment
While the cross-street barricades seen on Logan Boulevard at California and Sacramento might be impractical at Fullerton and Kedzie, more traffic calming measures are needed to turn the Kedzie service drive into a true Shared Street.
September 5, 2021
Loop pedestrian, transit counts slowly returning to normal, but parking is still way up
The announcement at the top of this month’s recovery report from the Chicago Loop Alliance, which tracks pedestrian levels, transportation use and office and hotel occupancy, is a gradual return of life downtown. The Loop Alliance’s eighteen pedestrian counters situated along State Street from Wacker to Ida B. Wells logged over one million people per week on the street for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
August 16, 2021
