Steven Vance
Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.
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A stroke of good fortune: RTA asks CDOT to include bus lanes in the Bally’s Casino viaduct reconstruction
The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the three local transit agencies, is using a little muscle to persuade CDOT to include better bus accommodations.
Metra: We want to accommodate bicycles on 100 percent of trains
Metra revealed some of its plans to accommodate more bikes on more trains in a first-of-its-kind presentation and Q&A on Monday night.
Eyes on the Street: Milwaukee Avenue protected lanes are taking shape in Bucktown
Streetsblog's Steven Vance checked out the latest developments on Milwaukee earlier this week.
Traffic calming around Chicago schools and parks
Reducing the number and speed of drivers near schools and parks is a proven way to reduce the number of traffic crashes involving children.
Chicago deploys its first TDM requirements for new construction in rail station TOD areas
The Connected Communities ordinance — adopted last year — required that CDOT establish TDM rules for new construction developments in the overlap of B, C, and D zoning districts, and a half mile around CTA and Metra rail stations.