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Taqueria Moran in Logan Square. Image: Google Maps

Survey Confirms What We Already Knew: Chicago’s Transit & Taco Game Is Strong

By John Greenfield | Dec 14, 2018 | 6 Comments

But if we're going to maintain Chicago's excellent transit and taco culture, we need policies to encourage affordable TOD, so that neighborhoods around stations can stay diverse.

Why Was Active Trans Snubbed From J.B. Pritzker’s Infrastructure Committee?

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018 | 11 Comments

The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.

Emanuel speaks at a CTA press event in 2013. Photo: John Greenfield

With No Risk of Voter Backlash, Emanuel Makes a Sensible Call for a State Gas Tax Hike

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2018 | 11 Comments

Today Emanuel spoke in favor of a for a 20 to 30 cent increase in the Illinois gas tax, which has been stuck at 19 cents since 1991, to fund transit, roads, and bridges.

Detroit's new QLine streetcar, which runs a relatively short downtown route and gets low ridership, reflects a planning process that ignored the needs of everyday transit riders. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Untokening Detroit Showed Why Mobility Justice Advocates Need to Think Intersectionally

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 20, 2018 | 6 Comments

Because racial inequities are so obvious in Detroit, holding the convening there underscored the need for transportation advocates to keep in mind other social justice struggles.

Adams, Jackson, Thomas, Kyung, Monczunski, and Gant. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Untokening Panelists Discuss Why “You Can’t Have Social Justice Without Transit Justice”

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

During the mobility justice summit event last weekend in Detroit, that city's Qline streetcar was cited as an example of prioritizing the needs of the well-connected over everyday transit riders.

MPC Study Highlights Importance of Transit for Attracting Businesses

By John Greenfield | Nov 12, 2018 | 13 Comments

The report also underscores the importance of getting the business community to support more funding for public transportation.

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