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A silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic: more walking, biking, and telecommuting
Hopefully a few months from now the pandemic will be behind us, but the positive trends of more people walking and biking to work or telecommuting will be a permanent thing.
March 13, 2020
We need to de-prioritize driving and create more child-friendly streets
Decision-makers worry about inconveniencing motorists, but we should instead focus on making it safer to transport children without driving, and creating streets where kids can safely spend time.
March 13, 2020
Having police crack down on minor transit infractions doesn’t make us safer
Today transit worker union reps and community organizations called for non-police solutions to reducing crime on the CTA.
March 11, 2020
Lightfoot announces plan for more transit policing, but LA’s experience is a cautionary tale
While adding more police to the CTA may have been inevitable, it's going to be crucial for officers to stay focused on serious crimes, not cracking down on minor infractions.
February 28, 2020
House passage of McSweeney’s RLC ban takes Illinois a step closer to more traffic deaths
If lawmakers prohibit RLCs in many suburban municipalities, let alone in Chicago as well, more Illinois will be seriously injured and killed in crashes.
February 27, 2020
Can Chicago Become a 15 Minute City?
What if every Chicagoan lived within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of grocery stores, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, and workplaces?
February 25, 2020
With new all-door boarding pilot, CTA takes a modest step towards modernizing buses
The CTA will be installing Ventra card readers on the rear door of all Jeffery Jump and University of Chicago Hospitals Express busess.
February 24, 2020
Seattle decreased solo driving commutes, and Chicago can too
Thanks to transportation progressive policies, the number of commuters driving solo in the Seattle region dropped from 53 percent in 2010 to 44 percent in 2018. Chicago should learn from that example.
February 20, 2020
It’s no Cheap Trick: Amtrak service to Rockford and the Quad Cities is on the horizon
IDOT confirmed that negotiations are underway for 2 daily roundtrips to the Quad Cities; environmental work is needed for the Rockford route.
February 11, 2020
After scandal, IL lawmakers say they can ban red light cams — here’s why they shouldn’t
The guilty plea of Illinois state senator Martin Sandoval shows that reforms are needed. But data shows that if lawmakers ban RLCs across the state, more people will die in crashes.
February 7, 2020
