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Chicago Tacos and Transit Map
Feast your eyes on this map of 100+ taco joints within walking distance of 'L' station's, celebrating Chicago's status as the U.S. capital for transit and taco satisfaction.
January 25, 2019
Glenview is Spending More Than Half a Million to Oppose Amtrak’s Hiawatha Expansion
Is it an understandable move, or just absurd NIMBYism?
January 22, 2019
Why Some Requested Divvy Stations Get Installed and Others Don’t
A new study found that only a fraction requests for Divvy docks are honored, but the city's decision-making process on placing the stations is complex.
January 16, 2019
After Recent Tragedies, Ride Illinois Adds Truck-Bike Safety Info to Online Quiz
The advocacy group plans to reach out to trucking companies to ask them to encourage their drivers to take the test.
January 14, 2019
“Hurricane” Kristen McQueary Strikes Again With Blustery Attack on Gas Tax Hike Proposal
The Tribune columnist, who famously wished a New Orleans-style storm would assault Chicago, argued that raising the state gas tax would be unfair to drivers. Here's why she's wrong again.
January 8, 2019
Chicago Transportation Chief’s Pitch for Elon Musk’s O’Hare Express, Annotated
Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld has overseen the completion of several good projects during her four years on the job, including the Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor, the Bloomingdale Trail, the Chicago Riverwalk, and 100 miles of new and upgraded bike lanes. (However, it’s worth noting all of these initiatives were launched by her higher-profile predecessor, Gabe Klein.)
December 28, 2018
New DePaul Study Looks at the Potential Benefits of Electric Dockless Scooter-Sharing
The study, bankrolled by the scooter company Bird, found the technology would be useful for first- and last-mile trips, especially on the South Side.
December 28, 2018
Chicago City Officials Swallow Elon Musk’s Kool-Aid
After taking a bumpy car ride in a narrow tunnel, Chicago's deputy mayor said he's convinced Musk's O'Hare express proposal would be "a fantastic project" for our city.
December 20, 2018
Survey Confirms What We Already Knew: Chicago’s Transit & Taco Game Is Strong
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.
December 14, 2018
Why Was Active Trans Snubbed From J.B. Pritzker’s Infrastructure Committee?
The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.
December 12, 2018