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Why Hong Kong Got an Express Train to the Airport and Why Chicago Shouldn’t Get One
The Hong Kong Airport Express train is a bad example on which to base a Chicago service because it's the Hong Kong airport's only rail link, and it was funded by private real estate operations.
March 30, 2017
Blood on the Tracks: Trump’s Budget Would Be Disastrous for Chicago Transit
Local leaders say many planned improvements would be almost impossible to pay for without help from the feds, so we're going to have to fight this anti-urban budget with everything we've got.
March 29, 2017
Why Chicago Should Make Fare Evasion a Fineable Offense, Not a Misdemeanor
West Coast cities have made non-payment a fineable offense, rather than a misdemeanor. Chicago criminal justice reform advocates say we should do that here as well, because being short a couple of dollars for a CTA train or bus ride shouldn't result in a criminal record.
March 23, 2017
At the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Not All Hands Build Sexism
Vendors and customers at the The good news is that more women are entering the custom bike business, and they’re helping the industry change for the better.
March 17, 2017
Why Rauner’s Witholding of Funding for Bike-Ped Bridges Totally SOCCs
The state’s refusal to release SOCC funds for the 41st Street bike-ped bridge and other initiatives is completely counterproductive because it could result in overall higher construction costs.
March 13, 2017
Colombia College: Lessons From Bogotá’s Transportation System for Chicago
Chicago would be wise to emulate Bogotá's extensive TransMilenio bus rapid transit system and the Sunday Ciclovía or "cycleway" program, which opens a roughly 75-mile network of streets for car-free recreation and draws some two million people each week.
March 9, 2017
Local AAA Chapter Blasts Proposal to Raise Illinois Highway Speed Limits
AAA Illinois/Northern Indiana put itself squarely on the right side of a safety issue by opposing Senate Bill 2036, legislation proposed in Springfield that would raise the speed limit on state highways to 75 mph
March 7, 2017
A Bike Helmet Manifesto in Four Paragraphs
If lots of people are wearing bike helmets for moderate-paced commuting in your town, that’s probably a symptom of the fact that it’s a dangerous place to ride.
March 1, 2017
Study: Concerns About Profiling Are a Barrier to Biking in Communities of Color
A survey of Black and Hispanic residents in New Jersey found that one out five males reported being unfairly stopped by police while biking, and 14 percentage of respondents said fear of profiling is a barrier to biking.
January 25, 2017
Chicago Transit Needs an Upgrade: 5 Universal Features of European City Transit
This isn't a wish list. These are five standard features of most bus networks in Europe.
January 23, 2017
