Chicago Suburbs

Transit blackbelt Katherine Hodges describes what she encountered on her epic Metra odyssey.

From Wilson station opening highs to disappearing Divvy lows, 2018 was a year to remember for Chicago transportation.

A new study of attitudes towards biking, walking, and transit in these communities underscores the importance of considering local contexts when making transportation policy.

Pace says it makes sense to have its paratransit headquarters within the city, at Metra's downtown offices, because 75 percent of the region's paratransit users live here.

If the rail bumpouts prove to have similar safety benefits as concrete, Chicago should consider piloting the same approach.

Park Ridge aldermen have delayed a plan to build a stretch of multiuse path along a busy highway that would have made it easier for kids to walk and bike to school, in order to avoid chipping in city funds on the project. Another factor in the decision may have been concerns from local school board members that the trail would tempt children to make unsafe crossings at unsignalized intersections to access the bikeway.

Two decades ago, IDOT officials dragged their feet about installing a stoplight to facilitate crossing a downtown highway. In the wake of a senior's death, the stoplight may finally get put in.

Pace says it plans to axe low-ridership routes and reinvest the savings into improving the performance of more popular bus lines.

The transportation advocacy group slammed CMAP's endorsement of proposals to widen local expressways and decision to make dedicated biking and walking projects ineligible for $40 million dollars in annual federal funding.