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Don’t You Forget About Me: Lots of Changes Proposed to North Shore Bus Service
The North Shore Coordination Plan could be a mixed bag.
October 3, 2017
Dempster Diving: A Look at the Upcoming Pace Pulse Bus Route
The upcoming service will speed bus trips between Evanston and O'Hare.
September 29, 2017
Could Northeast Illinois Lose Its Only Operating Velodrome?
The Northbrook park district president has questioned whether the track is a land use.
September 6, 2017
The Long-Awaited North Branch Trail Extension to Foster Avenue Is Ready to Ride
The North Branch Trail is a popular multi-use trail operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. It runs along the North Branch of the Chicago River and the Skokie Lagoons from the Northwest Side of Chicago to the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe. The trail was recently extended four miles south from its previous southeastern terminus at Devon and Caldwell in the city’s Edgebrook neighborhood to the Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Area at Foster and Kostner, near North Mayfair. This brings the total trail length to 22 miles.
August 14, 2017
Willie Brown, Charles Marohn Headlined the Transport Chicago Conference
The Transport Chicago Conference is an annual event held in Chicago for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to meet and exchange ideas and best practices based on trends around the world.
June 13, 2017
Ride Transit on “Dump the Pump Day,” Get Free Java
On Thursday, June 15, you’ll be able to snag a free cup of coffee when you ditch traffic by riding the ‘L’, Metra, or Pace.
June 6, 2017
Metra’s Plans to Decrease Electric Service Outside of Hyde Park Has Some Problems
Metra has proposed sweeping schedule changes on the Electric District services that will increase service to one neighborhood, decrease service to other comunities, and fully eliminate weekend service on the Blue Island branch.
May 25, 2017
The Chicago Sun-Times Hops on the Anti-Cam Bandwagon
After the Chicago Tribune’s star anti-traffic camera reporter David Kidwell left the paper last month somebody had to take up the slack, right?
May 23, 2017
CMAP: Federal Housing Programs Won’t Fund Walkable Neighborhoods
According to a new CMAP report, federal guidelines generally discourage mixed-use development.
May 19, 2017
Widening the Tri-State Will Be Another Futile Attempt to Build Our Way Out of Congestion
Adding new asphalt on the 22 miles of the Tri-State between Rosemont and Oak Lawn would be a waste of money because highway expansion inevitably induces more traffic.
April 28, 2017