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RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation
The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.
July 23, 2021
Proposed Pace strategic plan puts emphasis on express buses, ridership metrics
The vision of Pace’s future outlined in its proposed new strategic vision plan emphasizes express services along highways and Pulse Arterial Rapid Transit services along major corridors.
July 14, 2021
Is this Chicagoland? A modest proposal for defining the region
is this a reasonable way to define Chicagoland, or does it exclude any towns that deserve to be considered part of the region?
June 25, 2021
The suburbs are not Chicago, but more Chicagoland unity is needed
WXRT DJ Lin Brehmer does a regular segment called Lin's Bin where he answers letters from readers on the air in a poetic way, with an appropriate musical soundtrack. These spots are always entertaining, but I found a recent episode to be especially thought-provoking. The DJ was asked, "Where exactly is Chicagoland – what are its boundaries?" – listen to his full response here.
June 22, 2021
What really happened to Helmut Jahn? Police chief debunks myths about his fatal bike crash
The Campton Hills chief of police corrects multiple false statements from a victim-blaming article about the tragedy by a former newspaper columnist.
May 25, 2021
Metra is getting bike-friendlier, with new dedicated bike cars on on Rock Island, BNSF lines
The cars will be available on both weekend and weekday trains and can be spotted by a blue and grey paint scheme, plus a white bicycle decal next to the outside doors.
May 14, 2021
Don’t victim-blame architect Helmut Jahn for his tragic bike crash death
While Jahn reportedly ran a stop sign on his bike, all the facts of his death aren't clear yet, and he deserves our empathy.
May 10, 2021
MPC’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends” study looks at state of ADA transition planning
30+ years after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, many agencies never even created an ADA transition plan, let alone fixing all their access barriers.
April 22, 2021
How will new Chicagoland stimulus transit cash be spent? We won’t know until fall
When it comes to transit funding from the most recent federal COVID-19 stimulus package, the common sentiment from transit agencies in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana can be summed up as “wait and see.”
April 16, 2021
RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return
About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.
April 15, 2021