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The Leland Slow Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year

By John Greenfield | Nov 28, 2020 | No Comments

Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.

Study: Uber and Lyft likely aren’t being used much to address Chicago transit deserts

By John Greenfield | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Most ride-hail trips are being taken in majority-white and/or more affluent neighborhoods downtown and on the North and Northwest sides.

3-cent gas tax hike wouldn’t impact drivers much, but taking $16M from CTA is wrong

By Steven Vance | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

Included in Mayor Lightfoot's proposed budget are two transportation-related tax changes, one that would make driving a little more expensive, but another that would reduce funding for transit.

Several logistics facilities have been recently built or are planned for areas on the Southwest Side that already have poor air quality and health outcomes.

Racial justice and environmental groups hope to block Amazon warehouse in Bridgeport

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

“Green, livable, and healthy land uses and jobs are possible and can be envisioned together," the coalition says, citing concerns about heavy truck traffic on safety and air quality.

The partially completed Ainslie Art Mall. Photo: John Greenfield

“It’s like a chess game”: ATA panel looks at ideas for advancing multimodal projects

By Sharon Hoyer | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance’s second transit justice town hall, conducted via Zoom Wednesday evening, was a rallying cry for local civic engagement.

October survey results. Driving a car is still the most popular way for CLA survey respondents to get to work, but it's down from last month.

Loop Alliance October report shows decreased parking, increased CTA commuting

By Sharon Hoyer | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments

Parking rates dipped from 80 percent down to 60 percent, and of the 54 survey respondents, almost 40 percent said they were using CTA trains or buses to get to work.

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