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Serious CTA crime is on the rise. How can we fight it beyond using cops and cameras?
More policing and camera surveillance doesn't make everyone feel safer, but bringing back CTA conductors would help deter crime.
January 13, 2020
Topics at 47th Ward meeting: Using transit to encourage density, Bike to School Day
Transit consultant Ed Zotti, talked about his idea for waterfront transit lines at the 47th Ward Transit Committee meeting.
January 12, 2020
South Siders are hopeful Halsted bus project will lead to faster, more reliable service
Potential strategies to modernize service in this corridor include dedicated lanes, queue jumps, and Pace Pulse service.
January 10, 2020
100% affordable TOD proposed for Lincoln Square parking lot, local landlord blows a gasket
Fortunately, the resident calmed down after he learned that no parking spaces would be lost.
January 7, 2020
Homeless tents have returned next to Uptown bike lanes likely built to displace them
The bikeways were probably intended as defensive architecture to keep homeless people from taking shelter in the underpasses, and they're not even successful in that regard.
January 3, 2020
2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation
In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.
December 30, 2019
All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago
Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,
December 27, 2019
The death of Angie Monroy was a reminder that gun violence is a mobility justice issue
As transit and mobility advocates, we need to talk more openly about violence on our streets and how it intersects with our work.
December 17, 2019
Have your say on the South Halsted Bus Corridor Project at the upcoming meeting
As part of the movement towards speeding up buses, the CTA and Pace have teamed up for a study on modernizing transit along South Halsted Street.
December 17, 2019
Some advocates say the next Active Trans director should be a person of color
The organization says it has made some mistakes when it comes to addressing the needs of Black and Latinx communities. Having a person of color in charge could help avoid such tunnel vision.
December 11, 2019
