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Here’s Where You Can Test Ride Scooters for Free This Weekend
If you're going to try out one of these (potentially dangerous) gadgets, you'd better know what you're doing. Get tips from the pros at these kick-off events.
June 14, 2019
Far South Advocate Deloris Lucas Calls for a Divvy Community Benefit Agreement
As the bike-share system prepares to expand citywide, Lucas wants to be sure that there will be auxiliary benefits for Far South Side residents.
June 13, 2019
Traffic Fiasco at Uber Driver Party Highlights Why Ride-Hailing Is Awful for Cities
Uber drivers could have avoided an hour-long traffic delay if they'd been encouraged to take transit to the party.
June 12, 2019
Ready or Not, 10 Different Scooter Companies Hit the Streets Starting Saturday
Will the scooters be an asset to Chicago's sustainable transportation network, or will they introduce a new set of dangers and annoyances to urban life? Only time will tell.
June 11, 2019
Drivers Struck Pedestrians on Ashland in Both Andersonville and Englewood Saturday
The fact that two critical or fatal crashes took place on Ashland on the same day is not simply a coincidence -- street design played a role in these tragedies.
June 10, 2019
Dickens Greenway NIMBYs Are More Worried About Being Hit by Cyclists Than Drivers
Residents are worried about the project bringing more "traffic" to the neighborhood, but they don't seem to grasp that, unlike car traffic, bike traffic is a good thing.
May 31, 2019
Why Violence Against Women on the South and West Sides Is a Mobility Justice Issue
The murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, and other recent missing-person cases, have made women walking and riding transit in lower-income communities of color feel less safe.
May 23, 2019
Why Lori’s Order to End Aldermanic Prerogative Is Good for Sustainable Transportation
Too often in the past, aldermen have unfairly used their veto power to block good walking, biking, and transit projects in their wars.
May 20, 2019
The One Central Development Looks to Transform the South Loop, But at What Cost?
The developer of this megaproject isn't looking for a TIF handout, but it does want billions from the state of Illinois to build a transit hub.
May 16, 2019
Thanks to “Overwhelming Support,” the Logan Affordable TOD Plan Is Moving Forward
Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said that after taking input from over a thousand residents, he's recommending the project to the zoning committee.
May 14, 2019
