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Lightfoot Made Big Plans for Transportation; Let’s Make Sure She Follows Through
Here's a list of Lightfoot's key promises on traffic safety, enforcement, transit, TOD, biking, ride-hailing, and more. Streetsblog will help push her to keep them.
April 3, 2019
The $17 Million Belmont Blue Line Station Rehab Prioritizes Form Over Function
The fancy Space-Age awning probably won't do a good job of keeping bus customers dry, but the city apparently hopes it will attract more development to Avondale.
April 2, 2019
Dr. Adonia Lugo Discusses Her Book “Bicycle/Race” This Thursday at IIT
This event, which looks at who needs to be at the table during transportation planning conversations, is timely since it takes place two days after Chicago elects its first Black female mayor.
April 2, 2019
Where Do Lori and Toni Part Ways on Transportation?
Lightfoot's positions on bike/walk funding, the North LASD rehab, reduced CTA fares, and bus lane enforcement are arguably more progressive, but neither candidate is terrible on transportation.
April 1, 2019
CDOT Unveils E-Divvy Design, Debunks Uber’s “Fake Propaganda” at City Hall Hearing
Residents also gave passionate testimony for and against the Lyft/Divvy contract amendment.
March 28, 2019
Uber Astroturfs Opposition to the Lyft Divvy Deal by Purchasing News Coverage
Meanwhile, South and West Side community leaders held a City Hall press conference against the Lyft deal, but they say Uber wasn't involved.
March 27, 2019
How New Mobility Tech Could Impact TOD — For Good or Bad
Ride-share, shared mobility devices, and autonomous vehicles could help expand the TOD zone, but they could also exacerbate transportation inequities if all residents don't have good access.
March 26, 2019
Rack ‘Em Up! CDOT Installed 400+ Racks in the Last Month
4 more on-street bike parking corrals are planned for this spring, with a total of 200 corral installations happening through 2021.
March 26, 2019
One Central Mega-Development Could Connect Museum Campus to Mass Transit
The ambitious project, centered around a new transit hub, would transform 34 acres of what is currently open-air rail lines
March 21, 2019
Mobility Task Force Report Has Some Good Ideas, But Misses Some Opportunities
The study fails to mention that better collaboration between CTA, Pace, Metra, and the South Shore Line could greatly improve mobility for residents.
March 20, 2019
