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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.

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.

Too often in the past, aldermen have unfairly used their veto power to block good walking, biking, and transit projects in their wars.

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.

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said that after taking input from over a thousand residents, he's recommending the project to the zoning committee.

Today city officials cut the ribbon on a multicolored ring-shaped sculpture in the Uptown Entertainment District, the crowning touch on a street remix that converted excess asphalt at Racine Avenue and Broadway into a new pedestrian plaza. The makeover was part of the Broadway streetscape project, which includes new sidewalks, street repaving, lighting, bike racks, garbage cans, crosswalks, and a pedestrian island near the new plaza.

Local alderman Sophia King reportedly delayed the project due to her focus on maximizing car parking, but construction is finally moving forward this week.

They say land use and traffic safety issues are increasingly urgent concerns as we attempt to plan a safer, more, efficient, and more equitable future transportation system.

Meanwhile, the CTA is working on adding new electrical substations that will allow them to add still more trains.