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Transpo Advocates Discuss the Latest Plans for O’Hare Express
After reviewing the details from the RFQ, local transportation leaders aren't sure if the project would be a boon or a boondoggle.
December 13, 2017
How Can We Keep Neighborhood Investments From Causing Displacement?
Leaders discussed this challenge at "A Catalytic Moment" TOD Symposium
December 12, 2017
Might as Well Jump: Test-Riding Electrical-Assist Dockless Bikes
Equiticity's Oboi Reed argues that dockless bikes, including e-bikes, are an ideal way to get people excited about biking in underserved communities.
December 11, 2017
Active Trans Cofounder Randy Neufeld Weighs in on the Dockless Bike-Share Debate
He argues that the technology should be confined to bike libraries and stations on private property.
December 5, 2017
Latino Residents Are Being Displaced From Transit-Friendly Buildings in Albany Park
On Saturday morning, a large crowd of Albany Park residents and tenants gathered in front of the CTA Brown Line’s Kimball Station. The Autonomous Tenants Union and Sunnyside Manor Tenants Union, with the support of 33rd Ward Working Families, were there to deliver a letter to Albany Bank and Trust Company in the hopes of sending a message to developer Ron D. Abrams of Silver Property Group, whose properties are partly funded through the bank’s mortgage loans.
December 4, 2017
Take a Virtual Tour of the Wilson Stop’s New Sunnyside Entrance
Unlike most unstaffed CTA entrances, this one is wheelchair- and bike-friendly
December 1, 2017
Dozens of Seniors Ask CTA to Expand Wentworth, 31st Bus Routes’ Schedules
Currently the routes, which older residents say are important for their mobility, only run on weekdays.
November 21, 2017
Razing an Art Moderne to Put in a Drive-Though Would Make Avondale More Car-Centric
PNC Bank is proposing to demolish one of its branches at the corner of Milwaukee and Belmont in Avondale in favor of a car-centric design.
November 20, 2017
Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide
The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.
November 17, 2017
DoBi or Not DoBi, That Is the Question
Dockless bike-share companies are courting Chicago. Should we let them set up shop?
November 16, 2017