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IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects
On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.
August 29, 2022
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus
The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.
August 25, 2022
CTA unveils improvements to Bus Tracker, but will they bust the “ghost run” problem?
Today the transit agency followed through on president Dorval Carter's earlier statements, announcing the release of a newly designed website for the Bus Tracker.
August 24, 2022
A touchy subject: CTA will pilot 1,300 tactile bus stop signs across 12 routes
There was some good news on Tuesday about efforts to make Chicago streets more accessible to people with visual impairments.
August 24, 2022
Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?
A teenage girl on a bike collided with a driver, apparently because she was understandably afraid to ride in a four-lane street. What should we do about that?
August 22, 2022
Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront
City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"
August 19, 2022
Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway
The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.
August 18, 2022
The Sunnyside contraflow lane: A little infrastructure that makes a big difference
By allowing people on bikes to legally ride west on the short one-way eastbound segment of Sunnyside next to the park, the lane opens up a new way to bike west from Ashland to the 312 RiverRun.
August 10, 2022
100th Street Calumet River Project would create new recreational trail on Southeast Side
If completed, the site would become a part of the greater network of transportation and recreation infrastructure on the Southeast Side.
August 9, 2022
