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The folly of the Jane Byrne Interchange spaghetti bowl expansion keeps getting worse
The cost of the project has ballooned to a quarter-billion dollars more than the initial cost estimates, and it's almost 4.5 years behind schedule.
February 10, 2020
Inaction after tragic crashes is unacceptable — Chicago needs a Rapid Response Team
Instead of making safety improvements months later, or not at all, Chicago should follow San Francisco's example by creating a Rapid Response Team
February 5, 2020
Great idea! Lane of Lower LSD will be converted to bike/ped facility for flyover work
Somewhere in our city right now, Streetsblog Chicago cofounder Steven Vance is sarcastically saying, "Why didn't I think of that?"
February 3, 2020
Main finding of Chicago’s dockless scooter pilot: “We need to do another pilot”
The study also found there were 192 reported scooter injuries in four months, and 34 percent of online survey respondents said they used the devices to go to or from transit.
January 29, 2020
Bloating Palatine’s Quentin Road from 2 to 5 lanes would make it more dangerous
Palatine officials are pushing for a road binge on the highway that runs through Deer Grove Forest Preserve. But residents, Active Trans, and nature advocacy groups point out that a three-lane layout would be safer.
January 27, 2020
How can we make sustainable transportation more fun?
If we want more people to ride buses and bikes, we've got to help make the experience not only safe and efficient, but enjoyable.
January 24, 2020
Who would you pick for Chicago’s Bicycle Mayor?
That person would be the standard-bearer for using cycling to make our city safer, more equitable, healthier, more environmentally responsible, more efficient, more prosperous, and more fun.
January 22, 2020
No more free rides? Metra considers ideas to crack down on fare evasion
While Metra often seems to operate on the honors system, that may be changing in the future as the railroad adopts best practices from peer systems.
January 20, 2020
Let’s make some Rogers Park side streets safer by eliminating vehicular through traffic
The neighborhood greenway route on Glenwood and Greenway is a good start, but let's take it to the level by creating a car-lite, bike- and pedestrian-priority corridor.
January 20, 2020
It’s official: After City Council approval, Gia Biagi is now the new CDOT chief
Bia's responsibilities will include studying, and possibly implementing congestion pricing, and helping to speed up bus service.
January 15, 2020
