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Over 70 Workers Hired to Build CTA’s Next-Gen 7000-Series Cars on SE Side
The new cars will feature a mix of forward-facing and aisle-facing seats.
March 4, 2019
Here’s Our Full Email Exchange With the Chicago Infrastructure Trust About the O’Hare Express
CIT spokesperson Jennifer Martinez left her job at the city days after providing these comments, which were more candid than any given to any other news outlet.
February 28, 2019
Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Transit Experts Discuss the (Doomed?) O’Hare Express
With Bill Daley out of the running for mayor, the next administration will likely kill Elon Musk's pipe scheme. Local transit authorities discuss why that's probably a good thing.
February 27, 2019
Where Do Lightfoot and Preckwinkle Stand on Transportation Issues?
Both candidates have sensible transportation platforms, but here's what they've said about specific issues.
February 27, 2019
Stone Free: The Bike Bridge That Ald. Berny Stone Blocked Is Finally Getting Built
City officials broke ground on the span this morning, 14 years after the cantankerous alderman put the kibosh on the project for mysterious reasons.
February 15, 2019
A No-Crash Course in Navigating Chicago’s Street System
It can years to learn all of these rules of thumb but here's a shortcut, with some street name history thrown in for good measure.
February 14, 2019
2-to-5-Lane Conversion “Road Binge” Planned for Franklin Park
The expansion is being justified with traffic projections that will be a self-fulfilling prophesy.
February 8, 2019
CDOT Is Trying to Convince CMAP to Add the O’Hare Express to ON TO 2050
Adding Elon Musk's pipe dream to the regional plan would make the project potentially eligible to receive federal funds and approvals.
February 1, 2019
Due to Alderman King’s Focus on Car Parking, South Loop Bikeways May Be in Jeopardy
Has the alderman's desire to expand parking in the ward killed CDOT's plan for improved and new bikeways on Harrison, Polk, and Plymouth?
January 31, 2019
After Drivers Kill 3 Seniors in the Niles Area Within a Month, Police Scold Pedestrians
Admonishing pedestrians to not use cell phones and wear reflective material is easier than actually taking steps to make them safer.
January 28, 2019
