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Why Illinois is running an extra helping of Thanksgiving trains this year, but Michigan isn’t
The service levels on state-supported routes depend on how much money each state department of transportation is willing to pay.
November 11, 2019
How Lori’s Uber and Lyft tax plan will help lower-income and working-class Chicagoans
The ride-hail companies are trying to convince Chicagoans that the new fee structure would hurt poor people, but actually the opposite is true.
November 10, 2019
Ed Barsotti steps down after nearly 20 years leading Ride Illinois, Dave Simmons steps in
Ride Illinois has teamed up with the Active Transportation Alliance on many statewide legislative wins for cycling.
November 8, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Checking out paint-and-post upgrades on Milwaukee in Logan
For about a quarter of the price of a single traffic signal, CDOT installed safety improvements for all road users on several blocks of the avenue.
November 4, 2019
Federal grants approved for 7 local projects to improve bike and ped access to transit
When bus stops and train stations aren't safe or convenient to walk or bike to, that can be a major disincentive to riding transit.
November 4, 2019
Pace 2020 budget calls for service cuts, transit terminal improvements
Major capital improvements include new garages and rebuilding the Joliet and Harvey transit center.
October 25, 2019
City’s ride-hailing report quantifies the damage Uber and Lyft are doing to Chicago
25,807 ride-hailing trips are taken downtown during an average morning rush, and the CTA has seen 48 million fewer rides each year since Uber launched here since 2015.
October 25, 2019
New CTA budget would move Red Line extension forward with $310M, avoid fare hikes
The CTA's budget is benefitting from the $45 billion state infrastructure package passed this spring.
October 24, 2019
What the pork?! State transpo plan includes $206M for roads to nonexistent airport
Think how far that money would have gone if it was used for useful sustainable transportation projects.
October 23, 2019
Unfortunately, 16% of the new roads and bridges funding will go towards expansion
Widening roadways generally just induces more driving. But the new funding will also allow IDOT to be more proactive about maintenance.
October 22, 2019
