Funding & Finance

While the current station design is too car-oriented, it does include a pedestrian plaza and plentiful bike parking.

Unlike the community meeting for the Dickens greenway in Lincoln Park, there was little vocal pushback against the project.

Fighting between transit agencies will continue to hurt Black and low-income South Siders the most.

Chicago mayor Lightfoot said she's against a proposal by Cook County, backed by her old rival Toni Preckwinkle, that would lower Metra fares and increase service, on the grounds that it would hurt the CTA.

The capital money, which will fund railcars, locomotives, stations, bridges and service improvements, is available thanks to the Illinois infrastructure bill that passed in June.

The project will increase capacity and reliability, and reduce crowding, but it will also include three-year closures of the Lawrence and Berwyn stops.

Other new bike lanes and upgrades were recently completed or are planned on the Southeast Side, in the Illinois Medical District, in East Garfield Park, and in Andersonville.

Despite comments from some naysayers who are against bringing more outsiders to Dickens Avenue and Oz Park, the majority of attendees at the hearing seemed to be in favor of the project.

On Tuesday, August 13, Little Village residents gathered at Oak Street Health on 26th Street for a community meeting on the proposed four-mile Paseo trail connecting Little Village and Pilsen. The event was hosted by Únete La Villita, the community development committee of Little Village. The proposed Paseo trail has been subject of extensive speculation and worry for residents, particularly regarding housing prices and displacement.