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Why Rauner’s Witholding of Funding for Bike-Ped Bridges Totally SOCCs
The state’s refusal to release SOCC funds for the 41st Street bike-ped bridge and other initiatives is completely counterproductive because it could result in overall higher construction costs.
March 13, 2017
Colombia College: Lessons From Bogotá’s Transportation System for Chicago
Chicago would be wise to emulate Bogotá's extensive TransMilenio bus rapid transit system and the Sunday Ciclovía or "cycleway" program, which opens a roughly 75-mile network of streets for car-free recreation and draws some two million people each week.
March 9, 2017
Grants Are Available for Mobility Programs for Seniors, People With Disabilities
Last week the Regional Transportation Authority announced a call for projects to help improve mobility for seniors and people with disabilities that may be eligible for federal and local grant money via an open competitive process.
March 6, 2017
The 5th Ward’s Leslie Hairston: Chicago’s Most Auto-centric Alderman?
It was no surprise that read that Hairston opposes pedestrianizing streets in Jackson Park. She’s shown time and time again that she prioritizes easy driving above all other transportation modes.
February 7, 2017
What Would Replacing the Thompson Center With a Skyscraper Mean for the CTA?
Governor Bruce Rauner is hellbent on selling off the state office building. He's proposed replacing it with a 115-story tower, but advocates want a guarantee that the Clark/Lake station won't be negatively impacted.
February 2, 2017
Former Belmont Flyover Opponents Vow to Work for Best Possible Outcome
Now that the flyover is a done deal, neighbors are pushing for the gaps created by demolitions to be filled in with quality transit-oriented development and other creative uses of the new open space.
January 20, 2017
Englewood Line Trail Could Create Recreation and Job Opportunities for Residents
The Englewood Line Nature Trail, a proposed two-mile elevated greenway, would run along an unused rail embankment between 58th and 59th streetsm from Hoyne to Wallace avenues.
January 13, 2017
Thanks Obama: Feds Award $1.1 Billion for Red and Purple Line Modernization
It came as no surprise, but it was still a relief, when officials announced today that the $1 billion federal grant for the CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization project has been approved.
January 9, 2017
$50 Million Garfield Gateway Project Will Spruce Up the Green Line Station
The gateway project includes extending the platform's canopies; elevator and escalator upgrades; and the installation of public art and landscaping.
January 9, 2017
Chicago Needs a Vision Zero Plan for Eliminating Gun Violence
Why is the city creating an interdepartmental strategy to end traffic violence within a finite period of time, but not one for gun violence?
January 5, 2017
