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Leland bump-outs are coming in, family member of fallen cyclist Lily Shambrook, 3, addresses neighbors’ concerns
Predictably, some neighbors are confused about the bump-outs, and worried that they will make the street less safe, and less convenient for drivers.
October 11, 2023
Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most
The future of interstate rail travel is in jeopardy if the White House caves to House Republican spending cuts as part of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, advocates say.
May 25, 2023
“Plow The Sidewalks” ordinance reintroduced into new City Council, with minor changes
A group of 24 alderpersons introduced an ordinance at yesterday's City Council meeting that would start a "Plow The Sidewalks" pilot program.
May 25, 2023
Cook County transportation department wants input on biking in the large area around Lake Calumet
The goal is to find ways to connect destinations and recreational opportunities, improve safety for bicyclists, and reconnect neighborhoods separated by industrial uses, highways, and rail yards that litter the area.
May 4, 2023
Can we fix Route 66? New project aims to make Ogden Avenue more people-friendly
The project, which includes Ogden between Pulaski Road and Western Avenue, is being coordinated by the Chicago Department of Transportation in cooperation with local alderpersons.
April 21, 2023
One Howard Street project kicks off Saturday. Here’s how to improve the corridor.
The goals of the project are somewhat undefined, but that's not necessarily a bad thing this early in the process.
April 20, 2023
Eyes on the street: Curb protection is bustin’ out all over
Chicago Department of Transportation crews are busy making good on CDOT's promise to upgrade all existing "protected" bike lanes with precast concrete curbs by the end of 2023.
April 19, 2023
Ridership numbers suggest transit is partly to thank for relatively little Kennedy drama
Despite the significantly longer Kennedy travel times, there hasn't been much uproar about the project creating a carpocalypse.
April 19, 2023
Disability rights advocates applaud CTA’s expansion of tactile bus sign pilot
Since launching the program in August 2022 on the #22 Madison Street Route, the agency has installed 1,300 tactile signs at stops along 12 of the city’s bus lines.
April 18, 2023
CTA leaders approve Western Brown rehab, RPM art contracts, complain system gets a bum rap
Of course the most effective way for the CTA to change public perceptions that the system is unreliable, unsafe, and unsanitary is to significantly improve reliability, safety, and sanitation.
April 16, 2023
