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Uncharted territory: RTA leaders discuss how Chicago transit will survive COVID-19
How with the CTA, Pace, and Metra transport more people to work when the state reopens, while maintaining social distance, with a lot less money? That remains to be seen.
May 21, 2020
CARA floats a great plan to reopen the Lakefront Trail — with one major drawback
If a compromise could be worked out to accommodate PM rush bike commuters, the running association's strong plan would become even stronger.
May 21, 2020
How do we make sure that open streets are truly open for everyone?
A discussion hosted by The Untokening collective looked at why over-policing and other social justice issues must be
considered when planning walk/bike interventions during the pandemic.
May 20, 2020
Planned West Loop changes include closing block of Milwaukee, wider sidewalks
The changes would be paid for by a developer as part of the deal for a 33-story residential building at the old Cassidy Tire site.
May 19, 2020
Alderman Martin is putting out feelers about doing open streets interventions in Lincoln Square
"We want to make sure that as people are spending more time outside, we are adjusting infrastructure accordingly."
May 18, 2020
How Montreal, Milan, and D.C. have made more space for walk/bike/transit during COVID
While Chicago has been shutting down trails, other cities have been using innovative strategies to make room for socially-distanced transportation and physical activity.
May 15, 2020
Map: What could a Slow Streets network look like in Chicago?
This map some potential Slow Streets routes in the central city, including side streets and park roads where through traffic could be prohibited during Stay at Home.
May 13, 2020
An architecture firm proposes guidelines for a Chicago open streets plan
Hammersley Architecture recently drafted a Chicago Promenade Plan for a network of streets where through traffic is prohibited to make room for pedestrians and cyclists.
May 12, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery’s death, mobility justice, and the open streets debate
For Black and Brown people to feel completely safe walking, biking, or just existing in public space, we need to make fundamental changes in the way our society is structured.
May 11, 2020
What do ATA’s peer organizations across the country think of open streets?
We talked to transportation advocacy organizations in Oakland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Madison, Wisconsin.
May 8, 2020
