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Black advocates call for expanding Chicago’s scooter program with a focus on equity
Oboi Reed from Equiticity and L. Anton Seals Jr. from Grow Greater Englewood put out an advocacy statement in favor of scooters and launched on online petition drive.
October 15, 2019
As scooter pilot ends, Active Trans report calls for expanding it, with strings attached
Go ahead and expand the program, Active Trans says, but require parking docks or corrals, and keep them out of downtown and off the Lakefront Trail.
October 14, 2019
What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening event
Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
October 11, 2019
Metra holds public meeting on its proposed 2020 budget, with $480M in capital upgrades
The money will be spent on new and rehabbed rolling stock, station upgrades, yard improvements, and bridges.
October 10, 2019
Victory! The right to bike on the riverwalk is preserved. Now about those “No Biking” signs…
Thanks in part to Streetsblog's advocacy on the issue, Alderman Reilly never followed through on his threat to ban cycling on the promenade, and the city is looking at ways to accommodate biking. Now the no biking signs need to come down.
October 8, 2019
Inspector General calls out CPD for illegal parking; police bike lane blockage needs to stop too
While the new advisory focuses on parking in fire lanes and emergency exits, as well as parking placard abuse, the IG's office says it's also interested in sidewalk, crosswalk, and bike lane violations.
October 8, 2019
A dinosaur still roams the earth: John Forester discusses his discredited anti-bikeway credo
The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.
October 3, 2019
It’s getting real: Construction began on Phase I of Red and Purple Modernization today
Work on the Belmont flyover, slated for complete by late 2021, kicked off today. RPM also includes the reconstruction of four station and extensive track and signal work.
October 2, 2019
Auburn Gresham Metra stop, which broke ground yesterday, could spur South Side retail
While the current station design is too car-oriented, it does include a pedestrian plaza and plentiful bike parking.
October 1, 2019
Uptown LSD Improvements Would Include Trail Grade Separation, Bus Amenities
But some residents argued that plans to make cyclists and pedestrians on the Lakefront Trail use tunnels and an overpass to cross eat-west streets in order to facilitate driving is car-centric.
September 30, 2019
