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John Greenfield

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Chicago Policy

Transit advocates should join forces to support the south Red Line extension TIF

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Welcome back, Carter! For once, CTA prez doesn’t ghost his own City Council hearing

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Bicycling

Infuriatingly, the new Chicago budget lowered bike lane parking fines from $500 to $250

Fabio Göttlicher

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Updated CTA ‘L’ schedules fail to deliver on “Meeting the Moment” promises

Courtney Cobbs

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Advocating for a slush fund: Plow the Sidewalks rally takes over City Hall

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Park Station Lofts equitable transit-oriented development breaks ground in Woodlawn

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Vasquez: Neighbors’ parking worries didn’t cause me to reject rectory redevelopment TOD plan

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Takin’ it to the (over-salted) streets: City Hall rally will demand sidewalk plowing parity

Ruth Rosas

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¿Cómo encaja la emisión cero en el plan de modernización del corredor industrial del suroeste?

How does Zero-Emission fit in the Southwest Industrial Corridor Modernization plan?

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