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Chicago segregation is often obvious when you observe who gets on and off northbound and southbound Red Line trains. Photo: Jeff Zoline

What Roles Do Transportation, Housing, and Development Play in Dismantling Segregation

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

Representatives of WBEZ, LUCHA, MPC, and Blue Sky Strategies discussed how urban planning and policy can be used to address age-old inequities.

Ray LaHood, Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago transportation chief Gabe Klein, and downtown alderman Brendan Reilly discuss the Chicago Riverwalk plan in 2013. Photo: John Greenfield

Ex-USDOT Chief LaHood Will Lead Chicago’s Transportation and Mobility Task Force

By John Greenfield | Sep 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

Hopefully the new task force will ensure that the city proactively sets shared-mobility and AV policy, rather than scrambling to deal with disruptive technology.

The #31 stops at 31st and Halsted. Photo: John Greenfield

Despite Pleas From Bus Advocates, the CTA Is Killing the 31st Street Pilot

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2018 | 8 Comments

Reps from the Bridgeport Alliance, the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, and Active Trans say that, due to an anemic schedule, the route never really had a chance.

AD, a veteran of Blackstone Bicycle Works youth programs who now works as a mechanic, at Blackstone Summer. Photo: James Porter

How Blackstone Bicycle Works Opens Doors for Black Youth

By James Porter | Aug 13, 2018 | 2 Comments

At the "Blackstone Summer" teach-in, staff and students from the shop talked about why its programs are crucial.

Pace bikes parked by the 10th Ward service office. Photo: Ismael Cuevas

Currently Chicago’s DoBi Distribution Isn’t Equitable, But It May Be Improving

By John Greenfield | May 22, 2018 | 7 Comments

Some vendors appear to be ignoring the city's rebalancing rules.

Dorval Carter Jr., CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld, and Water Burnett with project workers at the station site. Photo: John Greenfield

The New Lake/Damen Green Line Stop Could Transform the Near West Side

By John Greenfield | Apr 25, 2018 | 27 Comments

City officials broke ground on the project today, starting with the reconstruction of a half-mile of Lake Street near the station site.

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