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CDOT throws Romanelli a bone, promises to look into warning signs for Lake St. tracks
At a meeting last week, CDOT staffers committed to exploring the idea of warning signs, but ignored Romanelli's call to spend $1.8B rebuilding the tracks.
September 4, 2021
Millennium Park bike station reopens under new name and management
Now called Hub 312, it's run by Shift Transit, a Chicago-based mobility operations company founded by Eddy Inlow, who served as the first general manager for the Divvy bike-share program.
August 31, 2021
Chicago should avoid future school bussing crises by making CTA free for kids
By encouraging families to send their children to school by transit rather than driving them there, we'd also get a safer, healthier, and more efficient city.
August 31, 2021
Lake Street jive: NBC amplifies Romanelli’s scheme to use transit funds for a trucking issue
In reality Romanelli's proposal to rebuild the tracks to make driving easier is a road project. As such, he should be pursuing road funding for it, not transit money.
August 30, 2021
Here’s why Chicago needs an office of parking management
If we really want to see the rapid development of bus lanes, or a protected bike lane network, or wider sidewalks, or pedestrian plazas, then we must also understand parking needs and manage parking more intelligently.
August 9, 2021
Carpacalypse now: CLA report shows skyrocketing parking levels, modest transit gains
The carmaggeddon these Chicago Loop Alliance reports forecasted months ago is here.
July 22, 2021
75th Street Boardwalk controversy shows public safety is essential for livable streets
It's impossible for streets to be truly livable unless we can provide basic standards of public safety in all parts of town.
June 29, 2021
Troubling: Loop Alliance report shows short-term Loop parking is skyrocketing
Encouraging commuters and visitors to the Loop to bike or take public transportation needs to be a top priority.
June 14, 2021
CDOT: Divvy’s e-bikes are going back to a 20 MPH speed cap
Ever since Divvy bike-share's pedal-assist electric bikes debuted in summer 2020, there's been all kinds of confusion about how fast they go.
June 11, 2021
Bar owner who posted racist comments is leading fight against affordable TOD
Spyners owner and Save Lincoln Square petition launcher Maureen Sullivan faced a boycott last year over racist comments about BLM protests.
May 11, 2021
