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Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
November 28, 2020
Transit agencies discuss plans for possible “Armageddon” funding scenario
“In the previous [2008] doomsday budget, our deficit was in the neighborhood of $100 million,” CTA president Dorval Carter said. “This is Armageddon-type stuff."
November 25, 2020
Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks
Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.
November 24, 2020
Lightfoot’s budget narrowly passes, with downsides for transit riders and motorists alike
The budget diverts $16 million in operations funding from the CTA. It also raises the city gas tax by three cents and drops the speed camera ticket threshold to 6 mph.
November 24, 2020
It’s not your imagination: Divvy’s e-bikes actually are slower now
It's not a great marketing strategy to charge a premium to use a service, get people used to using that service at level X, and then quietly lower the service quality to level Z.
November 23, 2020
3-cent gas tax hike wouldn’t impact drivers much, but taking $16M from CTA is wrong
Included in Mayor Lightfoot's proposed budget are two transportation-related tax changes, one that would make driving a little more expensive, but another that would reduce funding for transit.
November 20, 2020
Lightfoot’s capital spending proposal includes earmarks for sidewalks and bikeways
$112 million will go towards sidewalk repairs and $49 million for “improvements to bike lanes, priority bus routes, and pavement markings.”
November 18, 2020
South Shore Line president explains why the railroad finally got rid of COVID-denier cars
According to NICTD chief Mike Noland, the updated Indiana executive order provided the teeth needed to enforce the mask requirement.
November 18, 2020
Mask asks: Facial coverings policy for CTA drivers; South Shore drops COVID-denier cars
Here's what the CTA had to say about non-compliant CTA bus operators. Meanwhile, South Shore has ended its ill-conceived Mask Optional Car policy.
November 17, 2020
CTA online budget hearing was a short, glitchy affair amid uncertain funding future
Last week's public hearing on the proposed 2021 CTA budget was a sign of the COVID-19 times. It was held entirely online, with sparse attendance, and was plagued by technical glitches.
November 16, 2020
