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Bent wheels, slashed tires: Many bikes seized by CPD were badly damaged
In many cases the cycles confiscated during protests have been handed over with severe -- and apparently intentional -- damage.
September 16, 2020
Financially struggling Metra launches a marketing blitz to coax riders back onto trains
The new media juggernaut, dubbed "My Metra," includes ads on TV, traditional radio, streaming radio, billboards, social media, website, mailings and other formats.
September 15, 2020
Chicago releases first-ever equitable transit-oriented development plan
A new equitable transit-oriented development plan published by the city today lays out steps for bringing affordable TOD to all parts of town.
September 14, 2020
The CTA rolls out a new Ridership Information Dashboard for the ‘L’
Today the CTA announced its Ridership Information Dashboard has been expanded to include crowding data on the 'L'.
September 10, 2020
Converting parking to people space on 75th helps reenergize Black-owned restaurant strip
The new 75th Street Boardwalk, located between Calumet and Indiana avenues is available for use by eleven local restaurants and businesses.
September 10, 2020
Chicago’s spike in cycling fatalities continues with first e-Divvy death on Near West Side
The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.
September 9, 2020
Here’s an update on the Red and Purple Modernization project a year into the project
All of the Belmont flyover columns were finished this summer, and temporary stations are being built in Uptown and Edgewater to allow for service as new ones are built.
September 8, 2020
Crystal Lake, RTA seek community feedback for transit-orientated development plan
Crystal Lake is working with the Regional Transportation Authority to create a Strategic Action Plan, which would guide community development and transportation planning around the suburb's two Metra stations.
September 8, 2020
Ramirez-Rosa’s office recovers 22 more bikes CPD confiscated from racial justice protesters
Recovery efforts to reunite cyclists with their bikes taken by police at protests this summer slowly continue as alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's 35th Ward office leads the charge.
September 3, 2020
Northcenter Town Square highlights the benefits of turning parking into people space
The project took land that was mostly used for storing privately owned metal boxes and turned it into a wonderful neighborhood amenity.
September 3, 2020
