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Suburban red-light camera programs should be reformed, not abolished
In the wake of corruption allegations, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says suburbs should consider getting rid of their RLC programs, which would likely cost lives.
January 6, 2020
Homeless tents have returned next to Uptown bike lanes likely built to displace them
The bikeways were probably intended as defensive architecture to keep homeless people from taking shelter in the underpasses, and they're not even successful in that regard.
January 3, 2020
2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation
In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.
December 30, 2019
Questioning the hype around the Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop
The marketing geniuses at Hyperloop TT seem to have seized on some important cultural zeitgeist.
December 20, 2019
The death of Angie Monroy was a reminder that gun violence is a mobility justice issue
As transit and mobility advocates, we need to talk more openly about violence on our streets and how it intersects with our work.
December 17, 2019
Have your say on the South Halsted Bus Corridor Project at the upcoming meeting
As part of the movement towards speeding up buses, the CTA and Pace have teamed up for a study on modernizing transit along South Halsted Street.
December 17, 2019
Cheer up Clevelanders, the O’Hare Express is dead, and you can kill the Hyperloop
The story of how Elon's Musk's airport died an early death offers hope for Cleveland transportation advocates dismayed by Hyperloop Boondoggle.
December 16, 2019
MPC’s Toward Universal Mobility report aims to make local transit accessible for all
“We can design transportation systems that are seamless for everyone," said a disability rights advocate at the release. "The only thing that stops us if we don’t have the right people at the table.”
December 11, 2019
Some advocates say the next Active Trans director should be a person of color
The organization says it has made some mistakes when it comes to addressing the needs of Black and Latinx communities. Having a person of color in charge could help avoid such tunnel vision.
December 11, 2019
Ride-hail drivers discuss labor and environmental issues
Courtney Cobbs moderated the panel "Gig Work: Apps, Transit, and the Environment," hosted by Chicago Jobs with Justice and Workers’ Rights Board.
December 11, 2019
