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Good news: No Metra fare hikes in 2020, and $2.6B in capital improvements planned
The capital money, which will fund railcars, locomotives, stations, bridges and service improvements, is available thanks to the Illinois infrastructure bill that passed in June.
September 13, 2019
Chicago unveils its West Side Vision Zero Traffic Safety Plan
The city says the program addresses traffic safety as a public health and equity issue. Mobility justice advocate Oboi Reed says he still wants assurance that it won't lead to increased police enforcement.
September 12, 2019
Work begins on Wells-Wentworth Connector, linking Chinatown, Loop, and The 78
Unlike other recently constructed highway-like five-lane roads in Chicago, the street will have only three lanes, and it will include speed tables and sidewalk bike lanes.
September 10, 2019
The CTA is getting ready for RPM, the mother of all Chicago transit projects
The project will increase capacity and reliability, and reduce crowding, but it will also include three-year closures of the Lawrence and Berwyn stops.
September 10, 2019
Chicago on-street traffic fatalities are down 24% overall compared to 2018
Bike and motorist deaths are significantly down compared to previous years, although pedestrian fatalities are up.
September 6, 2019
CDOT plans new bikeways on Far South Side, provides update on recent bike projects
Other new bike lanes and upgrades were recently completed or are planned on the Southeast Side, in the Illinois Medical District, in East Garfield Park, and in Andersonville.
September 5, 2019
47th Ward: Community outreach will help prevent backlash to Leland Greenway extension
While the Dickens Greenway proposal in Lincoln Park has been highly controversial, meeting with Lincoln Square neighborhood groups early in the planning process is promoting buy-in.
September 4, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 Pedestrians and a Cyclist in Chicago in the Past Week
One victim was the fourth person killed by a driver on a Chicago sidewalk this year. Another was the first on-street bike fatality of 2019.
September 3, 2019
Metra to Reopen A Closed Station Entrance in Hyde Park, Make Chicago State University a Scheduled Stop
Good news for Metra Electric riders and residents along the line: Two stations are becoming an accessible, and a closed entrance is going to be reopened.
August 27, 2019
MPC Will Survey Residents on What Kind of TOD They Want at 95th Red Line Stop
MPC previously led the community input process that led to the Logan Square 100-percent affordable TOD plan
August 26, 2019
