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Los pasajeros del CTA del lado suroeste han seguido teniendo retrasos
¿Cómo afectará el plan de acción de CTA la confiabilidad, la seguridad y la satisfacción del cliente?
September 7, 2022
Southwest Side CTA riders have continued to experience service gaps
How will CTA’s action plan affect reliability, safety, and customer satisfaction?
September 7, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer
Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.
September 6, 2022
CDOT holds Vision Zero workshop in Washington Park
CDOT held a traffic safety workshop in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a continuation of their Vision Zero Southside initiative.
September 2, 2022
During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot
Whether or it turns out that this tragedy was related to drag racing, clearly there should have serious consequences for the killer, but so far he has merely received traffic tickets.
August 30, 2022
Ald. La Spata discusses his ordinance to crack down on bus lane scofflaws
Last month La Spata introduced City Council legislation enabling the installation of cameras on CTA buses that would issue tickets to drivers who stand or park in bus lanes.
August 28, 2022
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus
The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.
August 25, 2022
Chicago, Bike Grid Now’s Halsted Bike Bus provides a safe, fun ride downtown
"Whenever there is a safe place for people to bike, the number of Chicagoans who come out is tremendous."
August 25, 2022
CTA unveils improvements to Bus Tracker, but will they bust the “ghost run” problem?
Today the transit agency followed through on president Dorval Carter's earlier statements, announcing the release of a newly designed website for the Bus Tracker.
August 24, 2022