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New sidewalk installed, crummy pavement replaced in BNSF Western stop viaduct
The makeover should make conditions a little safer and more pleasant for Metra commuters.
November 1, 2021
Congressmen Garcia, Schneider introduce rail grade separation funding bill
The reps noted that in addition to preventing crashes, separating rail crossings can also improve passenger and freight rail service by allowing for higher speeds and more frequent service.
October 30, 2021
September Loop Alliance report shows slow, steady increase in walking, transit use
Hopefully promotional fares on the CTA, Metra, and the South Shore Line will help incentivize more folks to return to transit and drive less.
October 29, 2021
2022 Chicago budget passes including income-based fines, mental health funds
Reforms to the city's traffic fine structure should make it less regressive, and increased funding for mental health services could be a step in the right direction for improving transit safety.
October 28, 2021
Mapped: Here’s where Chicago is awarding 11 grants for equitable TOD projects.
Along with Elevated Chicago and Enterprise Community Partners, the city is providing $160,000 in microgrants and technical assistance to help out with project construction near transit stations across Chicago.
October 27, 2021
CTA budget calls for reducing pass prices, and faster, more eco-friendly bus service
The CTA‘s 2022 budget calls for the system's biggest fare chance since 2013, slashing all pass prices and getting riding of the 25-cent charge for the first transfer.
October 27, 2021
Long-awaited post installation will hopefully bring order to the chaos on Clark Street
Assuming the bike lanes start functioning as intended, and more people start cycling in them, bringing additional potential customers to the corridor, that should help reassure some of the merchants.
October 26, 2021
What should drivers do to avoid blocking bikeways – especially bike-share workers?
When the person clogging the bikeway is employed by a city-owned bike-share system, an entity whose entire purpose is to make bicycling easier, this kind of blockage can feel like a betrayal.
October 22, 2021
4 months after racially-charged Council battle, signs for DuSable LSD unveiled
Another fight regarding the coastal highway is on the horizon, as the city and state prepare to reconstruct North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
October 21, 2021
The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago
Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.
October 20, 2021
