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High rents are a policy choice: What’s driving displacement across The North Side
We should reverse the down-zonings that have rendered much of the city unaffordable and exclusionary.
August 12, 2021
CTA offers free rides on 1st day of school, but Muni pilots all-year free rides for youth
Launching a free fares pilot for schoolchildren would be a great way to start improving transportation equity in Chicago, helping us catch up with peer cities that are way ahead of us in that department.
August 12, 2021
Here’s why Chicago needs an office of parking management
If we really want to see the rapid development of bus lanes, or a protected bike lane network, or wider sidewalks, or pedestrian plazas, then we must also understand parking needs and manage parking more intelligently.
August 9, 2021
5+ years after senior was killed at Surf/Broadway, CDOT is finally installing a crosswalk
Surely we shouldn't have to wait that long after a senior is killed for the city to fix an intersection. And it would be far better to make safety upgrades to pedestrian crossings before tragedy strikes.
August 7, 2021
A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap
CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
August 3, 2021
CTA stabbing epidemic highlights need for holistic violence prevention strategies
Investing in the prevention of violence, as opposed to armed responses to it, is money well-spent.
August 2, 2021
Cop who killed Hershel Weinberger was suspended after drunken suicide threat
It's not clear whether terminating the officer back in 2000 would have prevented him from killing the boy on his bicycle, but the cop deserves to be fired for his recklessness now.
July 30, 2021
CDOT announces a grid of new bike routes for Belmont Cragin and Hermosa
It looks promising that these largely working-class, Latino Northwest Side communities are about to become a lot more bike-friendly.
July 29, 2021
Transportation chair Howard Brookins discusses his effort to make e-scooters permanent
An ordinance proposed by 21st Ward alderman seeks to make the scooters a permanent part of Chicago’s transportation system.
July 29, 2021
Let’s make Glenwood from Devon to Pratt one-way to make room for bike lanes
Converting Glenwood to a one-way between Devon and Pratt is a promising idea to make the street more bikeable.
July 28, 2021
