Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Federal Policy

MPC’s Toward Universal Mobility report aims to make local transit accessible for all

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

“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.”

Mount Prospect participated in the Access to Transit program in 2016. Improvements included new shelters and pads to accommodate 60 new covered bike parking spaces. Image: RTA

Federal grants approved for 7 local projects to improve bike and ped access to transit

By John Greenfield | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

When bus stops and train stations aren't safe or convenient to walk or bike to, that can be a major disincentive to riding transit.

Chicago's downtown Loop Link corridor is a rare example of space being taken away from drivers and allocated to transit riders in our city. Photo: John Greenfield

How the U.S. legal system supports car-dependence, and how we can change that

By James Porter and John Greenfield | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

Gregory Shill of the University of Iowa discussed his paper "Should Law Subsidize Driving?" at UIC.

A dinosaur still roams the earth: John Forester discusses his discredited anti-bikeway credo

By John Greenfield | Oct 3, 2019 | 165 Comments

The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.

26th Street in Chicago's Little Village. Image: Google Street View

How Transportation Advocates Can Be Allies During Immigration Crackdowns

By Lynda Lopez | Jul 22, 2019 | 9 Comments

We can't have truly livable cities if immigrants don’t feel safe walking down the street or riding transit.

Emails Show CDOT Pushed Back on Reilly’s Riverwalk Bike Ban as “Too Extreme”

By John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2019 | 6 Comments

The transportation department rightly argued that the ban would violate the spirit of Chicago's promise to the feds that the riverwalk would be available for bike commuting.

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