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Streetsblog Chicago

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John Greenfield

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Beyond Chicagoland

CTA, 4 other Illinois transit systems get federal funding for bus electrification

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Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety

Courtney Cobbs

Mayor Lightfoot speaks at a lectern in Chicago Union Station

Mayor Lightfoot, state officials, and federal electeds advocate for Union Station upgrades

Igor Studenkov

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Chicago Suburbs

What it was like riding Metra the day the U.S. gun violence epidemic reached Highland Park

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Another reason why CTA should get real about its schedule: looming funding shortfalls

Mary Wisniewski

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Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

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Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030

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Bicycling

Failure to create safe cycling conditions on Milwaukee leads to second bike death at Kilbourn

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Banasiak, Duckworth, and Moeller honored at ATA awards reception

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Bus Transit

How about increasing CTA staffing, reliability, and ridership as a crime-fighting strategy?

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