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Can we fix Route 66? New project aims to make Ogden Avenue more people-friendly
The project, which includes Ogden between Pulaski Road and Western Avenue, is being coordinated by the Chicago Department of Transportation in cooperation with local alderpersons.
April 21, 2023
One Howard Street project kicks off Saturday. Here’s how to improve the corridor.
The goals of the project are somewhat undefined, but that's not necessarily a bad thing this early in the process.
April 20, 2023
Eyes on the street: Curb protection is bustin’ out all over
Chicago Department of Transportation crews are busy making good on CDOT's promise to upgrade all existing "protected" bike lanes with precast concrete curbs by the end of 2023.
April 19, 2023
Ridership numbers suggest transit is partly to thank for relatively little Kennedy drama
Despite the significantly longer Kennedy travel times, there hasn't been much uproar about the project creating a carpocalypse.
April 19, 2023
Disability rights advocates applaud CTA’s expansion of tactile bus sign pilot
Since launching the program in August 2022 on the #22 Madison Street Route, the agency has installed 1,300 tactile signs at stops along 12 of the city’s bus lines.
April 18, 2023
What if we applied the Transit Ambassadors model to create safe, orderly public spaces?
This could be a cost-effective way to promote public safety, help at-risk individuals, create jobs, and improve downtown's reputation as a safe, fun place to spend time.
April 18, 2023
Commuters Take Action uses the CTA’s Blue Line livestream to protest spotty service
Unfortunately, the CTA won't be able to run significantly more trains systemwide until staffing is closer to full strength again, and that means improving conditions for workers.
April 17, 2023
CTA leaders approve Western Brown rehab, RPM art contracts, complain system gets a bum rap
Of course the most effective way for the CTA to change public perceptions that the system is unreliable, unsafe, and unsanitary is to significantly improve reliability, safety, and sanitation.
April 16, 2023
Chicago Loop Alliance report shows rising pedestrian activity downtown, and more driving
It's critical that public transportation, alongside business, culture, and tourism, makes a full comeback. Rising emissions, increasing traffic violence and car-choked streets are not recovery.
April 14, 2023
CDOT quietly relocated 16 ineffective speed cameras. What impact will that have on safety?
The Chicago Department of Transportation, which oversees the program, said this was done in response to last year's UIC study of our city's speed cameras.
April 13, 2023
