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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 4
• CTA: Advance construction work to begin on Red Line Extension this summer, community meetings on 6/18, 6/25, and 6/26 on Far South Side
June 4, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 30
• Groundbreaking for Milwaukee streetscape, with no PBLs on Milwaukee, but traffic circle redesign, new plaza, PBLs around circle (Block Club)
May 30, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 24
• Mayor's RTA board nominee Ira Acree, who rarely rides CTA, was unaware of looming $730M fiscal cliff, says alders who voted against him are racist (Pratt)
May 24, 2024
Western Avenue alders revived Chicago’s BRT dream. How can we stop NIMBYs from killing it again?
We've been down this road before. But the chief of staff for Ald. Matt Martin (47th), a leader of the new campaign, says times have changed since the Ashland BRT proposal was shelved.
May 23, 2024
Hit-and-run box truck driver fatally struck Karl Hall, 44, as he crossed Halsted in University Village
Tragically, a box truck driver struck and killed 44-year-old Karl Hall last Wednesday evening as he walked across Halsted Street (800 W.) in the University Village neighborhood. The trucker failed to stop to render aid and has not been apprehended.
May 20, 2024
CDOT is extending Avondale’s popular Belmont protected bike lanes west to Milwaukee
New PBLs, crosswalks, sidewalk extensions, and island bus stops will be installed on a 0.6-mile stretch of Belmont between Milwaukee and Kimball.
May 17, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 16
• As transit advocates discuss the possibility of a soft landing with a new gig for embattled Dorval Carter Jr., the agency touts ridership up 13% year-to-date
May 16, 2024
Silver lining playbook: Could a new transit gig be a graceful way out for apparently doomed CTA chief Dorval Carter Jr.?
While Carter isn't filling a recent chairperson opening at the federal Surface Transportation Board, that raises interesting questions about a possible golden parachute.
May 15, 2024
Livin’ on a prayer: Pastor Ira Acree seems destined for the RTA board, although he knows little about transit, barely uses it
Acree admitted to a City Council committee that he usually drives, feels uncomfortable critiquing Dorval Carter, and had never heard of the region's looming $730M transit shortfall before.
May 9, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 8
• Metra "wants to be part of the conversation" on merging with CTA and Pace, but stays neutral (Herald)
May 8, 2024
