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As city recovers, streets vendors can help boost local economy
After about two months of no work due to the city’s regulations on street vendors amid the pandemic, Logan Square resident Caritina E. is happy to get back outside. The longtime street vendor, who sells sorbet ice cream cups and fresh coconuts, sits at her usual spot at Fullerton and Sacramento Avenues hoping to make up for lost time now that summer is in full swing.
August 6, 2020
Top Mayors Pledge to Build 15-Minute Cities For COVID-19 Recovery
As Washington debates how to begin the process of economic recovery amidst the ongoing pandemic, nine mayors from the U.S. largest cities are getting a head start — by focusing on building neighborhoods where anyone can meet her basic needs without getting in a car.
August 2, 2020
Protected bike lanes that any city can afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 29, 2020
Could transit gaps be addressed through an Illinois mobility management network?
A recent study by UIC’s Urban Transportation Center looked at how those networks work in practice.
July 21, 2020
Emails: CDOT considered pop-up bike lanes, Lakefront Trail alternative route, did nothing
Records also show that CDOT planned the Bloomingdale Alternative route in late March, but didn't install it until 2.5 months later.
July 15, 2020
Four Things to Know About Biden’s Energy Plan
The candidate's plan has...just about everything in it. But which programs will actually get the most federal money?
July 14, 2020
Don’t Let the School Bus be COVID-19’s Next Victim
Transit advocates warn that the country is at risk of losing a huge segment of one of the single largest forms of public transportation we have.
July 10, 2020
Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia
"We're trying to ask ourselves: in process of ideation, how can we work with people to create a level of authorship and co-production, so it’s not just us imposing this project on them?"
July 6, 2020
