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A small victory: At Friday’s CMAP meeting on DLSD, staff said the Illinois and Chicago transportation departments are going back to the drawing board
Update 6/3/26, 4:30 PM: (For background on this topic, read the article in standard text below the new section in italics.)
May 27, 2026
CTA revises ridership upward by 19 million trips after methodology update
The updated data also revealed significant increases in what the agency now categorizes as "underpaid" rides, or trips where riders either paid reduced fares, insufficient fares, or no fares at all.
May 12, 2026
Ald. Ramirez approved reasonable edits to the Archer traffic safety plan, which won’t affect the protected bike lanes
The alder indicated that she's not worried about participants in the weekly "Archer Guardians" anti-Complete Streets demonstrations, including her challenger Claudia Zuno, using the announcement for political gain.
April 24, 2026
