Intercity bus companies are struggling financially, but service is slowly resuming
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Many of the companies ceased operations after ridership plummeted, but they're gradually getting back in gear.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bus Transit
Did Chicago miss the chance to make streets less car-centric? CDOT’s Gia Biagi responds
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During an interview with Streetsblog, the CDOT chief also discussed bike lane restriping, pandemic bus lanes, and how she's settling into life at the department.
Designing self-policing streets, and other mobility justice strategies
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We should be redesigning our transportation system to reduce the chances of Black and Brown residents interacting with law enforcement, and to promote transportation equity.
CTA planned to install rear-door card readers on entire bus fleet, only did a few dozen
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The plan to add rear-door Ventra readers to all 1,800-plus buses would have opened the door to universal all-door boarding. But the initiative never got off the ground.
3 weeks after CDOT discussed the idea, Chicago still lacks COVID bus lane plan
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Chicago is lagging far behind peer cities when it comes to creating dedicated bus lanes, so that passengers spend less time time onboard, reducing their risk of viral exposure.
Unacceptable: Leaders essentially nix bus-only lane option from North LSD Plan
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That doesn't mean that an efficient, equitable LSD remix is a lost cause, but rather that we're going to have to fight harder to achieve that goal.