Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bus Transit

A short existing segment of bus lane on 79th Street by the Red Line station. Photo: James Porter

Finally! The Lightfoot administration is rolling out pop-out pandemic bus lanes

By John Greenfield | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog was pushing for pop-up bus lanes months ago when traffic was much lighter and there would have been less potential political backlash to repurposing mixed-traffic lanes but, hey, better late than never.

Rendering of the planned bike bridge across Lake Calumet to Big Marsh bike park.

Illinois Bike Summit included updates on projects in Logan, Big Marsh, downstate

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

The Illinois Bike Summit, an annual gathering of bike planners, advocates, shop owners, and enthusiasts, took place virtually Tuesday with the theme of infrastructure, education and inclusion.

The Woodlawn Station affordable TOD, next to the Cottage Grove Green Line station.

Chicago releases first-ever equitable transit-oriented development plan

By John Greenfield | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

A new equitable transit-oriented development plan published by the city today lays out steps for bringing affordable TOD to all parts of town.

Let’s lobby for fair sustainable transportation funding in Chicago’s 2021 budget

By John Greenfield | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

It may seem like an uphill battle during COVID, but it's important to remember that sustainable transportation investments generally provides excellent bang for the buck in terms of economic benefits.

A rendering of the proposed garage at Randolph and Ada streets.

Building a 500-car garage in the West Loop is counterproductive to fighting climate change

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

A focus on car storage ignores the true costs of car-based infrastructure. Climate change poses an existential threat, and adding more parking for cars ignores that reality.

The CTA rolls out a new Ridership Information Dashboard for the ‘L’

By John Greenfield | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

Today the CTA announced its Ridership Information Dashboard has been expanded to include crowding data on the 'L'.

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