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John Greenfield

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Bus Transit

How about increasing CTA staffing, reliability, and ridership as a crime-fighting strategy?

Courtney Cobbs

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Bicycling

The U. of C. has made progress in reducing car use. So why is it building a giant garage?

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Parallel lies: Romanelli claims Lake St. is the only ‘L’ branch with no redundant bus line

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Data analysis found CTA has only been running about half its scheduled Blue Line runs

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Lightfoot’s Climate Action Plan calls for “a zero-emission transportation network”

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This week in gas-pandering: Wilson plans 3rd giveaway, Lightfoot’s gas cards advance

Ruth Rosas

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Andar en bicicleta en el suroeste con Southwest Collective

Michael Podgers

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The NDLSD planning process is an opportunity to create a better future. Will IDOT do so?

Steven Lucy

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Chicago needs to ramp up the number of bus stop boarding islands

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North Side Kedzie non-protected lanes will be an upgrade, but CDOT should go bolder