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New Metra station proposed near Kinzie/Ashland, but it wouldn’t open until at least 2032
The new facility could potentially serve as a stop for all four Metra lines that currently run through the neighborhood.
October 14, 2021
Scooters now a permanent part of Chicago’s mobility mix, plus deets on Divvy scooters
The ordinance authorizes CDOT to amend its existing Divvy contract to expand to docked scooter-sharing within the bike-share station area.
October 14, 2021
Permanent scooter program passes in committee, goes on for full Council vote on Thursday
Today the Chicago City Council’s Transportation and Public Way Committee passed an ordinance permanently legalizing e-scooter share within the city. You can read yesterday's Streetsblog’s coverage of the ordinance to learn more background information.
October 13, 2021
Metra board approves $3.1M contract for rehab of Rock Island Line’s Vermont St. station
Hopefully the planned pedestrian upgrades will involve making it safer and easier to cross Vermont Avenue between the Rock Island and Metra Electric stations.
October 13, 2021
New developments highlight benefits, limitations of Chicago’s affordable housing approach
An updated, comprehensive effort to boost affordability, housing supply, and equitable transit-oriented development is the best approach for holding down rents and halting displacement across the city.
October 12, 2021
Lightfoot proposes fine reform for drivers but advocates say more is needed
Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced reforms to provide relief on tickets and fines during fiscal year 2022. Some advocates say the city's efforts should go further.
October 11, 2021
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
Although police described the victim as a pedestrian, a local resident told Streetsblog the senior was actually bicycling west from the underpass into the road when he was struck.
October 11, 2021
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.
October 10, 2021
Bikes, Breath + Environmental Justice ride celebrated the African diaspora in the Americas
The tour visited many natural, cultural, and social justice landmarks in Humboldt Park, and included meditation and performance.
October 8, 2021
Another one bites the dust: Seminary Slow Street removed, petition launched to restore it
"Unless we demonstrate to our leaders that the community values safe streets over driver convenience, this could be the last year of Shared Streets in Chicago."
October 8, 2021
