Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Rail Transit

The Garfield Green Line station after the Garfield Gateway rehab project. About a third of the labor was done by workers from low-income communities. Photo: CTA

CTA, peer transit agencies urge Biden administration to end local hiring ban

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

Reagan-era legislation prohibits transit agencies from favoring local firms and workers for infrastructure projects. Lifting the ban could provide new opportunities.

Altgeld Gardens residents returning from Rosebud Farm Stand on the dirt road next to the market a few years ago. The store, the only source for fresh groceries in the neighborhood, has since closed. Photo: John Greenfield

Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit

By Sharon Hoyer | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

A CTA bus driver on Sheridan Road early in the pandemic. Photo: John Greenfield

How COVID-19 impacted has Chicagoland public transportation workers

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 1,874 Chicago area transit workers tested positive for the disease, at least 14 had to be hospitalized and at least 14 passed away.

A speed camera warning sign on Irving Park Road on the border of Lakeview and Uptown. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT launches South and NW Side Vision Zero programs; 6 MPH speed tickets start Monday

By John Greenfield | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments

The South Side Vision Zero initiative will include Englewood, West Englewood, Grand Boulevard and Washington Park. The West and Northwest side program includes Belmont-Cragin, Humboldt Park, and West Town.

A Union Pacific North train pulls into the Ravenswood station. Photo: John Greenfield

Metra looks back at 2020 ridership, ticket sales as it plans for the future

By Igor Studenkov | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments

Essential workers, transit-dependent residents, and bicyclists have made up a higher percentage of riders during the pandemic.

The new addition would be right next to the Morse 'L' station.

Benefits of building 16 relatively affordable units next to Morse stop should outweigh concerns

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

A proposal to add 16 more additional units to a building in Rogers Park faces pushback from local businesses. But the concerns mentioned should not be enough to block additional housing in a transit-adjacent location.

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