Rail Transit

According to CMAP, "Regions that are more inclusive have longer, stronger periods of prosperity and shorter periods of stagnation."

Streetsblog's Steven Vance and Lynda Lopez, plus transportation analyst Yonah Freemark, created the document, which includes bold, sensible ideas for making our city more efficient, livable, and equitable.

Grimshaw discussed her unorthodox career path, what she learned from working for Harold Washington, why the Transit Future campaign is currently stalled, and much more.

Hopefully the new task force will ensure that the city proactively sets shared-mobility and AV policy, rather than scrambling to deal with disruptive technology.

After Emanuel's surprise announcement that he won't seek a third term, here's a look back at his transportation legacy, and recommendations for the mayoral hopefuls.

Transit riders weigh in on the current state of the the station, the final design, and plans for public art.

The Regional Transportation Authority and the three transit agencies operating under its umbrella – Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace Suburban Bus – are making a forceful case for substantially more capital funding than they are currently getting.

Badly planned bus stops at the 95th Street station and poor off-peak Rock Island Line service are among the problems.

When I first saw the design for the new Green Line station at Damen Avenue on the Lake Street branch, I became worried that the station didn't have an entrance providing access to the westbound platform. Several of the other stations on the branch to city's West Side and Oak Park have entrances on both sides: Ashland, Morgan, and Conservatory-Central Park Drive, to name a few.