Active Transportation Alliance

Advocates say it's disappointing that South Siders will have a longer wait for service, but it's encouraging that the project is moving forward.

The possibility of transit cuts is now less of an immediate threat. But it's still important for local transit agencies to be transparent about what would be cut in the event that the federal funding runs out.

Chicago-area transit agencies and advocates are generally taking a glass-half-full view of the news, noting that in the short term the subsidy will prevent a "beyond-doomsday" scenario.

These two basic needs are often unmet in Black and Brown communities, and are now exacerbated by the pandemic.

Awardees included transportation professionals and advocates Romina Castillo, Pha'Tal Perkins, and Wharton Sinkler.

Our city also lost points simply because the Chicago Department of Transportation didn't provide data on recent bike improvements.

The Active Transportation Alliance’s second transit justice town hall, conducted via Zoom Wednesday evening, was a rallying cry for local civic engagement.

After the initial euphoria of Saturday's election result wore off, Streetsblog Chicago reached out to local transportation leaders to get their take on what the Biden-Harris administration will mean for sustainable transportation, based on the candidates' platform and statements. We also asked these experts and advocates, as well as our readers, what they'd like to see the federal government do for transportation in the coming years, keeping in mind the current economic headwinds.

Bike cars on all trains on all lines during non-pandemic times would enable people to use bikes for first- and last-mile trips for downtown commutes.