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No, concerns about equity didn’t kill the Ashland BRT plan. A car-centric backlash did.
It's not that city officials need to pick a more equitable street for bus rapid transit next time. They just need to show some backbone.
December 7, 2021
Topics at 47th Ward meeting: Using transit to encourage density, Bike to School Day
Transit consultant Ed Zotti, talked about his idea for waterfront transit lines at the 47th Ward Transit Committee meeting.
January 12, 2020
Pace’s Pulse Service, Launching Sunday, Isn’t BRT But It Will Be an Upgrade
The new service has few time-saving features -- not even dedicated lanes -- but it does represent a step in the right direction.
August 6, 2019
CTA Documents: Loop Link Has Yielded Only Minor Speed Gains
While Loop Link was supposed to double bus speeds, that hasn't happened, partly due the lack of prepaid boarding and lane enforcement. But that doesn't mean the project is a failure.
October 17, 2018
Checking Out Bikeways, BRT, and the Ciclovía in Lima, Peru
The Peruvian capital is far from a transportation paradise, but it still has a few good biking and transit features that Chicago should emulate.
March 29, 2018
An (Imaginary) Plot to Create CTA Bus-Only Lanes?
Jeff Wegerson envisions a clever scheme by the CTA to speed up Chicago buses.
March 27, 2018
Albuquerque’s Ground-Breaking BRT Project Makes Its Maiden Voyage on Route 66
The design of Albuquerque's "ART" transitway rates higher than any other American bus rapid transit project.
November 28, 2017
Enthusiasm for Curbs: The City Should Use Plastic Barriers to Keep Loop Link Lanes Clear
It's common to see non-CTA drivers, especially operators of private commuter shuttles, illegally using the lanes. Here’s a cheap, fast, effective solution to this problem.
July 10, 2017
Trump Budget Threats and the Local Anti-Transit Brigade Spike Lansing BRT
Eight years in the making, the project was undone by suburban opposition. Now, transit advocates in Michigan's capital are figuring out what can be done to improve transit while their opponents take a victory lap.
April 21, 2017
Colombia College: Lessons From Bogotá’s Transportation System for Chicago
Chicago would be wise to emulate Bogotá's extensive TransMilenio bus rapid transit system and the Sunday Ciclovía or "cycleway" program, which opens a roughly 75-mile network of streets for car-free recreation and draws some two million people each week.
March 9, 2017
