CDOT

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.

The most sustainable option, converting existing traffic lanes to bus-only, is still on the table. But it's not going to happen unless residents voice support for it.

Neighbors want to help ensure that the improvements don't accelerate the displacement of longtime residents.

Getting federal funding for the massive regional rail congestion relief project could be a struggle.

The cams have been proven to reduce crashes, and support from locals gives the city political cover to implement this often-unpopular technology.

The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.

The coverage area will only include neighborhoods south of 79th street, mostly outside of the Divvy zone, and by July 1 all bikes must have built-in locks for securing them to fixed objects.

A police representative claims that the citations aren't just an excuse for stop-and-frisk.

Conservatively, $125 million of that money will be used to add lanes to Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island. Think how far that money could go towards improvoing transit access to the center instead.