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Advocate For Adding Bus Lanes to North Lake Shore Drive Without Widening the Highway
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.
August 2, 2018
Residents Discuss Potential Equity Impacts of the Logan Traffic Circle Redesign
Neighbors want to help ensure that the improvements don't accelerate the displacement of longtime residents.
August 1, 2018
CREATE, and How the Lack of a National Infrastructure Vision Hurts Us All
Getting federal funding for the massive regional rail congestion relief project could be a struggle.
July 17, 2018
CDOT Will Install Speed Cams at 5 Locations Where Residents Requested Them
The cams have been proven to reduce crashes, and support from locals gives the city political cover to implement this often-unpopular technology.
July 3, 2018
The Case of the Missing Bike Racks: CDOT Hasn’t Installed Them Since 2016
The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.
May 17, 2018
Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Will Launch in Chicago on Tuesday, May 1
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.
April 26, 2018
Oboi Reed Delivered a Manifesto Against CPD’s Racially Biased Bike Ticketing at City Hall
A police representative claims that the citations aren't just an excuse for stop-and-frisk.
March 7, 2018
Obama Center Transportation Plan Will Cost $175 Million, Mostly for Road Widening
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.
February 23, 2018
Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection
Active Trans, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and PORT Urbanism are teaming up to come up with ideas to make this key east-west bike and pedestrian route safer.
February 22, 2018
We Need Better Obama Center Transit Access, Not Wider Roads
It's great that the design calls for pedestrianizing Cornell Drive, but the city plans to create more capacity than ever, which will only encourage more driving.
February 1, 2018
