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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
New Year, New Infrastructure: What’s on Deck for 2018
Here are some walking, biking, and transit projects we can look forward to.
January 2, 2018
Released Emails Reveal CDOT’s Thoughts on Pros and Cons of Dockless Bike-Share
The correspondence, which Streetsblog Chicago acquired via a Freedom of Information Act request, includes discussion of DoBi chaos in China and shady dealings by operators in the U.S.
December 9, 2017
Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide
The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.
November 17, 2017
State/Lake ‘L’ Station Will Become Wheelchair-Friendly
Elevators that will create an accessible transfer to the Lake Street Red Line subway station, located directly below.
October 12, 2017
Official: Reilly Jumped the Gun on Navy Pier Flyover Work
A recent announcement by downtown alderman Brendan Reilly that the second phase of Navy Pier Flyover construction was about to begin was premature, according to a city official. In an email to residents on Friday, Reilly stated that Phase II of the $60 million bike/ped bridge, the section between the Ogden Slip and the Chicago River -- which was supposed to start this summer – would begin this week. However, that’s not the case, the official said this morning.
October 10, 2017
2017 Has Been a Deadly Year for Pedestrians, With 27 Fatalities So Far
This year Chicago had seen 27 pedestrian fatalities as of July 31 -- a 30 percent increase over the recent average for this time of year.
August 14, 2017
Vision Zero Strategy to Require Side Guards on Some Trucks Might Have Small Effect
A new ordinance was introduced to Chicago City Council yesterday that would require new safety-enhancing equipment on its contractors' vehicles, one of the recommendations in the Vision Zero Action Plan.
June 29, 2017