Metra 2022 budget calls for new day pass, more wheelchair-accessible Chicago stations
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Metra is cautiously optimistic that ridership will rebound in 2022 as it prepares to approve its budget for next year.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chuyuan Qiu
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage
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A groundbreaking new calculator gives advocates the tools they need to instantly show the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago
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Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 20
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Park will replace vacant lot at Kimball and The 606, city is doing cleanup of contamination (Block Club) Man died after falling on tracks at Roosevelt; Green, Orange service were partially halted (CBS) Several vehicles, including a police truck, demolished in Englewood crash, no word on injuries (CBS) Boy, 5, found wandering around the Belmont […]
Kerry Warns Budget Bill Delay Will Hold Global Climate Goals Hostage
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Centrist bickering over the size of the Democrats’ budget reconciliation will have dire consequences for key international climate goals, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry warns.
IDOT wants to strip parking for bike lanes. Merchants push back. Both sides are wrong.
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IDOT wants to strip parking on a short stretch of Busse Highway in Park Ridge to make way for bike lanes. Residents are pushing back. But a 4-to-3 conversion would be a better strategy.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 19
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Man fatally struck by CTA driver near Buena LFT underpass IDed as William Hiebel, 85 (ABC) 2 cops injured, 1 civilian injured after Lexus driver runs red in South Austin (Tribune) Man arrested for alleged hate-crime attack at Argyle stop was accidentally released (NBC) Red Line trains were rerouted due to person on tracks at […]
Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
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Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
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Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 18
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Metra won’t raise fares, restoring full service in 2022 (NBC) An update on the CTA’s efforts to transition to an electric bus fleet (FSM) A driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, at 11th/California in North Lawndale (ABC) Motorcyclist dies after crashing in Little Village while pursuing driver after minor collision (Sun-Times) 4-year-old boy, 3 adults […]