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Why alderpersons should vote no on Reilly’s ordinance to ban pedicabs from Navy Pier
Replacing car trips with other modes is a net win for traffic safety, congestion, and air quality, so pedicab bans are misguided.
September 21, 2022
CTA prez Dorval Carter ghosts City Council hearing on ghost runs, service gaps, safety
"If he was taking it seriously he would be here. That's a disrespect to the Council, and to the ridership, and to the workers."
September 14, 2022
Traffic safety advocates helped defeat ordinance to allow deadly speeds near parks and schools
Now that Beale's ordinance has been defeated, there's more work to be done to make Chicago's speed camera program, and traffic safety strategies in general, more equitable and effective.
July 20, 2022
Ordinance introduced to allow towing bikeway blockers, speed cam vote gets deferred
A lot of transportation-related stuff happened at today's City Council council meeting.
June 22, 2022
Alderpersons turn up the heat on CTA to explain how the agency will fix service gaps
Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
June 22, 2022
These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds
Tomorrow the legislation will go before the full City Council, including the 19 alders who didn't weigh in today, and hopefully it will be defeated.
June 21, 2022
Lightfoot’s plan to spend $7.5M to pay people to burn gas narrowly passes City Council
If you're unhappy that your tax dollars will be used to pay people to drive, now you know to hold accountable.
April 27, 2022
Aldermen want to fight climate change? Here’s how they can reduce transportation emissions
This week a City Council committee passed a resolution calling for urgent access on the climate crisis. They should put there money where there mouth is when it comes to reducing driving-related pollution.
February 12, 2020
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.
November 26, 2019
