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City announces $2M federal grant to address harms caused by I-290 by improving walk/bike/transit access
The Mayor's Office says the money will fund "improvements for people walking and bicycling on existing streets and paths surrounding and crossing the corridor."
April 16, 2024
Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike
This was highly symbolic, since an ongoing project to expand the interchange has cost $800 million so far in taxpayer money, but it has little or no direct value for people who don't own cars.
October 1, 2022
The great motor divide: How our obsession with cars has driven us apart
Transportation by private car fails the city socially, while transit’s built-in opportunities for contact and cooperation are tools we desperately need to leverage in order to learn how to live together again.
March 22, 2022
Illinois’ highway expansion plans show our leaders aren’t serious about climate change
Adding more likes to the Eisenhower Expressway and other roads won't solve congestion, but it will encourage more driving and create more climate-killing emissions.
November 22, 2021
