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Transit experts and advocates share first thoughts on NITA’s 2027 budget, hoping it’s got what it takes to change the game
P.S. Sriraj from UIC, DePaul's Joe Schwieterman, and Oboi Reed from Equiticity provided their initial reactions.
November 3, 2026
NITA reason to celebrate? Here are some thoughts about today’s Northern Illinois Transit Authority launch from the agency, Governor Pritzker, and advocates
September 1, 2026
Chicago and Kansas City mayors discussed mobility justice efforts at “The State of Equity” forum
August 26, 2026
At Transport Chicago panel, bike-share program veterans discussed “The Good, the Bad, and the Rebalanced”
June 19, 2026
The iceman leaveth: After a judge issued a restraining order, the Trump administration was forced to unfreeze funding for the RLE and RPM projects
Plus transit experts and advocates Yonah Freemark, Nik Hunder, and Oboi Reed respond to the good news.
March 30, 2026
Elevated Chicago and MacArthur Foundation award first Elevating Culture Near Transit grants to 8 arts projects, including one by Equiticity
This week, the folks behind eight community-led arts projects near transit got some great news. Elevated Chicago, which promotes equitable transit-oriented development, and the MacArthur Foundation announced the three year program providing $340,000 in contributions to help these initiatives get rolling.
January 30, 2026
Black-led sustainable transportation groups SouthSide Critical Mass and Equiticity converged for the Chicago Bike Collective Ride
Earlier this month, two of Chicago's Black-led sustainable transportation groups joined forces for one last event to mark the end of the warm-weather cycling season. The sixth annual Chicago Bike Collective Ride was cohosted by the mobility justice nonprofit Equiticity and SouthSide Critical Mass, the south-of-Madison-Street sibling of the monthly Daley Plaza event.
November 17, 2025
Live from Springfield: Environmental advocates urge lawmakers to “fix and fund public transportation” at Climate Action Day at the Capitol
October 15, 2025
Equiticity’s “Claiming Our Space” event focused on BIPOC leadership, community power, and advancing “critical conversations and actions.”
Last week, the mobility justice nonprofit Equiticity hosted the event "Claiming Our Space: Powering an Equitable Future" with the intention of introducing participants to "the breadth of our vision, mission, philosophies, and work." According to the organization, "Equiticity's 2025 signature event is an immersive, two-day convening designed to center Black, Brown, and Indigenous leadership, celebrate community power, and advance critical conversations and actions."
September 16, 2025
Southwest Collective and Equiticity representatives discuss the transit budget crisis
As regular Streetsblog Chicago readers are well aware, right now the future of public transportation in our region is not looking bright.
June 16, 2025
