CMAP analyzes equity impact of transportation fees, fines, and fares
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CMAP looked at the ways in which transportation fees, fines, and fares impact low-income residents and policy changes that can increase equity.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about equity
Bike-share equity in the time of coronavirus
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How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?
The new Chicago Blueprint for Fair Housing aims to reduce residential segregation
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The city calls the document a plan to address the city’s housing segregation, disparities in access to opportunity, and history of inequitable investment.
You can ask lawmakers to eliminate 20% local match requirement for walk/bike infra
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File a witness slip online by Tuesday afternoon to make your voice heard.
Runner’s association: Even with meters, driving to Montrose will still be cheaper than CTA
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While CARA is portraying the new meters as an equity issue, driving to the beach will still be relatively cheap. The group's members simply don't want to pay for an amenity they're used to getting for free.
New ordinance would hinder Black museums and galleries to preserve easy parking
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Sustainable transportation advocates should add our voice to the chorus letting the City Council know that preserving African-American history and arts resources is more important than maintaining super-convenient street parking.
Sorry, losing the perk of free beach parking is not a major social justice issue
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Despite complaints from local residents, metered parking will make Montrose Beach less car-centric; help the city's bottom line; and even, counterintuitively, make driving to the beach less of a hassle for those who choose to do so.
2nd affordable transit-oriented development proposed near Logan Square station
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A proposal for a housing development near the Logan Square Blue Line station includes 64 affordable units. If approved, the site would be the second transit-oriented development near the 'L' stop.
Chicago housing department says it will prioritize racial equity in affordable housing resources
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The racial equity impact assessment will help ensure that developments supported by Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are equitably allocated to address the needs of BIPOC communities.
Yes, CTA needs to improve, but let’s avoid homeless-blaming and overpolicing
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there are better ways to improve safety and rider experience on the CTA to help avoid a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving
Michael Reese development would include active transportation improvements
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Redevelopment plans for the former Michael Reese hospital site will bring mixed-use development and infrastructure changes.