Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about equity

A community meeting on El Paseo bike and pedestrian trail plan in Little Village in 2016. Photo: John Greenfield

Transportation planning needs better language accessibility, and more coalition building

By Ruth Rosas | Dec 31, 2021 | No Comments

In a field like planning, that is technical and political, and requires community participation, language accessibility is one necessary tool, but it does not guarantee that the voices of the community will have an impact.

Una sesión comunitaria sobre el plan El Paseo, el sendero de bicicletas y peatones, en La Villita en 2016. Foto: John Greenfield

Mejor accesibilidad lingüística y más formación de coaliciones

By Ruth Rosas | Dec 31, 2021 | No Comments

En una profesión como la planificación urbana, que es técnica y política, y requiere la participación ciudadana y acción comunitaria, la accesibilidad lingüística es sola una herramienta necesaria.

Una nueva ciclovía verde contracorriente en Wrightwood Avenue. Foto: Ruth Rosas

(Español) ¿Qué piensan los residentes de Belmont Cragin cerca las nuevas ciclovías?

By Ruth Rosas | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

En 2022, tendremos mejor idea cómo estas nuevas ciclovías cambiaron la comunidad y cómo los residentes se han ajustado.

CTA rendering of bus rapid transit on Ashland Avenue.

No, concerns about equity didn’t kill the Ashland BRT plan. A car-centric backlash did.

By John Greenfield | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

It's not that city officials need to pick a more equitable street for bus rapid transit next time. They just need to show some backbone.

One of the new bike lanes on Logan Boulevard next to the ghost bike memorial for Kevin Clark. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

At annual meeting, ATA prioritizes safe streets, transit access, and lowering emissions

By Sharon Hoyer | Dec 6, 2021 | No Comments

Hopefully the funding wins from the past year prepare the ground for big material changes in the years ahead.

A scooter rider in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Photo: John Greenfield

Mobility leaders assess 5 years of e-scooters, and draw insights from the Chicago pilots

By Brandon Bordenkircher and Riley O'Neil | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

Read the article citations here. E-scooters launched unexpectedly in the United States in the fall of 2017, wreaking havoc on many unsuspecting city residents and offering a novel new transportation option to others. Cities were forced to spring into action and formulate the best way to respond to this new mobility option. Policymakers ran the […]

Waiting for a bus at the Jefferson Park Transit Center. Photo: John Greenfield

Advocates, experts: Infra bill is more car-centric than hoped for, but will benefit Chicagoland

By John Greenfield | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

"We must not simply rebuild the transportation infrastructure of the last century when we now need to mitigate climate change."

Rosenwald Courts, an award-winning redevelopment in Bronzeville, includes 225 affordable units thanks to a mix of city and federal funding. Photo: HUD.

New housing aid is the right thing to do. It’s also a good investment.

By Richard Day | Nov 9, 2021 | No Comments

In addition to hurting Chicago’s most vulnerable residents, cuts to housing assistance can cost much more than they save.

2022 Chicago budget passes including income-based fines, mental health funds

By John Greenfield | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments

Reforms to the city's traffic fine structure should make it less regressive, and increased funding for mental health services could be a step in the right direction for improving transit safety.

CTA budget calls for reducing pass prices, and faster, more eco-friendly bus service

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments

The CTA‘s 2022 budget calls for the system's biggest fare chance since 2013, slashing all pass prices and getting riding of the 25-cent charge for the first transfer.

Moore, Lightfoot, King, and Martin pose with the new street signs. Photo: John Greenfield

4 months after racially-charged Council battle, signs for DuSable LSD unveiled

By John Greenfield | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

Another fight regarding the coastal highway is on the horizon, as the city and state prepare to reconstruct North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

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