Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about equity

Waiting for the 79th Street bus at the Red Line station. Photo: James Porter

Lack of federal aid could reduce transit to 55K Chicagoland jobs, strand 210K people

By John Greenfield | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance is asking Chicagoland residents to contact elected officials to ask them to support the $32 billion in emergency funding for transit.

CTA ridership has plummeted during the pandemic. Photo: Raed Mansour

CMAP, ATA, and CDOT discuss pandemic transportation challenges, and the way forward

By Cameron Bolton | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Car traffic is on its way back to pre-pandemic levels, but transit ridership is still way down, and without further intervention, the agencies have to resort to drastic service cuts.

Bike riders on the caravan. Photo: Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Mexican Independence Day caravan highlights immigration issues, Mexican pride

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

"This is just a caravan, it’s not going to change the world, but we hope we can at least begin to change this consciousness and to understand that we need to be working together."

Adding more diverse voices would strengthen the Illinois Bike Summit

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

It would be great to see more people of color, as well as cyclists with disabilities, share their experiences of biking and what they’d like to see done to make our streets safer for them.

A protester's bike with a bent wheel the 35th Ward office. Photo: 35th Ward

Bent wheels, slashed tires: Many bikes seized by CPD were badly damaged

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

In many cases the cycles confiscated during protests have been handed over with severe -- and apparently intentional -- damage.

The Woodlawn Station affordable TOD, next to the Cottage Grove Green Line station.

Chicago releases first-ever equitable transit-oriented development plan

By John Greenfield | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

A new equitable transit-oriented development plan published by the city today lays out steps for bringing affordable TOD to all parts of town.

Let’s lobby for fair sustainable transportation funding in Chicago’s 2021 budget

By John Greenfield | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

It may seem like an uphill battle during COVID, but it's important to remember that sustainable transportation investments generally provides excellent bang for the buck in terms of economic benefits.

Riding a Lime scooter in Lakeview. Photo: John Greenfield

Which is best: Bird, Lime, or Spin? The “Chicago Scooters” tweeter test-rode all three

By Imelda March | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The person behind the Chicago Scooters Twitter account recently test-rode the three brands and discussed their findings with Streetsblog.

As police reform movement intensifies, an update on CTA shooting victim Ariel Roman

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Amidst recent tragedies, Roma's slow recovery offers a small glimmer of hope.

The Pennsy Greenway in Lansing. In general there is a shortage of safe walking and biking infrastructure in the Southland. Photo: South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association

What transportation challenges are south suburbanite facing in the time of COVID?

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance recently released their COVID mobility report for the South Suburbs.

Goodbye parking lot, hello affordable housing: Logan TOD construction starts next month

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Two months after a judge dismissed the NIMBY lawsuit against the project, work is finally set to begin.

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