Chicago motorist stops have spiked over the years, with far more Black drivers detained
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Regardless of the transportation mode, Black Chicagoans are much more likely to be detained by police than their white counterparts.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about equity
Millennium Park bike station reopens under new name and management
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Now called Hub 312, it's run by Shift Transit, a Chicago-based mobility operations company founded by Eddy Inlow, who served as the first general manager for the Divvy bike-share program.
Bringing TOD to South, West sides will require more resources, less red tape
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While our city's TOD ordinance has spurred more transit-friendly development in wealthy and gentrifying neighborhoods, it has done relatively little to encourage investment in parts of the city that need it the most.
Tribune: Many people were fined for 6+ MPH speeding, so that means the rule is unfair
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The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
Belmont Cragin and Hermosa celebrate new Divvy stations, bikeway network
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It would be great if this approach of creating a cohesive, useful bike network all at once was implemented in every Chicago community that currently lacks one.
High rents are a policy choice: What’s driving displacement across The North Side
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We should reverse the down-zonings that have rendered much of the city unaffordable and exclusionary.
CTA offers free rides on 1st day of school, but Muni pilots all-year free rides for youth
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Launching a free fares pilot for schoolchildren would be a great way to start improving transportation equity in Chicago, helping us catch up with peer cities that are way ahead of us in that department.
A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
Metra schedule pilots to bring biggest service increases to wealthier suburbs
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When Metra recently announced schedule changes for several lines, they billed it as offering more off-peak options. But the reality was a bit more complicated than that.
Active Transportation Alliances renews call for a protected bike lane network
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The Active Transportation Alliance analyzed Chicago's progress on creating an all-ages, all abilities cycling network and renewed the call for a network of protected bike lanes.
Driving, er, running advocates mourn the start of metered parking at Montrose Harbor
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Despite the backlash from those who argued that free, super-convenient parking is a social justice issue, the city installed the pay-and-display boxes, and the meters were activated this morning.
Buckner moves to block $6.5B in state financing for dubious One Central transit hub
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So far Wisconsin-based Landmark Development has failed to make a case that the project would have enough public benefits to justify the massive subsidy.