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Equiticity and SBC discuss traffic crash death prevention, Part 2: How do we convince residents and alders to support safer street designs?
Read Part 1: "Can automated enforcement, 25 mph speed limit be done equitably?" here.
May 8, 2025
Equiticity and SBC discuss traffic crash death prevention, Part 1: Can automated enforcement, 25 mph speed limit be done equitably?
Read "Part 2: How do we convince residents and alders to support safer street designs?" here.
May 7, 2025
Ald. Vasquez discusses next steps for passing 25 mph law, and supports bringing back income-based fine discount, 10 mph ticketing threshold
Read the second half of this interview, including additional discussion of the 25 mph speed limit effort, the looming transit fiscal cliff, bikeways, and more here.
March 28, 2025
Five nickels on the dime: 25 mph speed limit for safer streets passes in committee, will get final Council vote later this year
The committee also approved a pilot to let citizens report parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes to 311, with tickets being sent to repeat offenders.
October 21, 2024
New Elevated Chicago / DePaul studies look at how vacant lots near transit impact quality of life on the South and West sides
The reports also finds that redevelopment of this land is more likely to bring about positive change when community members are heavily involved.
March 12, 2024
RTA and CMAP discuss future of paratransit at Urban Transportation Center seminar
CMAP providing technical assistance to improve transit for people with disabilities. But looming budget gap threatens service systemwide.
February 28, 2024
Access Pilot Program kicks off tomorrow, expanding Metra’s reduced fares to include low-income riders who aren’t elderly or disabled
The initiative starts will run through July 31, 2025, thanks to the combined efforts of the Regional Transportation Authority, Metra, and Cook County.
January 31, 2024
How will Divvy’s higher prices impact working-class Chicagoans who make too much money for $5 Divvy for Everyone memberships?
Divvy recently announced that it will be raising its prices on February 5, with regular annual memberships going up by about 10 percent.
January 19, 2024
50 years after it was promised, the South Red Line Extension is slated to get a $1.973B grant
And fortunately, despite what the news release stated, the RLE is still predicted to cut the commute time from 130th to the Loop by 30 minutes.
September 8, 2023
Chicago’s e-scooter program is zooming ahead, but equity gaps remain
The city’s e-scooters are seeing increased use, but ridership lags in the city’s Black and Brown neighborhoods
August 25, 2023
