Car-Dependency Makes City Life Too Expensive
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When you factor in transportation, Detroiters pay more of their income to meet their basic needs than New Yorkers do.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Gentrification
CTA will tweak California and Kedzie bus routes, provide long-awaited Ogden extension
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The CTA is launching new bus pilots, modifying the #52 Kedzie/California and #94 South California routes, and extending the #157 Streeterville/Taylor route.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 17
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Ald. Gardiner, a firefighter, puts 6-corners plaza on hold, claiming fire dept. study is needed (Block Club) Details on possible Pace Pulse service on Hasted south of 95th Street (Block Club) Desmond Manning, 27, fatally shot while riding bike in Fernwood (Sun-Times) 5 injured, 1 critically, after trucker slams into McHenry Starbucks (NBC) Driver charged […]
Talking Headways Podcast: An Operating System for the Public Right of Way
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This week, we talk to Hugh Martin of Lacuna about open source ways to operate city streets in the future.
Want to show up for Active Trans’ Winter Bike Rally? Here’s a few cold-weather cycling tips
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Show up to Daley Plaza by bike on Friday, January 24, from 7-9 a.m. and you'll get a free breakfast and schwag. Here are a couple of suggestions on what to wear and ride.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 16
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CTA announced study to improve bus ridership, tweaks to a few bus lines (Tribune) After latest pedestrian crash on Touhy in Des Plaines, lawmakers want safety upgrades (Herald) Speeding BMW driver crashes into CTA bus near Stroger hospital, injuring 7 riders (CBS) After recent string of Red Line robberies, 10 more officers are being added […]
It’s official: After City Council approval, Gia Biagi is now the new CDOT chief
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Bia's responsibilities will include studying, and possibly implementing congestion pricing, and helping to speed up bus service.
What should Chicago do to make the city more accessible for people with disabilities?
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Adam Ballard from the disability rights group Access Living discusses the CTA's ASAP program, helpful new apps, MPC's new accessibility report, and an issue with the new ride-hail tax.
2nd pedestrian in less than four years killed on stretch of Devon that lacks sidewalks
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Yesterday's victim as the first pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 15
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Ahead of Council vote, Lightfoot changes position, supports scaled-back 606 ordinance (Block Club) Loop Alliance, Site Design to release first plan for State Street in 30 years (RE Journals) Driver receives multiple citations after fatally striking male pedestrian by Caldwell Woods (Tribune) Driver fatally struck Ryan Baker, 26, in Yorkville (Tribune) 3 people seriously injured […]