Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about J.B. Pritzker

The Riverview Bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation

By John Greenfield | Dec 30, 2019 | No Comments

In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.

Pritzker’s Nearly $45B Capital Plan Is Way Better for Transportation Than Expected

By John Greenfield | Jun 3, 2019 | 29 Comments

23 percent of the total transportation spending will go towards transit, twice as much as expected, and walking and biking will get $50 million a year.

“Disastrous” State Capital Bill Would Allocate 7X as Much Money for Roads as Transit

By John Greenfield | May 17, 2019 | 11 Comments

The proposal, which includes multiple vehicle tax increases and new fees, would allocate $23 billion to roads and bridges but only $3.4 billion on transit.

Metra Electric trains during the Polar Vortex. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Recent Metra-pocalypses Are a Wake-up Call That We Need Better Transit Funding

By John Greenfield | Mar 5, 2019 | 18 Comments

If the multiple service disruptions, culminating in last week's Union Station fiasco, don't convince lawmakers that our transit system needs an overhaul, nothing will.

Why Was Active Trans Snubbed From J.B. Pritzker’s Infrastructure Committee?

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018 | 11 Comments

The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.

Lieutenant governor-elect Juliana Stratton and J.B. Pritzker with their campaign bus.

What Will Illinois’ Blue Wave Mean for Sustainable Transportation?

By John Greenfield | Nov 7, 2018 | 9 Comments

Advocates and experts say theyre optimistic that the Pritzker administration will create a new revenue source for transportation infrastructure.