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Taqueria Moran in Logan Square. Image: Google Maps

Survey Confirms What We Already Knew: Chicago’s Transit & Taco Game Is Strong

By John Greenfield | Dec 14, 2018 | 1 Comment

But if we're going to maintain Chicago's excellent transit and taco culture, we need policies to encourage affordable TOD, so that neighborhoods around stations can stay diverse.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 14

By John Greenfield | Dec 14, 2018 | 1 Comment

Ordinance Introduced to Expand TOD Zones to 8 Bus Corridors (Curbed) Pritzker Campaign Responds to SBC Article About His Infrastructure Committee (Capitol Fax) Hermosa, Logan Community Leaders Launch Plan to Fight Displacement (Block Club) Cop Whose Chase Ended in Death of Driver May Get $140K in Worker’s Comp (Tribune) Mayoral Candidates Discuss Struggles That Have […]

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Talking Headways Podcast: Walt Disney, City Planner

By Jeff Wood | Dec 13, 2018

There's lots to unpack when you think about the impact of Walt Disney.

The Division Street bike lanes in Humboldt Park. Photo: John Greenfield

A Tale of Two Communities: Views on Transportation in Humboldt Park and Evanston

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 13, 2018 | 5 Comments

A new study of attitudes towards biking, walking, and transit in these communities underscores the importance of considering local contexts when making transportation policy.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 13

By John Greenfield | Dec 13, 2018

CTA Approves Contracts for Red Purple Modernization Project (Tribune) Pritzker Doesn’t Rule Out Gas Tax Hike, Says Infra Bill Is a Ways Away (Tribune) Sun-Times Endorses Call for Higher Gas Tax to Properly Fund Transit & Infra Musk’s (Fantasy) O’Hare Tunnel Is Midway Though Its Environmental Assessment (Tribune) Council Passes Pilsen and Little Village Affordable […]

The North/Damen/Milwaukee intersection after the makeover, looking northeast. Photo: John Greenfield

Numbers Show the Milwaukee Ave. Makeover in Wicker Park Has Boosted Safety

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018 | 10 Comments

More cyclists are staying out of the door zone, more motoristss are yielding to pedestrians, and people are driving at safer speeds.

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

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018 | 10 Comments

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

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 12

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2018 | 30 Comments

CTA Board Expected to Approve Contracts for RPM, Red Line Extension Today (Tribune) 6 Mayoral Candidates Support a Community Benefits Agreement for Obama Center (Tribune) As Logan’s White Population Surpasses Latinos, Some Point to TODs and 606 (Block Club) County Judge Delays Ruling on Lawsuit Over Bike Lanes That Displaced Homeless (ABC) Cook County to […]

A Pace paratransit bus. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Pace Opens New Downtown Paratransit HQ Amidst Ridership Growth as Illinois Ages

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 11, 2018

Pace says it makes sense to have its paratransit headquarters within the city, at Metra's downtown offices, because 75 percent of the region's paratransit users live here.

Emanuel speaks at a CTA press event in 2013. Photo: John Greenfield

With No Risk of Voter Backlash, Emanuel Makes a Sensible Call for a State Gas Tax Hike

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2018 | 11 Comments

Today Emanuel spoke in favor of a for a 20 to 30 cent increase in the Illinois gas tax, which has been stuck at 19 cents since 1991, to fund transit, roads, and bridges.