Transit Officials, Mayors, Business Leaders Urge State to Provide Steady Capital Funding
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Transit leaders hope to convince Springfield legislators to allocate $2-3 billion a year over the next decade.
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Vast Majority of Residents at Last Night’s Hearing Support Logan Affordable TOD Plan
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Although a vocal minority of detractors spoke against the 100-percent affordable development by the Logan Blue Line stop, 78 percent of attendees voted to support the plan.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 25
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Active Trans: (Watered-Down) Manor Greenway Adds to Emerging Chicago River Trail Elgin Legislators Support Funding Trails and Safe Streets (Active Trans) Police: Man Reports Being Beaten and Robbed by 20 People at Jackson Red Line Stop (WBBM) 32 People Hospitalized After Tanker Leaks Ammonia in Beach Park (Tribune) Indiana Man Says Cat Running Across Exit […]
Driver, 90, Strikes Two Cyclists in West Town, Police Arrest One of the Cyclists
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As the elderly motorist was striking the cyclists, one of them smashed his windshield. The cyclist was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, but the driver got off with a moving violation.
Prior to Tonight’s Logan TOD Hearing, Supporters Make Their Final Case
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Reps from CUE, Active Trans, and Darwin Elementary, as well as local politicians Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Will Gazardi, voiced support for the development.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 24
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Pritzker Announces Federal Safe Routes to School Grant Awardees (NBC) 2 Children, 4 Adults Injured After Police Try to Pull Over Driver in Fifth City (Tribune) Driver Strikes and Injures Construction Worker on Kennedy Expressway (Tribune) Yellow Line Service Was Disrupted Due to Track Switching Problems Last Week (ABC) New ChiStreetWork Website Lets You Track […]
Check Out Recommendations From Lori’s Transportation Transition Committee
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Steven Vance and other transportation advocates float ideas for improving mobility under the lightfoot administration.
Your Parking Madness 2019 Champion: Providence
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The Rhode Island capital reclaimed most of its downtown from cars, earning the coveted golden trophy.
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 23
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Crain’s Looks at Cook County’s Population Loss Problem Lipinski Holds Hearing on Public Transit, Including Metra (My Suburban Life) Man Charged With DUI After Fatal Crash on the Edens Expressway Near Skokie (Sun-Times) White Woman Used Racial Slurs Against Black Female Crossing Guard in Niles (Tribune) Plan Commission Approves 19-Story Office Tower With 32 Spots […]
Logan Affordable TOD Boosters Blast “Misinformation” in Opponents’ Flyer
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Local alderman Carlo Ramirez-Rosa, Bickerdike Redevelopment, and the Metropolitan Planning council say that several of the claims on the handbill are spurious.