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The next phases of RPM could involve widening the platform of the Granville stop to make it more wheelchair-friendly. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Sheridan platform could be relocated, Granville and Loyola widened in next RPM phases

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

CTA staffers shared a tentative timeline that suggests the project could take around 12 years, with engineering of the next phase starting as Phase I construction wraps up.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 17

By John Greenfield | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

During discussion of CTA security at Block Club mayoral forum, Johnson stops short of saying he would fire Carter Shedd Aquarium says it could lose millions of dollars due to road closures for NASCAR race (Block Club) Metra is adding 12 trains to UP-NW weekday service, exceeding pre-pandemic service levels. CPD releases image of car […]

The potential greenway route and existing nearby trails. Image: Steven Vance

You love to see it: Rte. 53 extension proposal gets turned into a greenway project instead

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

While it may be a few years until the greenway project gets off the ground, it's certainly a fantastic outcome that instead of being filled by cars, trucks, and pollution, the corridor will be used by pedestrians, bike riders, and wildlife.

Active Transportation Alliance's W. Robert Schultz, III speaks at the pres conference before the meeting. Photo: ATA

At state hearing, transit advocates call for addressing fiscal cliff, Carter is a no-show

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

Many important public transportation topics were covered at the hearing. It's a shame that the region's most prominent transit leader Dorval Carter chose to ghost it.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 16

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

After passage of Smart Streets ordinance for automated bike lane enforcement, Equiticity’s Oboi Reed says they’re opposed (CBS) “The CTA is their last resort”: A night out with the people helping homeless riders (WBEZ) CPD issued about 4,400 citations for smoking on CTA in 2021, but only about 200 were paid (CBS) One dead, another […]

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‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause

By Kea Wilson | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

One of America’s most infamous highway expansion projects is steamrolling ahead after a civil rights lawsuit brought it to a two-year pause.

A driver stopped last night in a Logan Boulevard bike lane. (We've blurred the plate number.) Photo: John Greenfield

Smart Streets, Complete Streets ordinances pass; Plow the Sidewalks introduced

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

Today's City Council meeting was very eventful from a livable streets perspective, with four different walk/bike/transit ordinances passed or introduced.

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Today’s Headlines for March 15, 2023

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

Bike-friendly Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) narrowly avoids a runoff with Mike Royko’s son Sam (Block Club) Brown Line riders evacuated after power outage stops train, shuts down Purple Line during rush hour (Block Club) Man, 35, fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers at Lake S. and Valley Ln. in Bartlett (CBS) School bus driver […]

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Study: Cognitive Screenings for Aging Drivers Cut Some Crashes — But They Have a Disturbing Downside

By Kea Wilson | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments

Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope, a new study suggests.

A snowy sidewalk in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

Villegas will introduce Plow the Sidewalks ordinance tomorrow at City Council

By Cameron Bolton | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments

At tomorrow's Council meeting, Ald. Villegas (36th) plans to introduce the Plow The Sidewalks ordinance, originally proposed by Access Living and Better Streets Chicago.