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Shifting money from roads to public transportation saved Illinois transit. A new map shows how other states can benefit from this approach.
January 13, 2026
The negligent driver who killed Steve Bender on his bike was merely cited for failure to reduce speed. His family wants tougher state laws.
January 11, 2026
Collaborators behind new “Black Perspectives on Public Transit” website discuss their analysis
"We're not going to fix decades of inequitable investment in one year, and things like the high-frequency bus network and the Red Line Extension are really important, but the work isn't done."
January 9, 2026
Tragically, two more CDOT records of 2025 pedestrian deaths on Chicago surface streets bring the total number of fatalities to 28
January 8, 2026
The future of Soldier Field is bear-ish without transit investment
But building a rail connection between the Metra Electric / South Shore Line corridor and Union Station to ease game day commutes could help encourage the team to stay.
Round 5 of the dueling Archer Avenue rallies, plus ex-alder George Cardenas enters the chat with a windshield POV
January 6, 2026
Drop it like it’s hot! A train + bike pilgrimage to Whiting, IN for the New Year’s Eve Pierogi Drop
January 5, 2026
A plan for faster buses
We can speed up the bus at (almost) no cost
