Eyes on the street: Lots of people were biking on Clark Street in 19 degrees
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It almost makes you think it would make sense for the city to upgrade the bikeway to a physically protected micro-mobility lane.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Promoted
Should the CTA adopt women-only transit? Interviews with Chicago women suggest yes
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Women-only transportation helps to dismantle one of the barriers that women face daily, so it should be seriously considered in the Chicago and other U.S. cities.
Metra board chooses new modern passenger rail cars to replace 1950s “Gallery” cars
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Metra has selected a new passenger coach design that will eventually replace the current "Gallery" cars.
Will CDOT’s new strategic plan be a turning point for equitable transportation?
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Hopefully CDOT’s strategic plan will produce more than just another report that sits on a shelf without leading to substantive change.
How ancient Jewish law has influenced pedestrian planning in West Rogers Park
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A special arch added to the new Lincoln Village Pedestrian bridge made it compliant with the West Rogers Park Eruv, a ritual boundary around the heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.
On eve of South Side Metra pilot, Preckwinkle thanks advocates for “banging this drum”
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"If you're going to look at things through an equity lens, you do the best to address inequities and past failures on the part of government."
There’s movement on south Red Line extension, but service launch pushed back 3 years
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Advocates say it's disappointing that South Siders will have a longer wait for service, but it's encouraging that the project is moving forward.
Before stimulus, advocates pushed for transparency on cuts. That’s still important.
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The possibility of transit cuts is now less of an immediate threat. But it's still important for local transit agencies to be transparent about what would be cut in the event that the federal funding runs out.
What if Chicago actually did have rapid transit everywhere?
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It's not that it would be particularly difficult to make this a reality -- we just need the political will.
Why the history of racism in transportation enforcement and planning still matters today
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Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.
Despite a 400% fleet increase, total scooter use dropped in this year’s pilot
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In contrast, Divvy bike-share ridership has stayed relatively strong during the crisis.