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Eyes on the Street: New bus stop islands on Milwaukee Avenue on Near Northwest Side
CDOT has installed a number of new bus boarding islands on Milwaukee Avenue in River West and Logan Square, with the islands doubling as bikeway protection
November 20, 2022
Gravy train? CTA offers new financial incentives for workers to help address staffing woes
Getting the CTA's workforce back up to pre-pandemic strength is perhaps the most important solution to addressing the transit system's current woes.
November 18, 2022
Nope, our theory Lightfoot was blocking Carter from meeting with alders wasn’t “ridiculous”
An email mistakenly sent to alders yesterday by a member of Lightfoot's staff, and then later confirmed in a somewhat revised format, showed that my suggestion wasn't so absurd after all.
November 17, 2022
Austin streetscape only gets bikeway protection half-right
A bikeway corridor that includes a mix of raised and non-protected lanes is still essentially a non-protected bike route.
November 17, 2022
It’s getting real: Lightfoot introduces the RLE transit TIF to the City Council
Not only have Far South Siders been asking for this project for over half a century, it would also have major racial equity benefits for a long-neglected part of town.
November 16, 2022
2023 CTA budget approved with no fare hikes, partnership with city on homeless outreach
Today the CTA board approved its proposed $1.8 billion operating budget, with no fare hikes and a stated commitment to get the transit system back to good working order as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.
November 16, 2022
Metra’s final 2023 budget sticks with fare status quo
It’s not often that Metra's board pushes back on a budget proposal, and it’s even less common for the final budget to be significantly different from what the staff originally presented, but both of those things happened this year.
November 15, 2022
Retired CTA supervisor Kevin Majors has some advice for current leadership
Major's overall message was that CTA leadership needs to identify the systems weaknesses in terms of reliability, staffing, and safety, and attack them with a vengeance.
November 15, 2022
Mayors CHIP in to win Chicago Hub Improvement Program upgrades to Union Station
If the funding is approved, Amtrak would use the cash from a federal Mega Grant to upgrade the terminal, create more rail routes into the city, and launch a variety of new services.
November 14, 2022
In the Northwoods: How to bring a bike on Amtrak for an Upper Midwest adventure
While taking a bike on Amtrak's Empire Builder route is easy, doing it efficiently, with a minimum of stress, is not super-intuitive, so here are some tips.
November 14, 2022
