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Uptown funk? Some drivers are bummed about CDOT’s proposal to convert parking to PBLs on Clark N. of Montrose. They shouldn’t worry.
Good news: The Chicago Department of Transportation has proposed extending the Graceland Greenway protected bike lanes on Clark Street further north into Uptown to the Andersonville retail district.
March 18, 2025
Chicago Mobility Collaborative’s first meeting of 2025 featured a panel on “intersectional infrastructure,” in partnership with Palenque LSNA
Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí.
March 17, 2025
La primera reunión de Chicago Mobility Collaborative de 2025 incluyó un panel sobre “infraestructura interseccional,” en colaboración con Palenque LSNA
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March 17, 2025
At CTA board meeting, talk of funding doomsday scenario, bus lane enforcement contract, new concessions / newsletter / podcast
As Streetsblog readers are well aware, the CTA, Metra, and Pace currently face a combined $770 million budget gap next year as federal COVID-era subsidies run out, but ridership is currently still only around 65 percent of 2019 levels.
March 14, 2025
Blurred lines: At three meetings this week at downtown terminals, Metra asks riders for input on renaming commuter rail routes
The Metra commuter rail system is considering renaming lines to make the system easier to understand for new and occasional riders. To get feedback on the idea from customers, the agency is conducting an online survey and scheduled three public meetings at downtown terminals this week. On Tuesday, an open house was held at Chicago Union Station, on Wednesday, it was at Ogilvie Transportation Center, and today they're at Millennium Station and La Salle Street Station from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. All Metra routes
March 13, 2025
At State Senate committee meeting on MMA, transit advocates voiced support, but collar counties opposed simple-majority voting proposal
Representatives of Kane and McHenry counties argued that if MMA board decisions didn't require a supermajority vote, their districts would be disempowered.
March 12, 2025
Not like us? A Toronto transit advocate says value of Red Line Extension is dubious. A South Side worker argues they missed the point.
Let's discuss the latest dispute between someone from Toronto, and an American who has many things in common with them.
March 11, 2025
If parking relief is granted to just about every development, why require parking in the first place?
This article also appears in Streetsblog Chicago cofounder Steven Vance's personal blog Steven Can Plan. He also runs the local development data website Chicago Cityscape.
March 10, 2025
The RTA’s new Transit-Friendly Communities Guide offers encouragement for building equitable TOD in the ‘burbs
Recently the Regional Transportation Authority, the agency that oversees the CTA, Metra, and Pace, released a Transit-Friendly Communities Guide to encourage development that's accessible to public transportation. Earlier this week, the RTA held a webinar about the guide for municipal officials, urban planning professionals, and the public. It included success stories of creating equitable transit-oriented developments, and tips on how to use best practices from the handbook to foster ETOD in other communities.
March 7, 2025
A better way to run a railroad: The transit reform opportunity
A combination of governance and operational reforms could deliver the transit system riders deserve
March 7, 2025
