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“No one bikes in Chicago during the winter!” Part Three: Nice turnout for Divvy, every day
Divvy data shows thousands of rides were taken on most days in January.
City seeking input for equitable transit-oriented development plan on 95th Street
The city is working with Far South Side organizations and stakeholders to make sure the project benefits disinvested communities.
“(Don’t) Light Up or Leave Me Alone”: Thoughts on the CTA’s reported success fighting smoking
It's encouraging that roughly 50 percent more tickets were issued for smoking in 2023 than in previous years, but what else should be done?
In its current form, state bill with goal of preventing unjust police stops would enable deadly speeding and DUIs
It would be totally counterproductive to try to prevent racial profiling by forcing officers to look the other way when motorists excessively speed or drive intoxicated.
How the Equiticity mobility justice nonprofit invests in community change
Equiticity's current Invest in Real Community Change Campaign seeks to raise $125,000 from 300 donors.
Two Cheers for Ald. Vasquez: Andersonville Gets a Little More Affordable
The alderperson's charge of heart was likely at least partly due to previous prodding from Streetsblog.
First day of new Metra fares sees long lines at downtown terminal ticket machines
While Metra's new fare system and ticket machines have some predictable learning curves, hopefully more customers will soon get accustomed to to using them.
“By the time we got to Woodstock”: Celebrating Metra’s bikes on all trains policy, and Groundhog Day, in the town where the film was shot
CTA says surveys reveal customer satisfaction has gone up. What do transit advocates make of that finding?
The Active Transportation Alliance and the grassroots transit advocacy group Commuters Take Action talked about their impressions of the survey results.
Access Pilot Program kicks off tomorrow, expanding Metra’s reduced fares to include low-income riders who aren’t elderly or disabled
The initiative starts will run through July 31, 2025, thanks to the combined efforts of the Regional Transportation Authority, Metra, and Cook County.
