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Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.

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CMAP Plan Update Includes Sobering Look at Region’s Funding Shortfall

Bus to Zipcar to Divvy? RideScout App Makes Connecting A Bit Easier

Payton Chung is Editor at Large of Streetsblog USA. He first addressed a city council about smart growth in 1996, accidentally authored Chicago&#8217;s inclusionary housing law, and sees the promises and perils of planning every day as a resident of &#8220;beautiful as well as sanitary&#8221; Washington, D.C.

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Regional Transit Needs New Funding to Meet $20 Billion Backlog

A Clearer, More Concise Regional Transit Proposal From Senator Biss

Emanuel, CTA President Come Out Against Unified Regional Transit Agency

More State Control Over Chicagoland Transit Is a Bad Idea

RTA Downplays Effect of Service Cuts and Fare Hikes on Stagnant Ridership

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.

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How Can Chicagoland Fix Its Regional Transit System?

Beyond Chicagoland

Metra and Pace Maintain Support for Illiana at the Expense of Transit