CTA bus driver union president on Transit Ambassadors: “I’d definitely support that”
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"We just want to be able to do our job safely and go from Point A to Point B with no problems. Whether it's armed or unarmed, we don't care."
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CTA: We’re monitoring Transit Ambassadors programs in other cities, not planning one
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"A different approach is long overdue," responded an ATA spokesperson. "The least the CTA could do is give it a try and launch a pilot program like its peer cities across the country."
Wave of violence against CTA workers highlights the need for Transit Ambassadors
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Everyone on the CTA deserves to feel and be safe, especially the transit employees who help keep the city moving.
I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now
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As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of transit have been greatly exaggerated, but we do need to take decisive action to make buses and trains a more reliable and appealing option.
Logan pedestrian fatality highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe
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This horrifying incident has laid bare how the Illinois Department of Transportation having final say on changes to many Chicago streets makes our city more dangerous.
New data shows Chicago’s speed cameras are effective in preventing traffic deaths
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Fatal or serious injury crashes increased by 1 percent near speed cameras between 2012-13 and 2017-18, compared to a 19 percent increase citywide.
Help level the playing field for Illinois walk/bike funding this weekend
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Currently there's a highly unfair situation when it comes to state funding for driving, walking, and biking infrastructure. But a new bill under consideration in the state legislature could help fix the problem.
Readers: Women-only transit would be awesome / impractical / sexist / transphobic
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One thing's for sure: If such a program is going to be implemented in Chicago, it needs to be explicitly inclusive of all women, including trans women, and nonbinary people.
Here’s what we should do to actually make the Illinois Prairie Path safer in Hillside
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Both IDOT's plan to reroute the trail, and village trustee hopeful Roger Romanelli's counter-proposal, have shortcomings.
Divvy: Actually, our e-bikes were capped at 15 mph when they launched in July
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According to Divvy, the bikes were capped at 15 when they launched in July, but they forgot to reactivate the cap when they relaunched the system after the August civil unrest shutdown.
Misguided Vision Zero criticism from Smith, sensible speed limit comments from Reilly
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Smith argued that Vision Zero should be defunded to pay for better street lighting, but Reilly said he's interested in the possibility of lowering the downtown speed limit to 20 mph.