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Black-led sustainable transportation groups SouthSide Critical Mass and Equiticity converged for the Chicago Bike Collective Ride
Earlier this month, two of Chicago's Black-led sustainable transportation groups joined forces for one last event to mark the end of the warm-weather cycling season. The sixth annual Chicago Bike Collective Ride was cohosted by the mobility justice nonprofit Equiticity and SouthSide Critical Mass, the south-of-Madison-Street sibling of the monthly Daley Plaza event.
November 17, 2025
Equiticity and SBC discuss traffic crash death prevention, Part 2: How do we convince residents and alders to support safer street designs?
Read Part 1: "Can automated enforcement, 25 mph speed limit be done equitably?" here.
May 8, 2025
Equiticity and SBC discuss traffic crash death prevention, Part 1: Can automated enforcement, 25 mph speed limit be done equitably?
Read "Part 2: How do we convince residents and alders to support safer street designs?" here.
May 7, 2025
How should the city reduce traffic crashes in Washington Park and Grand Boulevard?
The Chicago Department of Transportation's Vision Zero team is asking Washington Park and Grand Boulevard residents to share their thoughts on improving traffic safety in their neighborhood.
February 24, 2022
CDOT launches South and NW Side Vision Zero programs; 6 MPH speed tickets start Monday
The South Side Vision Zero initiative will include Englewood, West Englewood, Grand Boulevard and Washington Park. The West and Northwest side program includes Belmont-Cragin, Humboldt Park, and West Town.
February 26, 2021
Providing bikes and emergency protected lanes on the South Side would help stop the spread
Giving people affordable or free bike access, and safe biking routes that parallel bus lines, would allow them to avoid viral exposure on transit and de-crowd buses for the remaining passengers.
April 22, 2020
South Siders are hopeful Halsted bus project will lead to faster, more reliable service
Potential strategies to modernize service in this corridor include dedicated lanes, queue jumps, and Pace Pulse service.
January 10, 2020
Chicagoans Can Test-Ride New e-Divvies at Upcoming South Side Community Tours
If you've been eager to try out the new electric Divvies, here's your chance. You can also suggest locations for the new stations during the tour events an at a new webpage.
July 22, 2019
Daniel Kay Hertz Breaks Down the North Side / South Side Transit Gap
Hertz proposes commonsense near-term changes we can make to improve South Side transit: building more transit-oriented development, creating rapid-transit service on Metra lines, and adding time-saving features to existing bus service.
April 24, 2017
Improvements to South Side Bus and Rail Service Kick Off This Weekend
The announcement that, starting Labor Day weekend, six bus lines on the South Sides will offer more frequent and/or extended service, appears to be good news for transit riders in underserved neighborhoods. The service improvements will be paid for out of the CTAs operating budget.
September 2, 2016