Steven Vance
Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.
Recent Posts
Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection
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Active Trans, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and PORT Urbanism are teaming up to come up with ideas to make this key east-west bike and pedestrian route safer.
Fulton Market Proposal Will Add 1,062 Car Parking Spaces to the Traffic-Choked West Loop
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The plan includes way too much parking for this transit-friendly, walkable neighborhood.
A New “Pedestrian Street” Designation on Ashland Avenue Will Be Only 50 Feet Long
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One alderman is using "Pedestrian Street" to expand the TOD zone and allow housing developments without as much parking.
Route Announced for $2.3 Billion Red Line Extension, But How Will We Fund It?
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Trump may eliminate federal funding for transit, and a transit TIF wouldn't raise anywhere near enough money for the project.
It’s Cheap and Easy to Get Around Los Angeles by Transit
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Although LA has a reputation for being hopelessly car-dependent, with a little planning you can have a great time sightseeing via buses and trains.
Under-Zoning Is Exacerbating Displacement Near The 606
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Since most of the zoning only allows single-family homes to be built, the number of housing units is falling.
IDOT Is Considering Adding Four New Car Lanes Lanes to I-55
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All additional lanes would be "managed" lanes with policies and technology intended limit congestion within them.
CTA Plans to Purchase 20 Electric Buses With En-Route Chargers Next Year
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The transit agency intends to buy a small, fully electric bus fleet to begin testing route next year.
Musk Says He’ll Compete to Build O’Hare Express, Active Trans Says It’s a Low Priority
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The project's request for qualifications identifies three possible routes and four potential stations.
Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide
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The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.
Suggested Sites for Amazon HQ2 Have Wildly Varying Transit & Bike Access
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The options range from downtown sites with with great transit and bike access to suburban sites that are tough to reach without a car.
Take it to the Bridge: Is an Overpass Needed at Monroe/LSD?
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After Streetsblog Chicago ran a post pointing out the dearth of east-west bikeways in the city, and another correctly predicting that that the Navy Pier Flyover completion might be delayed, a local transit planner asked us an interesting question. “I am writing to understand why, in addition to the lack of east-west bike lanes, there […]