Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Beyond Chicagoland

Trib’s Steve Chapman: Transit use is down right now, so we should never invest in it again

By John Greenfield | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

In the bizarro world of the the right-leaning Chicago Tribune, the lessons of the pandemic are that we should instead be putting more focus on car-based transportation.

A flowering tree in Gulfport, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa. Photo: John Greenfield

Taking an Amtrak + bike camping trip during the time of the coronavirus

By John Greenfield | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

I was fairly comfortable using Amtrak for this journey, so as long as we don't see another major spike in cases, I'll probably make more such trips this year as a safer alternative to flying.

Buttigieg broadly commits to increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending

By Sharon Hoyer | Mar 26, 2021 | No Comments

Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.

Trans and nonbinary folks weigh in on whether WTN rail cars would be helpful or harmful

By Patti Flynn | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

Patti Flynn, a transgender woman, asked diverse members of the trans and nonbinary communities whether such cars would make life easier or more difficult for them.

State rep Deanne Mazzochi is trying to ban red light cameras statewide, including in Chicago.

New data confirms red light cams save lives, IL politicians once again threaten to ban them

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2021 | No Comments

Data provided by CDOT shows injury crashes dropped 40 percent at RLC intersections between 2005 and 2018. Stats from other cities indicate that if lawmakers ban them, they'll have blood on their hands.

Cover of the draft edition of the new MUTCD manual.

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

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