Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago Suburbs

This lab crash simulates a 2012 red-light-running crash in Yuma, Arizona. The driver was severely injured. Photo: IIHS

Suburban red-light camera programs should be reformed, not abolished

By John Greenfield | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

In the wake of corruption allegations, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says suburbs should consider getting rid of their RLC programs, which would likely cost lives.

Sunset from the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,

The Skokie Valley Trail. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Northern suburbs gearing up to release first multimodal plan

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

The plan will prioritize improving pedestrian and bike connections to schools, transit, job centers, and retail.

MPC’s Toward Universal Mobility report aims to make local transit accessible for all

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

“We can design transportation systems that are seamless for everyone," said a disability rights advocate at the release. "The only thing that stops us if we don’t have the right people at the table.”

Preckwinkle at the Active Trans meeting. Photo: Active Trans

Preckwinkle at Active Trans meeting: The South Side Metra plan would promote racial equity

By John Greenfield | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

The Cook County board president discussed why the proposal is an example of an equitable initiative that focuses resources on communities that need them the most.

As it stands, it's cheaper to buy a month of parking at many Metra stations than it is to buy a pass that let's you ride Pace to and from the station. Active Trans wants to change that. Photo: Active Trans

Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.

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