City Bureau zine seeks to educate Chicagoans about community benefit agreements
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Bronzeville-based media lab City Bureau recently released a zine that seeks to educate Chicago residents on community benefit agreements.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago
Polka Dot Spot and Bel/Ash/Lin slated to get permanent infrastructure this year
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Officials promised that after the designs proved successful, they would be upgraded with permanent concrete infrastructure. Several years later, that's finally supposed to happen.
Auburn Gresham streetscape plan includes short stretch of curb-protected bike lanes
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The streetscape project on 79th Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, including a possible curb-protected bike lane treatment on a couple blocks of Halsted.
How should the city reduce traffic crashes in Washington Park and Grand Boulevard?
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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.
An electric avenue to a no-emissions fleet: CTA unveils plan for electrification by 2040
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Transportation advocates note that it will be equally important for the city to implement bus lanes and other strategies to attract riders. "An empty electric bus doesn’t represent progress on climate."
Advocates: RTA must overcome “bureaucratic anxiety,” prescribe bold action to save transit
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"Transformational ideas may be controversial, but that is not an excuse to avoid them," the letter states. "We need serious and specific proposals to maintain the foundational roles transit plays."