Ghost bike ceremony will honor fallen cyclist Douglas Demott 10/27 in Tinley Park
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A 93-year-old driver fatally struck DeMott as he cycled home from work in the southwest suburb last January.
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Decolonizing our work: Why Untokening is so powerful for BIPOC transportation advocates
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Transportation and mobility justice work has the potential to play a big role in shifting things for the better if we are able to do it right.
What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening event
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Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
Metra holds public meeting on its proposed 2020 budget, with $480M in capital upgrades
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The money will be spent on new and rehabbed rolling stock, station upgrades, yard improvements, and bridges.
It’s getting real: Construction began on Phase I of Red and Purple Modernization today
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Work on the Belmont flyover, slated for complete by late 2021, kicked off today. RPM also includes the reconstruction of four station and extensive track and signal work.
Auburn Gresham Metra stop, which broke ground yesterday, could spur South Side retail
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While the current station design is too car-oriented, it does include a pedestrian plaza and plentiful bike parking.