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A speed camera, left, on Ogden Avenue in Douglas Park. Photo: Steven Vance

Illinois Policy Institute runs a misleading article on Chicago’s 6 mph speed camera rule

By John Greenfield | Jan 4, 2022 | No Comments

The right-wing think tank plays up the program's revenue generation, downplays its safety benefits, and contains plenty of misleading statements and outright misinformation.

Residential parking at Marina City in Chicago. Researchers estimate that garage parking raises rents by an average of 17 percent. Photo: PxHere Creative Commons license

Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums

By Richard Day | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments

It’s time to build on the success of the transit-oriented development ordinance and eliminate parking minimums for housing city-wide.

Photo opp at an info table on the Red Line extension at a South Side community festival last summer. Photo: CTA

How can we create “transit-supportive housing” near new Red Line extension stations?

By James Porter | Dec 10, 2021 | No Comments

This week the transit agency hosted two online meetings to get feedback on proposed strategies and concepts for "transit-supportive development" near each of the four proposed Red Line extension station areas.

The Montrose Blue Line station and evening rush hour traffic on the Kennedy Expressway. Photo: John Greenfield

Reality check: You can’t solve congestion by widening roads – invest in transit instead

By John Greenfield | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

Yes, driving to work in Chicagoland is terrible, but more lanes aren't the answer. We need faster, more frequent, and more reliable CTA and Metra service.

The walk at Unity Park. Photo: Cameron Bolton

“Reimagining Mobility’’ series encourages Lawndale residents to explore diverse travel modes

By Cameron Bolton | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

The series is organized by the mobility justice Equiticity, which is also working to open The Go Hub, a neighborhood transportation resource center.

Rendering of the rehabbed station, looking east.

$13M makeover will make Metra Electric 147th/Sibley station ADA accessible

By John Greenfield | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

Metra announced that a project is moving forward to rehab the Metra Electric District line’s 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard in south-suburban Harvey.

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