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A Union Pacific North rail car photographed in late January. Photo: John Greenfield

Union Pacific finally caves, agrees to start collecting fares on Metra trains again

By John Greenfield | Apr 19, 2021 | No Comments

Was it really safety that motivated Union Pacific to refuse to have its conductors collect fares until long after conductors on Metra-controlled lines went back to walking the trains, or rather a desire to force Metra to the bargaining table?

Chicago-bound South Shore Line station in Beverly Shores, one of the sections where South Shore Line would put in a second track as part of the double-tracking project.

How will new Chicagoland stimulus transit cash be spent? We won’t know until fall

By Igor Studenkov | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

When it comes to transit funding from the most recent federal COVID-19 stimulus package, the common sentiment from transit agencies in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana can be summed up as “wait and see.”

A #73 Armitage bus with a "Masked Required" message on its display. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return

By John Greenfield | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.

Bike bridge at Carmen and Spaulding over the North Branch of the Chicago River, possibly a good model for mass producing simple, cheap spans elsewhere. Photo: John Greenfield

How could we use new bike-ped bridges to improve safety and connectivity?

By John Greenfield | Apr 14, 2021 | No Comments

Here are some proposals for improving crossings of waterways in various parts of Chicago.

You can ask lawmakers to eliminate 20% local match requirement for walk/bike infra

By Sharon Hoyer | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

File a witness slip online by Tuesday afternoon to make your voice heard.

Thanks to widespread mask use and decent ventilation, studies show transit use has been fairly safe during COVID. Photo: John Greenfield

Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again

By John Greenfield | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments

If we want local public transportation to survive the COVID-19 pandemic intact, we've got to be the change we want to see.

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