Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Funding & Finance

The aftermath of the high-speed crash that killed pedestrian Malinda Massey, 52, last September in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood. Photo: Chicago Fire Department

These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds

By John Greenfield | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Tomorrow the legislation will go before the full City Council, including the 19 alders who didn't weigh in today, and hopefully it will be defeated.

The unveiling of Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments on Friday. Photo: Erin Rensink

Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments affordable TOD: an experiment in re-integration

By John Greenfield | May 23, 2022 | No Comments

As I’ve said before, if housing affordability in Chicago’s swiftly gentrifying Logan Square neighborhood is like a sinking ship, the new all-affordable transit-oriented development that opened next to the eponymous Blue Line station last Friday is like a lifeboat. It provides low-income and working-class longtime with an opportunity to weather the storm. Streetsblog Chicago strongly […]

A Pace bus approaches the Harvey Transportation Center, as seen from the Harvey Metra Electric station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

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Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Funding & Finance

These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds

Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments affordable TOD: an experiment in re-integration

Report: Fair Transit South Cook pilot helped ridership recover from pandemic lows

Advocates urge CMAP’s transportation committee to reject road expansion projects

Divvy launches scooters and new pricing, but some members aren’t happy with the latter

Columbus Park road diet improves safety, CDOT staffers ridicule Block Club coverage