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Image of Sophie Allen at the crash site. Photo: John Greenfield

With a suspect charged, hit-and-run victim Sophie Allen may finally get justice

By John Greenfield | Dec 13, 2021 | No Comments

There's reason to be hopeful that the motorist who recklessly took her life at Addison and Fremont streets and selfishly fled without rendering aid will be prevented from causing further heartbreak.

Jose Velásquez, 16, is the latest bike rider killed by a turning trucker who failed to yield

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2021 | No Comments

Yet another young life has tragically been cut short in Chicago by a truck driver who made a right turn without yielding to a person biking.

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.

A Metra Electric District train at the Pullman station on Labor Day Weekend, when the new Pullman National Monument opened. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Have reduced South Side Metra fares increased ridership? It’s complicated

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 8, 2021 | No Comments

The jury is still out on whether the Fair Transit South Cook reduced fare pilot, which launched in January 2021, has increased ridership on the Metra Electric District and Rock Island District lines.

Transit Ambassadors on a BART train in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo: BART

Wave of violence against CTA workers highlights the need for Transit Ambassadors

By John Greenfield | Dec 3, 2021 | No Comments

Everyone on the CTA deserves to feel and be safe, especially the transit employees who help keep the city moving.

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