CTA: Actually our new batch of “clean-diesel” buses will improve air quality
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The agency says the new buses will meet 2021 EPA emissions requirements and are more fuel efficient than older models.
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Hit-and-run driver critically injured Alexandra Betzel on her bike in Avondale
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While this stretch of Kimball is a popular north-south bike route, and was previously highlighted on the city of Chicago's bike map as a recommended route, it currently has no bikeway treatment.
Ald. Martin kyboshes autocentric supermarket planned for a transit-friendly site
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The area needs a land use that supports local businesses and makes the area more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, rather than an "anti-transit-oriented development" that undermine those goals.
CTA electrification won’t happen until 2040, but more “clean-diesel” buses are coming
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The CTA doesn't plan to fully electrify its fleet until 2040. On the bright side, the new buses include new safety features and perks for passengers.
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
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This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
Chicago traffic deaths were up 45% last year as speeding increased during COVID
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Most of the increase was due to motorist deaths, but bicycle fatalities also spiked.