Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about County Policy

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 new Metra station would make it easier to visit architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe's Farnsworth House in Plano. Photo: Wikipedia

Could new Metra service to Kendall County enable a fantastical journey to Oswego?

By Igor Studenkov | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

Now that we have cost estimates for extending the BNSF line to Kendall County, why should officials say no to Plano?

The Cal-Sag Trail in southern Cook County. Photo: John Greenfield

County’s first-ever bike plan will focus on equitable access to low-stress bikeways

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

Cook County is developing its first ever bike plan. Learn about the priorities and goals for the plan and how you can get involved.

The new bike/ped bridge connecting Bryn Mawr Avenue in Rosemont to the Trail is taking shape. Photo: Jared Kachelmeyer

We can look forward to a less muddy, better-connected Des Plaines River Trail

By John Greenfield | Jan 20, 2021 | No Comments

There are plenty of promising projects in the works for the trail that should result in better access and less-soggy post-rain rides.

Preckwinkle discussing the Fair Transit South Cook pilot at an Active Transportation Alliance annual meeting last year. Photo: ATA

On eve of South Side Metra pilot, Preckwinkle thanks advocates for “banging this drum”

By John Greenfield | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments

"If you're going to look at things through an equity lens, you do the best to address inequities and past failures on the part of government."

The Fair Transit South Cook service area. Image: Cook County

Take a survey in advance of Fair Transit South Cook, and the county will buy you coffee

By John Greenfield | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments

The county is seeking input from residents about their travel needs and how the COVID-19 crisis has affected their riding habits.

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