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Rendering of the proposed 103rd Street Red Line station. Image: CTA

Why not both? South Red Line project would complement, not compete with, rapid Metra service

By David Zegeye | Feb 17, 2020 | No Comments

When two out-of-towners on the payroll of an often-anti-transit organization exhort Chicagoans to "cancel" a rail project in an underserved neighborhood, skepticism is warranted.

The 111th/Pullman Metra Electric station. Photo: Jeff Zoline

At Pullman event, residents say pilot would make Metra accessible to more South Siders

By James Porter and John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2020 | No Comments

"Currently, [the Metra fare] prices a few folks out. A lot of people, especially in this area, can't afford it," said one attendee.

The likely layout of the Pratt bike lanes, looking east. Image: Village of Lincolnwood

Bike lanes are finally coming to Pratt Ave. in Lincolnwood

By John Greenfield | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

A two-way curb-protected bike lane was proposed, but to save money the village will instead probably two non-protected lanes.

Sunset from the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,

MPC’s Toward Universal Mobility report aims to make local transit accessible for all

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

“We can design transportation systems that are seamless for everyone," said a disability rights advocate at the release. "The only thing that stops us if we don’t have the right people at the table.”

Preckwinkle at the Active Trans meeting. Photo: Active Trans

Preckwinkle at Active Trans meeting: The South Side Metra plan would promote racial equity

By John Greenfield | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

The Cook County board president discussed why the proposal is an example of an equitable initiative that focuses resources on communities that need them the most.

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