Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Federal Policy

Charging a bus a Navy Pier. Photo: Mia Park

Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses

By Mia Park | Apr 20, 2021 | No Comments

Customers seem to love the smoother, quieter ride on the new buses, so much so that some of them said they'd be willing to pay a higher fare to help electrify the whole fleet.

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 #73 Armitage bus with a "Masked Required" message on its display. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return

By John Greenfield | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.

Trib’s Steve Chapman: Transit use is down right now, so we should never invest in it again

By John Greenfield | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

In the bizarro world of the the right-leaning Chicago Tribune, the lessons of the pandemic are that we should instead be putting more focus on car-based transportation.

Courtney argues that too much money in the infrastructure bill is earmarked for vehicle electrification. Image: Wikipedia

Biden’s infrastructure plan is one step forward, two steps back

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments

Biden's infrastructure bill significantly increases funding for public transportation and intercity rail. but the money earmarked for vehicle electrification dwarfs investments in more sustainable transportation.

Unnecessary police foot chases endanger suspects, officers, and the public

By John Greenfield | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments

As with vehicle chases, the issue at stake is the need for officers the weigh the potential threat posed to the public if a suspect is not pursued, with the possible harm that could be inflicted by a chase.

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