Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let’s do that now.
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"The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Federal Policy
Nice: CTA gets $118M in operations funds, opportunity to apply for electrification cash
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The operations funds will help address service gaps due to labor shortages. Plus federal grant programs were announced that the CTA can apply for to fund plans to electrify its bus fleet by 2040.
How my Chicago Auto Show tweets reignited the debate over unsafe vehicle design
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If decisions about vehicle design are purely left to the market to decide, dangerous design language of American pickup trucks and SUVs will be around for many years to come, contributing to countless traffic deaths.Â
Advocates: RTA must overcome “bureaucratic anxiety,” prescribe bold action to save transit
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"Transformational ideas may be controversial, but that is not an excuse to avoid them," the letter states. "We need serious and specific proposals to maintain the foundational roles transit plays."
Planners discussed tweaks to the Red Line Extension project at Supplemental EA hearing
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The Supplemental EA discloses potential impacts from three project design changes that weren't identified in the 2016 Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Chicago’s first transit rider’s union launches this Friday during Transit Equity Day rally
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Speakers will include representatives of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Warehouse Workers for Justice, Sierra Club of Illinois, and the Active Transportation Alliance.