Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Policy & Planning

Unarmed security guards on an 'L' car. Photo: CTA

Number of unarmed guards on CTA doubling to over 200 to address crime, rule-breaking

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

It will be important to monitor whether the increase in security personnel leads to more unhoused people being ejected from the system without being offered a better alternative for shelter.

Copenhagen's Nørrebrogade, said to be the busiest bike street in the Western World.

Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let’s do that now.

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

"The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."

One of the CTA's 12 electric buses operating on Chicago Avenue. Photo: Steven Vance

Nice: CTA gets $118M in operations funds, opportunity to apply for electrification cash

By John Greenfield | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Driver entrance to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Image: Google Maps

New Botanic Garden fee scheme discourages walk/bike/transit, encourages driving

By John Greenfield | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

For a supposedly environmental-minded organization to do that can only be described as hypocritical and perverse.

The Red Line's Argyle station is currently under construction. Photo: John Greenfield

CTA looks to commission 6 pieces of public art for stations as part of RPM Project

By Steven Field | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments

The CTA has announced plans to add to its growing public art collection with six works scheduled for installation as part of the reconstruction of the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations.

BMW driver fatally struck Gerardo Marciales, 41, as he crossed DLSD on a Divvy bike

By John Greenfield | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments

Police say the motorist "instead of turning left according to the traffic signal, continued north," but he wasn't cited.

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