Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy

Buckner rides the Red Line. Photo courtesy of the Kam Buckner campaign.

Mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner releases transportation plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago mayoral candidate Kam Buckner recently released his transportation platform. Read more to learn more about his plan to address transportation issues facing Chicago.

Biking on Lincoln Avenue at Foster Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square

By John Greenfield | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Multiple advocacy groups made that argument once again with an open letter to local decision-makers calling on them to include physically-protected bike lanes along as part of the upcoming Lincoln Avenue Streetscape and Plaza project

The Chicago skyline and south Red Line tracks as seen from Englewood. Photo: John Greenfield

UIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity

By Olivia Grenzebach | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Speakers included Ellen Partridge from the Shared-Use Mobility Center, Audrey Wenninkfrom the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Rochelle Jacksonfrom the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council.

The ghost bike installation ceremony for Gerardo Marciales, 41, last April at Balbo/DLSD. Photo: John Greenfield

State rep and mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner calls on IDOT to make DuSable LSD safer

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

Hopefully as more people demand a different approach, IDOT will finally begin to prioritize safety and convenience for all road users, not just drivers.

Once again, car-centric streets contribute to death of a child on a bike, Julian Medina, 14

By John Greenfield | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

If bike and pedestrian safety had previously been prioritized at this location, perhaps Julian would still be alive today.

A Chicago-bound Amtrak Lincoln Service train arrives at the Joliet Gateway Center station, the north end of the stretch of tracks between St. Louis and Chicago that is being improved for higher speeds. Photo: Igor Studenkov

IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.

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