Metra holds virtual meeting on $262.3M project to replace UP North bridges Thursday
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The initiative will rebuild eleven 120-year-old Union Pacific North line bridges in Lakeview and Lincoln Park.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy
New Illinois legislation is a step forward in reducing vulnerable road user deaths
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The legislation requires IDOT to conduct a traffic study following "the occurrence of any [crash] involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a state highway."
No, the new Montrose bridge over Kennedy doesn’t have bike lanes, isn’t getting them
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In reality, people riding bikes on the new Montrose bridge aren't getting their own dedicated lane at all, let alone a protected one.
A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
It’s getting real: Metra awards construction contract for Auburn Park station
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The planned Auburn Park station in the Auburn-Gresham community has been in the works for over a decade, and advocacy for it by local residents has gone on even longer than that.
RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation
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The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.