Unfortunately, 16% of the new roads and bridges funding will go towards expansion
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Widening roadways generally just induces more driving. But the new funding will also allow IDOT to be more proactive about maintenance.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy
If Illinois bans red light cameras, Springfield lawmakers will have blood on their hands
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Bills have been introduced in Springfield to ban the cams statewide, but data from cities that have banned automated enforcement show significant increases in serious and fatal crashes.
Mayor Lightfoot wants to jack up the price of ride-hailing trips, and that’s a very good thing
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Some of the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.
Ghost bike ceremony will honor fallen cyclist Douglas Demott 10/27 in Tinley Park
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A 93-year-old driver fatally struck DeMott as he cycled home from work in the southwest suburb last January.
Metra holds public meeting on its proposed 2020 budget, with $480M in capital upgrades
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The money will be spent on new and rehabbed rolling stock, station upgrades, yard improvements, and bridges.
Uptown LSD Improvements Would Include Trail Grade Separation, Bus Amenities
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But some residents argued that plans to make cyclists and pedestrians on the Lakefront Trail use tunnels and an overpass to cross eat-west streets in order to facilitate driving is car-centric.