Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy

Metra Electric trains during the Polar Vortex. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Recent Metra-pocalypses Are a Wake-up Call That We Need Better Transit Funding

By John Greenfield | Mar 5, 2019 | 18 Comments

If the multiple service disruptions, culminating in last week's Union Station fiasco, don't convince lawmakers that our transit system needs an overhaul, nothing will.

Trib Blames Peds for Death Spike, Stats Tell Different Story

By John Greenfield | Mar 4, 2019 | 24 Comments

The Trib editorial implied that distracted walking is a major contributor to the crisis, but an Active Trans study showed that cell phone use by pedestrians is rarely a factor in crashes.

Clockwise from top left: Chico, Enyia, Ford, Fioretti, Mendoza, Sáles-Griffin.

Mayoral Candidates Discuss Congestion Pricing, Parking, Bike Ticketing and More

By John Greenfield | Feb 23, 2019 | 8 Comments

Other topics in our questionnaire included Vision Zero, raising the gas tax, eliminating parking minimums, affordable TOD, speeding up buses, and shared-mobility services.

The aftermath of the crash that killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe last March.

Bill to Legalize Autonomous Vehicles Moves Forward in Illinois Legislature

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2019 | 4 Comments

State rep Michael J. Zalewski says the law is needed to fill a "legislative vacuum." The bill as written would prevent municipalities from banning the technology.

A diagram of the O'Hare Express study area from the CMAP analysis.

CDOT Is Trying to Convince CMAP to Add the O’Hare Express to ON TO 2050

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 1, 2019 | 13 Comments

Adding Elon Musk's pipe dream to the regional plan would make the project potentially eligible to receive federal funds and approvals.

The candidates at Sunday's forum. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Candidates Weigh in on Solution for Improving the CTA at the Transit 4 All Forum

By Lynda Lopez | Jan 29, 2019 | 2 Comments

Participants included Gery Chico, LaShawn Ford, Susana Mendoza, Toni Preckwinkle, Paul Vallas, and Willie Wilson.

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