Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy

Traffic on I-55. The CMAP plan calls for widening this expressway, as well as I-290. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

Active Trans Blasts CMAP’s ON TO 2050: “Car-Centric Planning in a New Mobility Veneer”

By John Greenfield | Oct 10, 2018 | 5 Comments

The transportation advocacy group slammed CMAP's endorsement of proposals to widen local expressways and decision to make dedicated biking and walking projects ineligible for $40 million dollars in annual federal funding.

A touch screen for collecting Go To 2050 input at the Chicago Architecture Foundation headquarters. Photo CMAP

CMAP Emphasizes Investment in Underserved Communities in ON TO 2050 Plan

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

According to CMAP, "Regions that are more inclusive have longer, stronger periods of prosperity and shorter periods of stagnation."

Byron Sigcho Lopez, Veronica Gonzalez, and Nelson Cheung. Photo: Lynda Lopez

How Do We Ensure Residents Can Stay in Their Communities to Benefit From the Paseo?

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 8, 2018 | 12 Comments

During a panel discussion hosted by the American Planning Association, community leaders argued that measures need to be taken to preserve affordability along the new trail.

Between 2013 and 2016, only 1.2 percent of Illinois car/pedestrian crashes involved a person on foot using a cell phone. Image: Active Trans

Active Trans Study Vindicates Reilly’s Opposition to “Distracted Walking” Ordinance

By John Greenfield | Oct 4, 2018 | 20 Comments

The downtown alderman was right: Dangerous drivers, not distracted pedestrians are largely to blame for traffic crashes.

The 3300 block of West Devon Avenue, looking east towards McCormick Boulevard. Image: Google Maps

4 Days After Cyclist Killed at Devon/McCormick, Pedestrian Critically Injured on Same Block

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2018 | 2 Comments

When urban streets are designed to facilitate driving at unsafe speeds, deadly and life-changing crashes are a predictable outcome.

CNT’s Jacky Grimshaw Discusses Her Career in Planning & Politics

By James Porter | Sep 17, 2018 | No Comments

Grimshaw discussed her unorthodox career path, what she learned from working for Harold Washington, why the Transit Future campaign is currently stalled, and much more.

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