Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy

CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld at the City Club of Chicago.

Scheinfeld Laments State, Federal Funding Problems, Asks for Help With Vision Zero

By John Greenfield | Mar 27, 2017 | 9 Comments

At a talk earlier this afternoon for the City Club of Chicago, transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld blasted Donald Trump’s efforts to abolish federal funding for transit, as well as Governor Rauner’s withholding of state funds for Chicago projects.

CDOT map of Chicago 2017 crash fatalities as of February 28.

Police Department Will Soon Provide Real-Time Crash Data to CDOT

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2017 | 1 Comment

“The [current] timeline is not acceptable,” said SRAM's Randy Neufeld said. “We should be getting up-to-date data like we do with crime.”

The City Releases More Details About the Upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2017 | 9 Comments

A presentation at last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting indicates that the city has made some progress on the plan and we should be seeing the fruits of their labor soon.

Rendering of the 41st Street pedestrian bridge, a project that is on hold because of IDOT's refusal to release additional SOCC funding

Why Rauner’s Witholding of Funding for Bike-Ped Bridges Totally SOCCs

By John Greenfield | Mar 13, 2017 | 39 Comments

The state’s refusal to release SOCC funds for the 41st Street bike-ped bridge and other initiatives is completely counterproductive because it could result in overall higher construction costs.

AAA has come out against a proposal to raise speed limits on Illinois' urban expressways by 10 mph. Photo Eric Allix Rogers

Local AAA Chapter Blasts Proposal to Raise Illinois Highway Speed Limits

By John Greenfield | Mar 7, 2017 | 32 Comments

AAA Illinois/Northern Indiana put itself squarely on the right side of a safety issue by opposing Senate Bill 2036, legislation proposed in Springfield that would raise the speed limit on state highways to 75 mph

Rauner's proposed tower would soar 115 stories, higher than the Sears Tower. Image: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill

What Would Replacing the Thompson Center With a Skyscraper Mean for the CTA?

By John Greenfield | Feb 2, 2017 | 5 Comments

Governor Bruce Rauner is hellbent on selling off the state office building. He's proposed replacing it with a 115-story tower, but advocates want a guarantee that the Clark/Lake station won't be negatively impacted.

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