Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about State Policy

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: A Deal With the Devil for Illinois Leaders?

By John Greenfield | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

As it was for the people behind virtually every other progressive cause, the election of Donald Trump was a sad day for those of us who want to see the U.S. move toward a more efficient, healthy, and equitable transportation system.

What the Lockbox Law — And Trump Win — Mean for Local Transportation

By John Greenfield | Nov 9, 2016 | 4 Comments

It’s hard to predict what last night’s election means for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S. But as Streetsblog editor-in-chief Ben Fried wrote this morning, the fact that the Republican party doesn’t rely on city dwellers for votes, and the president-elect’s rural base doesn’t include many fans of better transit and walkable, bikeable […]

Paved With Good Intentions: The Safe Roads Amendment Has Some Potholes

By John Greenfield | Nov 3, 2016 | 4 Comments

[Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.] One of the TV ads put out to promote the Safe Roads Amendment is […]

Activists Held Rally on CTA to Honor Red Line Murder Victim Jessica Hampton

By John Greenfield | Oct 26, 2016 | No Comments

In response to the murder of Jessica Hampton, 25, onboard a Red Line train in June, last Saturday afternoon activists used the ‘L’ system as a venue to speak out against violence against African-American girls and women. The event, called “Beautiful Resistance,” was hosted by A Long Walk Home, a Chicago-based national nonprofit led by […]

The Lockbox Amendment Would Hinder the State Government

By Steven Vance | Oct 17, 2016 | 13 Comments

Note: Streetsblog Chicago’s Steven Vance and John Greenfield have different opinions about the lockbox amendment. Read John’s take here. On every ballot in Illinois right now – early voting and mail-in voting has begun – there’s a question asking if the Illinois constitution should be amended to ensure that money that comes from gas taxes, […]

Just in Time for Halloween: The Illiana is Becoming a “Zombie Highway”

By Steven Vance | Oct 10, 2016 | 6 Comments

A new filing in the court case against the Illiana Tollway – a proposed 47-mile highway through farmland and nature preserves that would cause exurban sprawl and lead to Illinois jobs being lost to Indiana — indicates that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner may actually be in favor of the project. In recent years it looked […]

Show More Stories