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Koloni bikes at the Palatine Metra station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Harper College pilots bike-share for northwest suburbs as bus service returns to campus

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 24, 2022 | No Comments

Harper College, a community college based in Palatine, has teamed up with Koloni bike-share platform to launch a bike-share pilot. Meanwhile, Pace is launching a new bus route to serve the community college.

Downtown Chicago, as seen from a West Loop high-rise. Photo: John Greenfield

Yup, ex-Vox editor Matthew Yglesias is wrong that Chicago is doomed – here’s why.

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

Still, to prove him wrong, we need to get serious about tackling our present public safety, housing, transportation, and environmental challenges.

A photo of new pedestrian infrastructure in Barcelona, with three people walking on it.

A report from abroad: Barcelona transforms transportation—What it means for Chicago

By Sebastian Huydts | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments

For personal reasons, I call two towns home. During the fall and spring college semesters I live and work in Chicago, while I spend most of my summer in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). I have been making this commute since 2001 but have lived in Chicago since 1992. Being a Dutch native, bikes and trains were […]

Rendering of an affordable TOD by 43rd Street Green Line stop.

Connected Communities equitable TOD ordinance headed to zoning committee

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The proposed Connected Communities ordinance has been released. We looked at some of the changes the ordinance proposes.

A road diet with bike lanes and pedestrian and bus-boarding islands was recently implemented on Jackson Boulevard in Columbus Park. Martin's ordinance would require CDOT to consider similar accommodations whenever streets are repaved. Photo: John Greenfield

Ordinance would require walk/bike/transit upgrades whenever streets are repaved

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

The goal of the legislation is to ensure that every time CDOT repaves a street, rather than simply restriping it the same way as before, it prioritizes the needs of people walking, biking, and riding transit.

Current conditions on Clark between Irving Park and Montrose. Photo: John Greenfield

Here are the details on new curb-protected lanes on Clark between Irving to Montrose

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 1, 2022 | No Comments

The plan for Clark between Irving Park and Montrose includes concrete curb-protected bike lanes, bus boarding islands, and a lower speed limit.

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