September Loop Alliance report shows slow, steady increase in walking, transit use
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Hopefully promotional fares on the CTA, Metra, and the South Shore Line will help incentivize more folks to return to transit and drive less.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Rail Transit
2022 Chicago budget passes including income-based fines, mental health funds
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Reforms to the city's traffic fine structure should make it less regressive, and increased funding for mental health services could be a step in the right direction for improving transit safety.
Mapped: Here’s where Chicago is awarding 11 grants for equitable TOD projects.
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Along with Elevated Chicago and Enterprise Community Partners, the city is providing $160,000 in microgrants and technical assistance to help out with project construction near transit stations across Chicago.
CTA budget calls for reducing pass prices, and faster, more eco-friendly bus service
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The CTA‘s 2022 budget calls for the system's biggest fare chance since 2013, slashing all pass prices and getting riding of the 25-cent charge for the first transfer.
Why the South Shore Line is offering free eastbound rides all day, every weekday
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"In order to get back to the revenue that we need to generate in the long term, we need to incentivize people to get back on the trains."
CMAP survey: Residents place a high value on ability to get places, access to amenities.
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The survey gauged close to 2,500 northeastern Illinois residents’ attitudes toward key quality of life factors, such as transportation, open space, and housing, and what they considered successes and challenges across the region.