CTA stabbing epidemic highlights need for holistic violence prevention strategies
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Investing in the prevention of violence, as opposed to armed responses to it, is money well-spent.
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It’s getting real: Metra awards construction contract for Auburn Park station
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The planned Auburn Park station in the Auburn-Gresham community has been in the works for over a decade, and advocacy for it by local residents has gone on even longer than that.
Buffered bike lanes are coming to 71st in South Shore as part of streetscape project
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Local alderman Leslie Hairston also discussed transportation plans for the Obama Presidential Center.
Transit association says CTA was the agency that best coped with COVID-19 challenges
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Did the CTA deserve APTA's award as the transit agency that best dealt with the massive headwinds of the pandemic?
RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation
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The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.
CDOT promises new strategic plan will center equity, help fight intergenerational poverty
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During the last decade, we've seen a number of of CDOT plans that only saw a fraction of the strategies actually implemented. Here's hoping that the Strategic Plan for Transportation will be different.