Chicago transportation planning is in the doldrums, and the lack of a CDOT chief isn’t helping
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot needs to hire a forward-thinking commish and end this period of stagnation.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Rail Transit
Need to move to the ‘burbs but want to live car-free? Buy anti-bike columnist John Kass’ house
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The home of the Tribune's former anti-bike troll, currently for sale, is in a surprising bike-and transit-friendly location.
Lori doubles down on her resistance to frequent, affordable South Side Metra
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It's time for the mayor to set aside petty territorial concerns, and get the Metra deal done.
New CTA budget would move Red Line extension forward with $310M, avoid fare hikes
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The CTA's budget is benefitting from the $45 billion state infrastructure package passed this spring.
Unfortunately, 16% of the new roads and bridges funding will go towards expansion
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Widening roadways generally just induces more driving. But the new funding will also allow IDOT to be more proactive about maintenance.
Logan affordable TOD got key approvals, flack from NIMBYs, at Plan Commission hearing
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While opponents said the land would be more valuable as a parking lot or a market-rate development, proponents stressed the value of keeping Logan Square economiclly diverse.