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 Walking
Evanston is planning walk/bike improvements on Chicago Avenue and Church Street
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The changes could make it easier to get across Chicago's neighbor to the north without a car.
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.
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.
The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago
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Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.
Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
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Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.