Philly abolished traffic stops for minor infractions. Chicago should do the same.
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Philadelphia enacted new legislation aimed towards reducing racial disparities in traffic stops and improving police-community relations.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Active Transportation Alliance
Advocates, experts: Infra bill is more car-centric than hoped for, but will benefit Chicagoland
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"We must not simply rebuild the transportation infrastructure of the last century when we now need to mitigate climate change."
Confirmed: Current CTA unreliability is caused by staffing shortages. How do we fix that?
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We've accurately diagnosed the cause of current CTA weirdness. Now we need to hold the agency accountable for keeping its promise of "actively recruiting workers to fill existing vacant positions."
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.
IDOT explains why it’s being fussy about the Busse Highway bike lane plan
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Compromising with a short stretch of sharrows in order to allow for a road diet with bike lanes on the rest of the project area would be far safer than the status quo, for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists alike.
Lake Calumet Trail would be a game-changer for improving SE Side connectivity, bike equity
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The project would not only make it easier to get around the Southeast Side by sustainable means, but also encourage residents to explore Lake Calumet itself.
Map: Here’s where CDOT has installed, or is currently building, bikeways this year.
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The Active Transportation Alliance has called out the lack of connectivity and the dearth of protected bike lanes in the city's plan.
Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?
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Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.
CDOT announces major bikeway push, still no plans for a cohesive protected network
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Obstruction from aldermen, plus an emphasis on quantity over quality, means this plan isn't going to result in the cohesive, citywide protected bikeway network we need.
Civic and environmental groups call on Metra to get going on zero emissions fleet
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At Metra’s monthly board meeting, a coalition of twenty nine civic and environmental organizations urged Metra, Chicagoland’s commuter rail organization, to start testing zero-emissions technology.
Logan Square Preservation tries to block protected lane installation, ATA rallies support
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The leader of the influential community group is trying to obstruct the safety upgrade due to a personal concern, but the Active Transportation Alliance is asking residents to voice support.