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The Jayne Byrne Interchange as it appeared in 2013. Photo: Steven Vance

The folly of the Jane Byrne Interchange spaghetti bowl expansion keeps getting worse

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 10, 2020 | No Comments

The cost of the project has ballooned to a quarter-billion dollars more than the initial cost estimates, and it's almost 4.5 years behind schedule.

Sunset from the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,

A Pere Marquette train, funded by the state of Michigan, arrive in St. Jospeph. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Why Illinois is running an extra helping of Thanksgiving trains this year, but Michigan isn’t

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

The service levels on state-supported routes depend on how much money each state department of transportation is willing to pay.

An Amtrak train pulls into Glenview Station. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Glenview is Spending More Than Half a Million to Oppose Amtrak’s Hiawatha Expansion

By John Greenfield | Jan 22, 2019 | 36 Comments

Is it an understandable move, or just absurd NIMBYism?

The best scenario for the drive: Convert two of the existing mixed-traffic lanes to bus-only corridors.

Advocate For Adding Bus Lanes to North Lake Shore Drive Without Widening the Highway

By Steven Vance | Aug 2, 2018 | 44 Comments

The most sustainable option, converting existing traffic lanes to bus-only, is still on the table. But it's not going to happen unless residents voice support for it.

A CREATE grade separation project. Photo: Jessica Papanek

CREATE, and How the Lack of a National Infrastructure Vision Hurts Us All

By Jessica Papanek | Jul 17, 2018 | 3 Comments

Getting federal funding for the massive regional rail congestion relief project could be a struggle.

A still from one of the new campaign's PSA's.

IDOT’s “Life or Death” Campaign Urges Drivers to Show Due Care for Pedestrians and Cyclists

By John Greenfield | Jun 9, 2018 | 4 Comments

The agency says it's Illinois' first multimodal safety messaging initiative.

The Case of the Missing Bike Racks: CDOT Hasn’t Installed Them Since 2016

By John Greenfield | May 17, 2018 | 5 Comments

The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.

A rendering of Lake Shore Drive with mixed-traffic lanes converted to dedicated bus lanes. Image: IDOT

Coalition Calls for Adding Transit Lanes to Lake Shore Drive Without Widening It

By John Greenfield | Apr 5, 2018 | 26 Comments

You can sign your name to the letter to make sure elected officials know you want them to focus on moving people, not cars.

IDOT Proposes Detailed Options for Lakefront Trail, Part of North Lake Shore Drive Project

By Jessica Papanek | Mar 13, 2018 | 11 Comments

After many (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine) meetings the first phase of what will probably be a decades-long process of the complete reconstruction of North Lake Shore Drive took place yesterday afternoon. This meeting was the most straightforward as the elements considered had already been narrowed down and because most attendees were […]

From Ohio: Should IDOT Collaborate on the Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Project?

By John Greenfield | Mar 6, 2018 | 14 Comments

Cleveland inked a $1.2M deal to study the route, but the technology doesn't exist yet.

The Stevenson Expressway. Photo: Robert Powers

Worry Less About $40 Tolls and More About Plans to Widen I-55

By John Greenfield | Dec 18, 2017 | 16 Comments

The Tribune is concerned about congestion-priced lanes on the Stevenson resulting in Virginia-style $40 tolls, but the real problem is that expanding the highway would encourage more driving.

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