It’s official: After City Council approval, Gia Biagi is now the new CDOT chief
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Bia's responsibilities will include studying, and possibly implementing congestion pricing, and helping to speed up bus service.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lori Lightfoot
Let’s stop coddling drivers and prioritize building a citywide protected bike lane network
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Getting around Chicago on bike should be as safe, convenient, and intuitive as navigating the city by car.
2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation
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In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.
Cheer up Clevelanders, the O’Hare Express is dead, and you can kill the Hyperloop
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The story of how Elon's Musk's airport died an early death offers hope for Cleveland transportation advocates dismayed by Hyperloop Boondoggle.
Advocates laud Lightfoot’s pick of Studio Gang’s Gia Biagi as transportation chief
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Biagi comes to CDOT from Jeanne Gang's renowned design firm Studio Gang.
ATA launches petition to counter Lightfoot’s opposition to South Side Metra plan
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Sign the petition to help convince the mayor to stop stonewalling the proposal by her former mayoral rival Toni Preckwinkle.
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
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Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.
What do transportation advocates of color think of Lightfoot’s ride-hail tax plan?
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CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.
Get on the bus: Discussing the fair ride-hail tax with Mayor Lightfoot on the ride to work
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During a morning commute on the #20 Madison, the mayor talked about how the new ride-hail fee structure will fight congestion and improve transit service.
The 35 ministers helping Uber fight the ride-hail tax also helped it fight the Divvy deal
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This week Mayor Lightfoot accused Uber of "paying off Black ministers" to help it kill the ride-hail tax plan. It's not clear wha, if any, financial relationship there is between the company and the clergy members.
Deconstructing Uber’s vaporware counterproposal to Lori’s fair ride-hail tax
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Uber's plan would lower the tax on almost all trips, especially traffic-clogging solo Loop commutes, so it would be far less effective for fighting congestion and highly unlikely to raise the $10 million extra they claim.
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.