Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Ron Burke

CNT and Active Trans Launch “Transit Future” Funding Campaign

By John Greenfield | | 47 Comments
On Monday, Governor Quinn’s Northeast Illinois Public Transit Taskforce released its final report, underscoring the need for better funding for regional transit. Yesterday, the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Active Transportation Alliance launched a new campaign, dubbed “Transit Future,” to raise that money via a new Cook County-based revenue stream that would help the […]

Would NYC’s Midtown Biz Leaders Write Off the Idea of a Car-Free Mag Mile?

By John Greenfield | | 34 Comments
Yesterday’s Active Transportation Alliance announcement submitting 20 streets for consideration as partial or total car-free spaces has already sparked a lively dialogue. Stories in the Tribune, Sun-Times, ABC, and DNAinfo have all examined whether or not the automobile-dominated status quo represents an appropriate allocation of public space. The boldest proposal on the Active Trans list […]

Evaluating Gabe Klein’s Chicago Legacy

By John Greenfield | | 17 Comments
Not long after Gabe Klein reported for work as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation on May 16, 2011, there was speculation that he wouldn’t stick around long. Klein’s wife was remaining in Washington, D.C., where he had previously run the DOT. As an ambitious guy who had worked in several different fields, including […]