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The end of the budget stalemate will be a relief for local transit agencies. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

Advocates: End of Illinois’ Budget Crisis Could Be the Start of Better Transportation Policy

By John Greenfield | Jul 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

Representatives of Active Trans, MCP, and CNT discuss what the good news will mean for sustainable transportation in the Chicago region and the state.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 29

By John Greenfield | Jun 29, 2017 | No Comments

Emanuel Orders Locking of Ohio St. Underpass at Night, Reducing LFT Access for Cyclists (Tribune) Plans for a Complete Network of Low-Stress Bikeways in Edgewater (DNA) Metra Adding Early Getaway Trains to Accommodate Holiday Weekend Rush (DNA) Midwest High Speed Rail Association Unveils a New Website & Logo Sun-Times Looks at the Myriad Benefits of Cycling, […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 23

By John Greenfield | Jun 23, 2017 | 3 Comments

Rauner Rejects Deal Offered by Emanuel to Allow Sale of Thompson Center (Crain’s) Cyclist Michael Schoop, 62, Dies After Collision With Van in Hoffman Estates (Sun-Times) 3 Injured, Including Paramedics, After Van Driver Strikes Ambulance, Car, Pole (CBS) Residents Brainstorm Ideas for Revitalizing Area Around Jeff Park Transit Center (Nadig) In the Wake of Fire, […]

Friday's rainy Bike to Work Rally still drew plenty of people. Photo: John Greenfield

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Still More Chicago Bike Week Fun to Be Had

By John Greenfield | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments

There are still plenty of fun, free events on the schedule to celebrate the joy of cycling.

Colectivo Coffee, 2535 N. Clark. Photo: Michelle Stenzel

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Eyes on the Street: Swapping Parking for Customer Seating Is a Smart Move

By John Greenfield | Jun 20, 2017 | 25 Comments

Merchants are beginning to understand that their bottom line depends less on the number of vehicles they can park than the number of customers they can accommodate.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 16

By Steven Vance | Jun 16, 2017 | 2 Comments

Ald. Osterman wants 48th to become “model neighborhood” in multi-modal transportation (newsletter) CTA to test two more prepaid bus boarding locations, but hasn’t committed to two previous ones (DNAinfo) Alder. Napolitano opposes apartments near Cumberland CTA station (DNAinfo) CMAP is hosting a “future mobility technology” forum next week at IIT Cook County state’s attorney won’t […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 12

By John Greenfield | Jun 12, 2017 | No Comments

Hinz: Trump’s Half-Baked Infrastructure “Plan” Won’t Help Illinois (Crain’s) The Red Purple Modernization Project Is Moving Forward (Curbed) Teen Driver Killed Cyclist Deborah Wright, 49, Near Rock Cut State Park (The Chainlink) 1 Killed, 5 Injured in Belmont Craigin Crash (CBS) Man Charged With DUI for Fatal Waukegan Crash (Sun-Times) Man Sues Chicago Police for […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 7

By John Greenfield | Jun 7, 2017 | 1 Comment

MPC: We Need Strategies That Address Both Desegregation and Increased Opportunities New Edgewater Metra Stop Ready To Go — But Snagged In State Budget Impasse (DNA) South Shore Line Derailment Results in Minor Injuries, Delays at Millennium Station (NBC) Protest Planned for Tonight’s Open House on Development Near Pilsen BNSF Station (DNA) TOD at 2835 […]

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Eyes on the Street: Chicago’s Newest – And Nicest? – People Spot

By John Greenfield | May 31, 2017 | 3 Comments

Chicago’s newest parklet in front of Intelligentsia Coffee, 2642 North Milwaukee, and adjacent to the Logan Theater, is a great addition to the neighborhood.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 26

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2017 | 1 Comment

Chicago’s Population Loss Is Largely Due to African Americans Leaving the City (MPC) 4 Recent Moves to Desegregate the City (MPC) The Rte. 53 Extension Would Only Create More Congestion (Active Trans) Mother Is Suing CPD for Police Pursuit That Led to the Crash Death of Her Son (Sun-Times) Jeff Parkers Discuss the Real Reason […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 22

By John Greenfield | May 22, 2017 | 5 Comments

6 Other Alderman Back Up Arena’s Affordable Housing Plan by Vowing to Add Units (Tribune) MPC Looks at the Issue of Housing Segregation in a 3-Part Series Driver Fatally Struck Pedestrian on Orchard Road in Aurora (ABC) Police: Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Texted Photos of His Car Shortly Afterward (Tribune) ABC Checks Out the […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 18

By John Greenfield | May 18, 2017 | 1 Comment

Man Charged With Killing Another Man With Bottle Outside Ashland Green Station (Tribune) Chicago Defender Looks at the Issue of Homeless People Sleeping on CTA Trains San Francisco’s Prepaid All-Door Bus Boarding Is a Model for Chicago (Active Trans) A Preview of Summer Construction Projects (WGN) New Bike Lanes Slated for Polk and Loomis in Medical District […]

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