Over the next six issues of the Chicago Reader, we’ll be talking with local sustainable transportation organizations that are working to make the Chicago area a safer, more just, more efficient, and more fun place to get around on foot, bike, transit, and other green modes. We’re starting with the Active Transportation Alliance. Founded in […]
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Here’s how we can build a citywide protected bike lane network
In some ways the city’s surprise announcement last month that it’s spending $17 million in funds from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Works infrastructure program to build or upgrade 100 miles of bike lanes in 2021 and 2022 was welcome news. But there are also some disappointing aspects of the plan, which I’ll get to in […]
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Local leaders and advocates agree: Biden’s $2T infrastructure package would be great for Chicago transportation
Biden’s $2T infrastructure package would dramatically beef up funding for transit, vehicle electrification, and Amtrak.
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Pandemic pedestrian activity and COVID-19 cycling
Would an East Bay-style Slow Streets program be beneficial in Chicago during the coronavirus crisis? It depends on whom you ask.
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How to avoid being a livable streets jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
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Changing lanes
Advocates say the next head of the Active Transportation Alliance should be a person of color.
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Breakin’ the law
What should Chicago do about cyclists who don’t play by the rules?
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Where do Lori and Toni part ways on transportation issues?
And are we at risk of having a motorhead as mayor?
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The bridge that Berny wouldn’t let CDOT build is finally coming to life
Fourteen years after machine alderman Berny Stone blocked a bike bridge for mysterious reasons, CDOT is finally breaking ground on the project.
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Chicago was just rated the best city for transit and taco satisfaction in the U.S. Here’s why.
A taco shop at (almost) every el stop.
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After a 2016 slump, Divvy turned a record profit in 2017
Income from ads, sponsorship, and operations went up while losses went down.
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CTA reverses its decision after community outcry, giving new hope for the 31st Street bus
After announcing that the pilot would end this week, the CTA is giving the route a reprieve
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Despite pleas from near-south-siders, the CTA is axing the 31st Street bus next week
Bus advocates say that, due to an anemic schedule, the route never really had a chance.