Would an East Bay-style Slow Streets program be beneficial in Chicago during the coronavirus crisis? It depends on whom you ask.
Tag: Center for Neighborhood Technology
Posted inColumns & Opinion
High-rise, high anxiety
Lakeview residents fear the transit-oriented development replacing the shuttered Treasure Island supermarket will create a parking crunch. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Chicagoans to Wisconsin: Thanks but no thanks—we’ll take the train
CTA commuters weigh in on the ad campaign urging passengers to ditch the hassles of public transit and move to the Badger State
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Can the CTA and Metra play nice?
Benefits of increased cooperation could include fare integration and an alternative to the costly Red Line expansion.
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The latest plans for the O’Hare Express: boon or boondoggle?
Transportation experts and advocates weigh in.
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If the CTA raises fares, it should improve service and make the payment system more equitable
Speeding up bus service and reducing costs for lower-income residents would soften the blow.
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What will ‘Trumpsportation’ mean for Chicago?
Transit and biking could lose funding, but some say Trump’s infrastructure plan has merit.
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Passing the Safe Roads Amendment could have unintended consequences
Putting transportation revenue in a “lockbox” could make it harder to fund future travel modes.
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Chicago’s plan to eliminate traffic deaths stirs concerns of profiling and overpolicing
The Vision Zero initiative brings the possibility of more encounters between police and people using the streets.
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Activists worry CTA-friendly housing will accelerate Logan Square gentrification
But advocates say it’s a good way to increase density and keep rental prices down.
Posted inFood & Drink
With food policy a plank in Rahm Emanuel’s new platform, neighborhood food councils are starting to organize
When neighborhood politics threatened to derail the Logan Square Farmers’ Market earlier this month, more than 100 people showed up at City Hall in protest. The issues at stake—which involved allegations of improper activity on one side and abuses of aldermanic power on the other— were, frankly, murky. But as the worry and outrage spread […]
Posted inBlogs
Lords of Nature
On the second anniversary of the Roscoe Village cougar shooting, the Notebaert Museum screens the documentary “Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators,” on Thursday 4/14.
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Affordable Housing: Now With Center for Neighborhood Technology Data
A new housing affordability index includes transportation costs, using data from Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology.
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More house, more driving
Are the suburbs a better deal, really? The Tribune overlooks a local resource for finding out.