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The under-construction Belmont Flyover, officially called the Red-Purple Bypass, is part of the CTA’s $2.1 billion Red & Purple Modernization project, partially bankrolled with $1.1 million in federal funding under the Obama-Biden administration.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Local leaders and advocates agree: Biden’s $2T infrastructure package would be great for Chicago transportation

by John Greenfield April 2, 2021August 18, 2021

Biden’s $2T infrastructure package would dramatically beef up funding for transit, vehicle electrification, and Amtrak.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The Manhattan project

by John Greenfield January 14, 2020August 18, 2021

NYC sped up buses by limiting cars’ access. Let’s do that in Chicago.

Posted inFilm

Transit follows a group of refugees in Marseille hoping for a better life

by Andrea Gronvall May 30, 2019August 18, 2021

The book’s set in 1944. The movie’s in 2019. The story’s still a profound meditation on statelessness.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Where do Lori and Toni part ways on transportation issues?

by John Greenfield March 19, 2019August 18, 2021

And are we at risk of having a motorhead as mayor?

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago was just rated the best city for transit and taco satisfaction in the U.S. Here’s why.

by John Greenfield January 15, 2019August 18, 2021

A taco shop at (almost) every el stop.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How not to be “that guy”

by John Greenfield October 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Tips for men who want to make walking, biking, and transit a little less crummy for women

Posted inFilm

The Chicago International Film Festival returns, this time with more experiments and work by female directors

by Chicago Reader October 9, 2018August 18, 2021

It lacks some of the buzzier movies from the international festival circuit, but there’s still plenty worth seeing. Our critics weigh in on 24 offerings.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Loop Link bus corridor isn’t yielding the travel-time improvements hoped for

by John Greenfield October 8, 2018August 18, 2021

FOIA’d documents show the $41 million project has had only a modest impact on bus speeds.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Transit boards overwhelmingly male, whiter than ridership

by John Greenfield May 22, 2018August 18, 2021

The Metra, RTA and Pace boards look more like the members of a country club than riders on a typical bus or rail car.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Should the CTA be free? Why not?

by John Greenfield April 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Making it easier for people to get to jobs, schools, and health care could save society a ton of money.

Posted inNews & Politics

Suicide along the el

by John Greenfield December 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Heartbreak, trauma, economics, and the CTA’s new prevention effort

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How would plans to replace the Thompson Center impact service at Clark/Lake?

by John Greenfield February 1, 2017July 27, 2022

Advocates want guarantees that transit access will be preserved.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Former Belmont flyover opponents try to make the best of a bad situation

by John Greenfield January 16, 2017August 18, 2021

With plans for the overpass full speed ahead, they plan to push for quality transit-oriented developments and new public space.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

To black activists, transportation justice matters

by John Greenfield October 25, 2016August 18, 2021

African-Americans disproportionately face challenges when it comes to transportation access, costs, and safety.

Posted inArts & Culture

Dutchman and TRANSit: A double bill of provocation

by Tony Adler September 8, 2016August 18, 2021

American Blues Theater revives Amiri Baraka’s searing one-act alongside a new commission that puts gender identity in the spotlight.

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