Biden’s $2T infrastructure package would dramatically beef up funding for transit, vehicle electrification, and Amtrak.
Tag: transit
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The Manhattan project
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
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?
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.
A taco shop at (almost) every el stop.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How not to be “that guy”
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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
American Blues Theater revives Amiri Baraka’s searing one-act alongside a new commission that puts gender identity in the spotlight.