The Navy Pier Flyover: a long journey now complete
The wait is over. After several years of delays and a lengthy construction process, the Navy Pier Flyover is finally […]
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Victory! Illinois legislators eliminate local match for walk/bike infrastructure
Update (8/30/21): Illinois House Bill 270 is now law. Effective August 30th, the state will cover 100 percent of the
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Why Illinois should eliminate the local match for walking and biking infrastructure
The following post is excerpted from George Fero’s recent testimony before the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee about House Bill 270,
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Shared streets program: looking back and looking ahead
Last summer, Chicago’s shared streets program provided opportunities for residents to safely spend time outside during the peak of the pandemic. While
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Take action now for more sidewalks and bike lanes on state roads
After passing in the Illinois House of Representatives last month, our bill — HB 270 — to eliminate the local
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Rep. Buckner files bill to stop public financing of One Central development
The proposed One Central tower and transit hub on Chicago’s South Side is poorly conceived and wouldn’t increase transit access
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Now is the time for a transformative capital plan
The just-announced Chicago Works Five Year Capital Plan offers Chicago an extraordinary opportunity to show how walking, biking, and transit can help spark
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On Earth Day 2021, we are calling for a historic investment in transit
On Earth Day 2021, we joined 23 local organizations to deliver a letter to the Illinois Congressional delegation to push
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Transportation advocate brings diverse, overlooked voices to the table
Sustainable transportation advocacy is typically made up of the usual suspects: policy wonks, urban planners, legislators, and other experts in
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Suburban Chicagoland transit leaders prepare to change
The heads of Metra commuter rail and Pace Suburban Bus agree the pandemic has changed suburban transit forever. Now they’re
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