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Vision Zero Action Plan focuses on reducing vehicle speeds

By Ted Villaire | June 12, 2017

Today’s release of a Vision Zero Action Plan lays a strong foundation for the city to achieve its goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2026.The three-year plan shows […]

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A ride back in L time

By Ted Villaire | June 9, 2017

Post image:  This week the elevated CTA platform at Clark and Lake took a step back in time as vintage train cars from the 1920s and 1970s rolled into the […]

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NW Side residents support trails and bikeways

By Ted Villaire | June 7, 2017

Post image:  It was standing room only at the Trails and Bikeways workshop when more than fifty northwest side residents filled Gompers Park Fieldhouse on May 25. They rolled up […]

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The Chicago region’s current hub-and-spoke transit system leaves nearly half a million Cook County residents stranded in transit deserts.

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