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UPDATE: Check out our Clybourn Complete Street Project factsheet for background information and options for improving the street. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) […]
Learn More We’re getting more and more excited about the Bloomingdale Trail, especially with the recent announcement that the Trust for Public Land has acquired land for a sixth neighborhood park connected […]
Learn More The Chicago region’s public transit system is long overdue for an upgrade. There are too many gaps that prevent people from moving around the region and getting to work, school […]
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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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