Hoosier commuter rail provider? A little inconvenience the next 2 weekends will be rewarded with "the $650 million expansion of South Shore service" to and from Indiana. #HurtsSoGood

The upgrades to the Milwaukee Avenue protected lanes in River West make it safer and more convenient to visit Mike Keating | Injury Attorney, one of our sponsors. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/01/eye…

My goal in opening the firm's West Town Office was to be physically present and a part of the fabric of the community. The success of #825MKE and witnessing the growth of bicycle traffic on Milwaukee Avenue has been very rewarding. Thank you to everyone in #bikeCHI who comes to

Right-wing Illinois Policy: "A 25¢ fare increase for CTA riders. They already raised fares in 2018." Sure, fare hikes aren't great for poor people. But there's this thing called inflation. A $2.50 'L' ride in 2018 is worth $3.22 today. So a $2.75 ride is a relative bargain.

The right-wing think tank Illinois Policy's whiny attitude towards transit funding reminds us of an Oscar Wilde quote: "A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing." chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/20/rig…

Headlines: UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains, "What caused Chicago’s transit funding crisis—and what could fix it"; Active Transportation Alliance writeup of Springfield rally; temporary Metra/South Shore service impacts to allow $650M SSL expansion. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/tod…

Fiscal hawks Illinois Policy argue that the proposed "Burrito Taxi Tax" for restaurant/retail deliveries by car to fund transit would be unfair to people "who don't use CTA, Metra or Pace." Here's why that argument doesn't hold water, or even salsa. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/20/rig…

Proposal for for vacant lot at 1200 W. Carrol on Near West Side: • 397 apartments 👍 • W/ 20-30% affordable units 👍 • 150 car spots, < 1:2 ratio 👍 • 0.4 miles from Morgan Green station 👍 • Retail and 16,000 SF open green space 👍 blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/21/29-… Richard Day

Waymo's robocars have gotten a mixed response from sustainable transportation, traffic safety, and disability rights advocates in California. sf.streetsblog.org/2025/04/15/sfm… Now they want to come to Illinois. capitolfax.com/2025/10/21/it%… Streetsblog SF

The new Argyle-Winnemac Greenway provides a relatively low-stress route between the lake and the river – if you don't get freaked out by Halloween decor! 🚲💀🎃👻🐈‍⬛ chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/18/tak…

Tragically, a speeding, hit-and-run sedan driver fatally struck a woman sunday morning near 66th and Ashland in West Englewood. Earlier this year, local Alder Stephanie Coleman voted against lowering Chicago's default speed limit. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/spe…

It's good that JB knows that when it comes to having a world class transit network, you get what you pay for. At the Economic Club of Chicago today he said, "All of the economy of the state of Illinois is dependent on having a great transportation system." chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritz…

Elevated Chicago’s Juan Sebastian Arias discusses how his ETOD coalition is advocating for averting the transit fiscal cliff. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/ele…

A clue that right-wing Illinois Policy may be trying to make senior citizens angry about things like a "Burrito Taxi Tax" to fund transit: Putting all its headlines in caps. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/20/rig…

Headlines: Experts like ex-USDOT secretary Ray LaHood: "Trump can slow RLE funding, but can he stop it? Maybe not"; Eastbound and down: Trucker strikes bridge at 21st/Kedzie, delaying BNSF; RTA board meeting Thursday 10/23, 9 AM, 175 W. Jackson, 16th fl. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/tod…

Elevated Chicago's Juan Sebastian Arias told us. "[Averting the transit fiscal cliff is] one of our biggest priorities right now, as well as enabling reforms for transit [agencies] to become more proactive partners in ETOD." chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/ele… Kate Lowe (she)

A semi driver fatally struck a boy, 13, on his bike in SW-suburban Manhattan, IL at State/North, near the Metra station. The local mayor posted, "Our children deserve safe streets, protected crossings, and a town where they can move freely without fear." nbcchicago.com/news/local/uni…

Be careful out there, transit advocates! ICE agents allegedly pulled a gun on State Rep. Hoan Huynh. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/20… He's 2nd from right in this photo from Argyle station opening. Read our interview with him on averting the transit fiscal cliff. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/22/sen…