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Active Transportation Alliance, transit officials discuss suburban transportation challenges

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

The shortcomings of Chicago area public transit are self-evident to any suburban transit rider who has ever tried to get anywhere but the Loop.

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Buttigieg broadly commits to increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending

By Sharon Hoyer | Mar 26, 2021 | No Comments

Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.

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Metra, Loop building managers join forces to promote safe return to in-person work

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 15, 2021 | No Comments

"There’s no collaborative tool that can replace in-person networking," Metra CEO Jim Derwinski insisted. "You can’t build a company culture on a video call.”

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Food, Mobility-Justice Advocates Join Forces at Chicago Summit

By Sharon Hoyer | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

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From ATA’s Suburban Action Week: How to win bike-friendly roads in the ‘burbs

By Sharon Hoyer | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments

"A lot of these projects last through multiple administrations. If advocacy groups can step up it really helps the project momentum.”

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ATA Transit Equity Day forum focused on importance of transit access for economic recovery

By Sharon Hoyer | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

The panel also discussed how improving transit access in Black and Brown communities can help fight segregation and reduce violence.

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