Recent Streetsblog posts about Events

At state hearing, transit advocates call for addressing fiscal cliff, Carter is a no-show

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

Many important public transportation topics were covered at the hearing. It's a shame that the region's most prominent transit leader Dorval Carter chose to ghost it.

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Smart Streets, Complete Streets ordinances pass; Plow the Sidewalks introduced

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

Today's City Council meeting was very eventful from a livable streets perspective, with four different walk/bike/transit ordinances passed or introduced.

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At CTA meeting, Commuters Take Action calls out “misleading” reliability claims

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Update 3/10/23, 10:40: Here’s Commuters Take Action’s full statement on the CTA’s March Meeting the Moment Scorecard. Commuters Take Action (CTAction) is once again disappointed in CTA’s lack of contextualization in their “Meeting the Moment” updates. In these monthly press releases, CTA praises itself for the continued improvements it’s been making. While the need for more […]

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Meetings announced for next RPM phases, to make North Red, Purple lines 100% accessible

By John Greenfield | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments

Last week there was a light in the (subway) tunnel in terms of making the remaining non-accessible North Side Red and Purple stations ADA-compliant.

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Chicago Transit Justice Coalition called for better CTA working conditions at protest

By Cameron Bolton | Feb 28, 2023 | No Comments

The coalition held a protest earlier this month at the Jefferson Park Transit Center, as the CTA struggles with with reliability and safety issues caused by staffing shortages.

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All three 16th Ward candidates want to reopen the Racine Green Line station

By Cameron Bolton | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments

Editor’s note: The Chicago municipal election will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Early voting is available at two locations downtown and at one site in each of the 50 wards. Find your sample ballot on the Chicago Board of Elections website. On Friday, February 17, the candidates running for alderman of the 16th […]

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