January 21, 2020- Albany, NY- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo presents his fiscal year 2021Executive Budget in Albany (Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
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Action Item: Weekend Event to Save Transit Funding
By Roger Rudick |
Twenty five advocacy organizations fighting for state funding of public transportation will host a "Bay Area Funeral March & Rally for Public Transit" tomorrow/Saturday
CTA is wrapping up RPM Phase 1, but opportunities are being missed
By Cameron Bolton |
This week, the Chicago Transit Authority announced that the final stage of the Red and Purple Modernization Phase One Project will begin this summer.
Eyes on the Street: Construction of Fruitvale Ave’s Protected Bike Lane
By Roger Rudick |
Fruitvale Alive is still a project? Who knew?
The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters
By Kea Wilson |
A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.
Despite ‘Lofty’ Climate Goals, United Nations Bans Cyclists on its Campus
By Julianne Cuba |
Cyclists are barred from bringing their two-wheelers onto the vaunted United Nations campus, while drivers, who are notorious for skirting parking tickets, are waved right through its security gates.
Cook County Bike Plan scouts a path to better biking across Chicagoland
By Sharon Hoyer |
Last week, Cook County released its first ever Bike Plan, charting a path for safer and more plentiful bicycle infrastructure across the County.