CHI Asks: Are Speed Fines 'Unfair'?
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The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
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A Plan to Close Chicago’s Transportation Equity Gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
Buttigieg, Chicago officials rally support for Biden’s infra plan
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Buttigieg said he's confident the largest infrastructure bill in U.S. history will pass Congress, stressing its importance from equity and climate change standpoints.
Chicago Gets New Development Pilot
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The City of Chicago recently announced an equitable transit-oriented development pilot program to assist with the creation of community-led eTOD projects.
Needed: A Federal Program to Boost Transit Service
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Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Transit Center and is republished with permission. On March 13, 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, the Federal Transit Administration responded to the emergency by enabling transit agencies to spend federal funds to run buses and trains. It was a break with longstanding policy. Normally, federal grants are reserved […]
SURVEY: Chicagoans Plan To Return to Transit
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About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.