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Taking an Amtrak + bike camping trip during the time of the coronavirus

I was fairly comfortable using Amtrak for this journey, so as long as we don't see another major spike in cases, I'll probably make more such trips this year as a safer alternative to flying.

John Greenfield

April 5, 2021

Taking an Amtrak + bike camping trip during the time of the coronavirus

Streetsblog Chicago |Events

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

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.

Sharon Hoyer

March 26, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

John Greenfield

March 12, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Federal Policy

Chuy Garcia’s bill calls for four times the current amount of federal transit funding

Advocates acknowledged the goals is ambitious and achieving parity is unlikely this year, but a strategy of aiming high could significantly move the funding needle during this window of opportunity.

John Greenfield

March 9, 2021

Bicycle Infrastructure

These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities

The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.

Kea Wilson

March 3, 2021

Amtrak

Amtrak Is Ready to Grow. Will it Finally Get the Subsidy It Deserves?

Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.

Kea Wilson

February 22, 2021

Bike Lanes

What The Next Infrastructure Bill Would Look Like If Cities Were In Charge

If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.

Kea Wilson

February 16, 2021

Biden Harris

Why Buttigieg’s Midwest Roots Might Make Him a Great USDOT Secretary

Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.

Kea Wilson

February 4, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Centers for Disease Control

Local transit agencies: CDC mask mandate will give our existing rules more teeth

Hopefully now that the federal government is getting more serious about mask compliance, we'll see better behavior on this front from local transit riders.

John Greenfield

February 2, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Equity

Smart Growth America Equity Summit envisions a community-lead approach to planning

The summit laid out a vision for a transportation planning process that assess errors of the past and the needs of the present, and envisions the future in a spirit of trust, celebration and healing.

Beth Osborne

February 2, 2021

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