Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Rail Transit

What If We Applied the Transit Ambassadors Model to Other Public Spaces?

By John Greenfield | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

This could be a cost-effective way to promote public safety, help at-risk individuals, create jobs, and improve downtown's reputation as a safe, fun place to spend time.

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“Carmageddon” by Discusses How Our Society Became So Auto-centric

By Michael Lynch | Mar 31, 2023 | No Comments

His advice for people inspired by his book to try to fix this? “I think my advice would be ‘Be louder’, because you are quite numerous. There's more of you than you think.”

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Why Won't Chicago Fix Its Train to the Airport?

By John Greenfield | Mar 25, 2023 | No Comments

Chicago politicians are generally more interested in using the latest (or nonexistent) technology as an alternative to a mobility solution that's been around for decades in other countries: fast trains.

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Biden Budget Proposal Earmarks $350M For $3.6B Transit Extension

By John Greenfield | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Yesterday the administration began to make good on its promise to help fund the RLE including a request for $350 million in Biden’s fiscal year 2024 discretionary funding request.

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The Colorful Story of How CTA ‘L’ Lines Got Their Hues

By Cameron Bolton | Mar 2, 2023 | No Comments

While it seems like the CTA's lines have been designated with colors forever, it's actually only been that way for a few decades.

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New 'Safe Streets for All' Coalition Hopes to Influence Elections in Chicago

By Sharon Hoyer | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

In response to last summer's traffic violence epidemic, advocates formed the Safe Streets for All Coalition, amplifying the call for improved safety, transportation equity, affordable housing, and climate action.

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