Transit

The coronavirus outbreak is a disaster for big systems — but it might be even worse for the little guys.

Most people who get behind the wheel every day don't want to be there, a new survey shows.

President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.

When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?

How to avoid the mistakes that make the East Side line, the most costly subway extension ever built.

...and not cars.

I've had many beautiful and joyful memories of biking around the city this past summer, but I also have a number of biking memories that still cause anger, frustration, and sadness. Just the other day I thought about the parallels between me blaming myself or searching for meaning in the harassment I faced, and the constant self-blame I heard from clients who had experienced interpersonal violence when I worked as a therapist. Harassment from drivers is a form of interpersonal violence, and it’s a shame that many Chicagoans don’t see it as such.

Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.

So many SUVs driving up mountainsides. And...McConaughey!