Interview: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson On His City’s Big Transit Win
"This funding will allow us to invest in cleaner, safer trains, and for expansion of services, and faster buses ... That's why I'm grateful that we were able to successfully help move different agenda along and get exactly what the people Chicago need and deserve."
November 7, 2025
How Illinois Pulled Off a ‘Halloween Miracle’ to Save Chicago Transit
By all accounts, it was everyone's commitment to ensure there weren't massive service cuts to the million-plus people that ride public transit every day and an enormous amount of pink slips that would have gone out for the thousands of workers that provide those transit rides.
November 3, 2025
Why Trump’s Latest Attack on Chicagoland Transportation Won’t Succeed
The USDOT announced it is blocking $2.1 million in previously approved federal funding for the Red Line Extension and the Red & Purple Modernization Project. But Streetsblog CHI doesn't think that will be the end of the story.
October 3, 2025
How Chicago Cyclists Are Protecting Immigrants During Trump’s ICE Crackdown
Bike riders are notifying residents who may be at risk of what Mayor Brandon Johnson recently called "militarized immigration enforcement without due process."
September 10, 2025
Advocates Fight To Prevent 40% Transit Service Cuts in Illinois
Public transit riders, workers, and advocates showed up in force for Saturday's Save Transit Rally at Daley Plaza, calling on state lawmakers to pass a bill to address Chicagoland's looming $771 million fiscal cliff.
July 14, 2025
Trump’s DOT Secretary Wants You to Drive to Midwest Landmarks; Here Are Some Car-Free Alternatives
Planning a summer trip? Here are a few Amtrak-accessible destinations.
July 1, 2025
Heat Wave Biking Tips, Revisited
SBCHI shares their latest strategies for staying cool on two wheels, and how they're evolving in the e-bike era.
June 24, 2025
Inside the Chicago Tribune’s Come-to-Jesus Moment on Transit Funding
The paper's Editorial Board previously derided “the so-called fiscal cliff.”
June 5, 2025
Chaos in Chicago as State Pols Adjourn Without Funding Transit
Meanwhile, transit officials are facing the possibility of massive service cuts and layoffs.
June 1, 2025
What It’s Like to Grow Up Car-Free In Chicago
"There's a good mix of time where you don't want your parents to drop you off, but you have to, because you don't have your own car," Quetzal said. "I never had that."
May 21, 2025
