Neighborhoods
Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story
In reality, plenty of people benefit from such projects. But the media often highlight the loudest, least-informed voices.
May 11, 2022
The great motor divide: How our obsession with cars has driven us apart
Transportation by private car fails the city socially, while transit’s built-in opportunities for contact and cooperation are tools we desperately need to leverage in order to learn how to live together again.
March 22, 2022
A conversation with UIC researchers about Chicago’s traffic camera program
During the conversation, the UIC researchers discussed potential equity issues with the program, as well as sharing the nitty-gritty of their methodology.
February 14, 2022
Bronzeville Mobility Pilot offered seniors $3 local rides in small, low-speed electric cars
While transit is a safer, more sustainable option for urban transportation, a rep from Innova EV argues that the pilot helped fill in gaps in the transportation network for those with limited travel options.
February 9, 2022
How have biking conditions been in Latine communities this winter?
If they are not cleared, these bikeways that are supposed to help us ride safety instead wind up constraining our mobility.
January 24, 2022
¿Cómo están las condiciones de las ciclovías en las comunidades latinas?
Si no limpian, estas ciclovías que nos deben ayudar a andar con seguridad terminan con restringiendo nuestra movilidad.
January 24, 2022
What should we do about racial discrepancies in Chicago’s life-saving traffic cam program?
There's no question that the cams are preventing injury and fatality crashes, but Black and Latino motorists and racking up more tickets and suffering financing hardship. Should we reform or abolish it.
January 15, 2022
UIC Study: Speed cams save lives, but drivers from POC communities get more tickets
City officials say they plan to use the report to improve the program.
January 11, 2022
Transportation planning needs better language accessibility, and more coalition building
In a field like planning, that is technical and political, and requires community participation, language accessibility is one necessary tool, but it does not guarantee that the voices of the community will have an impact.
December 31, 2021
Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums
It’s time to build on the success of the transit-oriented development ordinance and eliminate parking minimums for housing city-wide.
December 14, 2021
