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If one Northwest Side alderman has his way, Chicago drivers would soon face a slower citywide speed limit in a bid to cut traffic crashes and fatalities. The effort got its first look in the City Council Wednesday during a Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee subject matter hearing where experts praised the potential shift. They lauded the impact small decreases in speed could have to ...

The transit agencies say the plan aims to bus service including shorter travel times and more consistency, but some transit advocates say it lacks specifics on which changes will be implemented and when.

The biggest crisis facing U.S. transit agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began is the so-called fiscal cliff — the steep drop in fare revenue that resulted from ridership losses...

Andrea Navos biked 30 miles Sunday morning alongside her family down DuSable Lake Shore Drive, glimpsing views of Lake Michigan and the downtown Chicago skyline. It was an important milestone for the 28-year-old Streamwood resident, who gave birth in July. She said she stopped biking when she was pregnant, and Bike the Drive marked her first ride postpartum. “It’s fun,” Navos said. “We have ...

The 30-mile loop runs from the Museum of Science and Industry to West Bryn Mawr Avenue.

Whenever property owners ignore their legal obligation to shovel their sidewalks, up to 600,000 Chicagoans can literally become prisoners in their own homes....

Change is necessary since current requirement that property owners shovel is seldom enforced, coalition of alderpersons, mobility advocates say.

In a talk with the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. acknowledges the transit agency’s shortcomings, defends decisions to address them.

CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. shot down the idea of bringing conductors back to trains, saying it wouldn’t serve a purpose other than being “additional...

No cars on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Just bikes, everywhere.