Build more and better bike lanes, cycling advocates urge Chicago
Chicago should double down on its plan to build an additional 50 miles of bike lanes by the end of 2019, according to a local bicycling advocacy group that says...
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CTA says no room for harassment on buses and trains
The CTA is stepping up an anti-harassment campaign urging riders not to just sit there and take it if they or other bus and train riders are being pestered or...
If driving has peaked in major cities, what’s next?
Almost 2.7 million people drive alone to work on an average weekday in the six-county Chicago region, accounting for more than two-thirds of all commuting trips, but many experts are...
Bensenville residents sue over O’Hare noise
The owners of 65 homes in Bensenville filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking compensation from Chicago because of the impact of planes taking off and landing near their neighborhood on a...
Study takes aim at rail gridlock in Chicago
More money alone will not solve the rail gridlock that is choking the flow of freight and passenger trains through northern Illinois and Indiana, a report released on Thursday concluded....
‘Ghost planes’ display aid at O’Hare helping safety, capacity problems
"Ghost" images of planes landing at O'Hare International Airport are helping air-traffic controllers safely stagger jets on converging flight paths in the crowded airspace near the airfield, according to the...
United Airlines is yanking moving walkways at O’Hare concourse
Inside one of the busiest concourses at O'Hare International Airport, the recorded announcement cautioning travelers that "the moving walkway is now ending'' means what it says. United Airlines has started...
For transit riders, a smartphone will be the ticket — some day
Paperless ticketing is finally expected to debut on Metra as early as this fall, enabling riders to buy and display virtual tickets on their smartphones and pay with a Ventra...
Amtrak expands rails-to-trails service for cyclists
"All aboard, Amtrak'' becomes a more inclusive invitation starting Monday, geared toward rail passengers traveling with bicycles. As the fall color season approaches, a new roll-on, roll-off service will commence...
CTA pays $4.3 million in wrongful-death settlement
The CTA board on Wednesday approved a $4.3 million payment to the family of a Pilsen woman who in 2009 was killed by a hit-and-run driver and then struck again...