At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, structurally close budget gaps for the foreseeable future, and provide additional funding for the state’s 63 transit agencies. Among the reforms are establishing…

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The ABC7 I-Team is uncovering more complaints about installation delays and application denials for disabled spots in front of homes across the city.

One of the many important and/or enjoyable sustainable transportation-related events that happened last weekend (more on that tomorrow) was last Saturday’s PARK(ing) Day 2025, organized by the Chicago Growth Project. The event took place on the parking lots of Dovetail Brewery, Belle Plaine and Ravenswood avenues, and Demo Brewery, Berteau and Ravenswood avenues, a mere…

The city’s new reforms will help build more units

Builders putting residences near a CTA train or bus line will soon no longer need special approval to completely forgo parking spaces.

The city’s framework for Broadway is predicated on the wishful thinking that people living near mass transit are less likely to own cars.

This post incorporates content from Streetsblog Chicago Cofounder and Advisor Steven Vance’s development data website Chicago Cityscape. This week there was reason to celebrate for both Chicago sustainable transportation fans, and folks working to make housing more plentiful in our city. Prior to Wednesday’s City Council vote, Chicago’s Connected Communities Ordinance, passed in July 2022, […]

By Ben Wolfenstein Ben Wolfenstein is Abundant Housing Illinois‘ State Legislative Lead. Read the Suburban Mayors Coalition for Fair Transit statement here. Read the Capitol Fax post about it here. Recently, the Illinois Municipal League published a statement from 25 suburban mayors and village presidents, calling themselves the Suburban Mayors Coalition for Fair Transit. It […]

The Chicago City Council adopted O2025-0015577 — introduced by 1st Ward Alderperson La Spata — today that eliminates parking mandates for a...

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space minimums, offering a major boost for affordability and the city’s housing supply.

State moves toward mandating changes now under consideration in Evanston.

The United Center’s vision is the latest in a string of developer proposals to remake whole swaths of land near downtown.

The $4.75-per-hour spaces have been planned for years but were postponed because of the pandemic. Two aldermen say it's unlikely they can scale it back.

Parking mandates make new housing more expensive to build and keep us from improving the city's public transportation system.

Parking mandates make new housing more expensive to build and keep us from improving the city's public transportation system.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge from Chicago drivers over hourly meter rates for public parking in the city, in a case that sought to void Chicago's 75-year, $1.15 billion contract with a private equity firm managing the system.

In retrospect, giving an investment bank complete control over a city's parking meters for 75 years might not be a great idea.

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The Connected Communities ordinance — adopted last year — required that the Chicago Department of Transportation establish Transportation Demand Management rules for new...

As Chicago faces the highest number of traffic-related deaths and injuries in years, the Department of Transportation is launching a new public forum hoping to address issues regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

The parking spots, on the south side of Cornelia Avenue west of Clark Street, were removed this week and replaced with a wider sidewalk and full-height curb.

While it’s possible to cope with the horrible parking deal through design and policy, we really need to abolish it altogether.

The Chicago Department of Transportation's new plan for bike lanes doesn't go far enough. Here are some other ideas for building bike-friendly infrastructure.

The survey gauged close to 2,500 northeastern Illinois residents’ attitudes toward key quality of life factors, such as transportation, open space, and housing, and what they considered successes a…

If we really want to see the rapid development of bus lanes, or a protected bike lane network, or wider sidewalks, or pedestrian plazas, then we must also understand parking needs and manage parkin…

By Chrissy Mancini Nichols Mar 18, 2014 This post first appeared at metroplanning.org Executive summary While I was with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) I analyzed the 2013 Chicago parking meter concession renegotiation and found that the settlement will save the City of Chicago and

Beachgoers behind the wheel were forced to shell out $30 over the Fourth of July weekend to park their vehicles near any lakefront parks. That’s about

The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago, says the deal with the city has brought increased parking rates and restrictions on other forms of travel.