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US DOT issues Mayors’ Challenge for safer people, safer streets
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at the 2014 Pro Walk, Pro Bike, Pro Place Conference. Photo and caption courtesy of the USDOT....
Feb 12, 2015


Smart Growth America reveals “Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014”
In neighborhoods across the country, residents and community leaders are increasingly looking to their transportation departments for...
Feb 12, 2015


Gas pains for area towns
A tax that’s long been a key source of funds to fix local streets — unchanged for almost a quarter century — is once again getting a...
Feb 9, 2015


Gas tax hike under discussion in Springfield
With gasoline still selling for under $2 per gallon throughout much of the state, Gov. Bruce Rauner and his allies in the business...
Feb 9, 2015


Tinley Park to reconstruct Oak Park Avenue
The project will run from 159th Street to 167th Street, officials said. Tinley Park filed for a grant from the South Suburban Mayors and...
Jan 28, 2015


Online maps will outline Chicago-area’s transportation woes, need for money
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning created the site because it contends that northeastern Illinois’ deteriorating...
Jan 26, 2015


Pace unveils plan for ambitious $2.3 billion Rapid Transit Network
Express buses with high-tech amenities would take riders from the south suburbs to O’Hare International Airport. Or from McHenry south to...
Jan 21, 2015
Some hope Illiana plan now at the end of the road
New Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won new friends on both sides of the state line Tuesday when he announced the Illinois portion of the...
Jan 16, 2015


Rauner’s order puts Illiana tollway on hold
In his first act after taking office Monday, the Republican suspended planning and development of any major interstate construction...
Jan 14, 2015


The Real Reason U.S. Gas Is So Cheap Is Americans Don’t Pay the True Cost of Driving
The situation is hardly a happy coincidence for U.S. motorists. On the contrary, American fuel prices are kept down artificially by low...
Jan 6, 2015
Stuenkel Road interchange expected to benefit wide area
A new full-access interchange along Interstate 57 at Stuenkel Road/University Parkway in Will County is a year away from completion, but...
Dec 17, 2014


Jan. 6: Best Practices in Regional Transit Governance panel discussion
Best Practices in Regional Transit Governance When: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Where: University of Illinois at...
Dec 15, 2014


Illiana Corridor Project Receives Federal Approval
FHWA Signs the Tier Two Record of Decision, Marks End of Planning Phase The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the Illiana...
Dec 11, 2014


Cook County concludes public sessions on its long-term transit plan
The online survey is available until Dec. 19 at http://www.connectingcookcounty.org.
Dec 11, 2014
Municipal staff training opportunity on completing waiver valuations
House Bill 5709, an initiative of the Illinois Municipal League that was sponsored by Rep. Anthony DeLuca, was signed into law as Public...
Nov 26, 2014


Cook County seeks public input on long range transportation plan
Nine months into the development of Cook County’s first Long Range Transportation Plan in 70 years, the County is hosting several...
Nov 24, 2014


Rauner spokesman: Illiana Expressway may have potential to be economic development engine
At a Statehouse news conference, opponents of the 47-mile toll road connecting Interstate 55 in Wilmington and Interstate 65 near Lowell,...
Nov 20, 2014


Editorial:Transportation investment pays dividends in south suburbs
From left: CSEDC Board Chairman Michael Scholefield, SSMMA Executive Director Edward Paesel, Lynwood Mayor Eugene Williams and SSMMA...
Nov 10, 2014


Federal railroad chief returning to Chicago to focus on transportation issues
Joseph Szabo, who has headed the Federal Railroad Administration since May 2009, is leaving the agency at the end of the year to become a...
Nov 7, 2014


Chicago’s Plan Commission Adopts RTA-Funded Study that Recommends Enhancements Around Metra Stations
RTA Community Planning Program provided $100,000 toward Typology Study The Regional Transportation Authority is pleased to announce the...
Nov 6, 2014
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