- Rail, bus must be part of solution
-
- Most observers agree improvements to
mass transit must be part of a comprehensive solution to traffic gridlock in the
Chicago
region.
"We can't just build our way out of
congestion. We need transit and other tools. There does need to be a
multi-tiered approach to this problem,"…
- Transit nearby pays at the pump
-
- Manhattan still is waiting for housing near
mass transit.
That's
Manhattan
,
Ill., not Manhattan, N.Y.
The far southwest suburb, 40 miles from Chicago
at the end of
Metra
's
Southwest Line, is hoping for a transit-friendly project.
"We've…
- True tab for dream home includes transportation costs
-
- When most people shop for a home, their minds are on
financing and floor plans, not the details of their daily commute. They’ll look
up the local school system’s report card, but they probably won’t test drive the
area roads at rush hour. Many will value a garage or indoor parking spot, but…
- Another report calls for new retail, transit for Westhaven
-
- A new El stop at Damen and
Lake
streets. A commercial corridor bustling
with small cafes and restaurants, copy shops and dry cleaners along Damen south
to the
United
Center
. New curbs and
planters, park benches and quaint plazas.
That's the vision for Westhaven
presented to…
- Chicago-area congestion costing billions
-
- Traffic congestion can make David
Kayser's life flash before his eyes.
It already
has.
It
was during a congested mess of expressway construction that Kayser narrowly
averted an accident that could have hurt him and his pregnant wife, leaving him
angry and scared about his…
- Congestion Costs Chicago $7.3 Billion Per Year
-
- You know a city is getting serious about tackling
traffic when a new report comes out measuring how much gridlock costs the
region.
In New York, it was the 2006 release of Growth or Gridlock, which pegged
the annual price of traffic at $13 billion, that set off a public debate about…
- Congestion slows Lake County job traffic, too
-
- Traffic congestion is making it more difficult for Lake
County employers to attract and retain new employees and rising gas prices are
exacerbating the problem, a top economic development official says.
David Young, president of Lake County Partners, a non-profit economic
development…
- What causes traffic congestion? Lack of affordable housing - Ryg
-
- Local state legislators and northwest suburban mayors
believe affordable housing is essential in reducing costly large-scale traffic
congestion in Chicago and its suburbs.
Their remarks came after the Metropolitan Council Planning released a report
Tuesday (Aug. 5) in Chicago, claiming…
- Traffic gridlock costs area $7.3 billion a year
-
- Gridlock on area highways costs the Chicago region an estimated $7.3 billion
a year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Metropolitan
Planning Council.
The report, Moving at the Speed of Congestion, shows the cost of congestion
to the region to be almost twice the level of…
- Mass transit key to unclogging roads
-
- As we noted in this space Sunday, traffic congestion can give you
a headache.
Certainly, if you live in Chicago's suburbs, you know firsthand
what the suffering is like - the bumper-to-bumper idling, the tie-ups you try
unsuccessfully to avoid, the cushion you have to build into your…
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