Bus Rapid Transit is rolling to Chicago
In the Loop is your round-up of what's going on in the transportation world, posted in conjunction with Talking Transit.
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MPC chairing Midway Advisory Panel: No privatization deal without safeguards. Bus Rapid Transit is on a roll in Chicago, a smart step to easing commutes. Hmmmm….why people don’t choose transit. Commute Options pilot offers Chicagoland employees incentives, such as teleworking. Planning is our Middle Name: MPC represents at the 2013 American Planning Association national conference.
elsewhere
Take a free ride on Metra, plus what you need to know about Ventra, Chicago Transit Authority’s new fare system. Milwaukee Ave could get a protected bike lane this construction season and it should because it’s in line with CDOT’s focus on complete streets. No more quarters - Evanston wants to replace their old school parking meters with something smarter.
More than just potholes: Civil engineers give U.S. infrastructure D+. A closer look at Amtrak ridership, which has grown 55 percent since 1997, important because the federal passenger rail reauthorization expires later this year. Pakistan builds a bus rapid transit system, paving the way for transit advancement in Southeast Asia.
How do you know your zoning requirements are bad? A good sign is that Wal-Mart has to ask your city for less parking. What should be considered to create walkable streets, including accommodating seniors. Bicycles: Revolution or urban fad? We’d say revolution because cities are racing to build bike share programs. Tallahassee overhauls its bus system, ridership up 21 percent.
MPC Research Assistant Parfait Gasana contributed to this post.