As of December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit restored the nationwide injunction against the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), issued in
Congestion pricing could generate revenue many cities are desperate for, while simultaneously easing traffic and improving air quality. But legal challenges and President-elect Do
Dorval Carter Jr., who announced his retirement Monday to widespread relief, was no “train daddy,” to use the phrase applied to Andy Byford, the widely admired British transport executive who variously managed Transport for London (where he oversaw the fabulous new Elizabeth Line),
Drivers here already pay congestion-style taxes for ride-sharing in certain parts of the city, a policy established during the COVID-era to close a budget gap. We’ll keep an eye on the Gotham situation as it plays out, but New York’s solution clearly won’t work here in Chicago.
The CTA plans to extend the service for five and a half miles from its current end at 95th Street to 130th Street.
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit
Block Club Chicago's reporting uncovered mismanagement and a lack of accountability from leadership of the Chicago Transit Authority, with far-reaching consequences for riders and the agency's employees.
It turns out more of the electricity that powers the trains is generated by fossil fuels that warm the climate than by renewable sources like wind or solar power.
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC), Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Sound Transit, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and North County Transit District (NCTD) have each made new appointments to their respective leadership teams.
The tolling initiative isn’t about hurting commuters but helping the MTA — and the miraculous car-free life it facilitates.
Technology has the potential to assist older people with aging in place, according to AARP and the Consumer Technology Association.
In 2020, I marvelled at the concept of the “centibillionaire,” someone whose wealth was worth more than $100 billion. Back then, the OG centibillionaire – Jeff “Amazon” Bezos — had just gained his first comrades, ushering in a whole new class of the super-rich.