Downtown Chicago is an after-work safe haven and also home to a diverse, popular nightlife. Windy City bars, restaurants, theaters and off the wall dance clubs, are what men and women working those typical, everyday “9-to-5 jobs” look forward to when their weekend begins; and when living in the suburbs, typically the only means...
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With millions of federal stimulus dollars flooding Illinois’ transportation system, a sturdier infrastructure may be within reach – but along with it will come years of headaches and service interruptions as construction crews get to work. Starting this spring and for the better part of the next decade, Metra riders will find themselves in...
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June 30, 2009 – Maybe you’ve seen them in a parking lot near your house, zipping along a busy thoroughfare, or on display at a local street festival. It’s I-GO Car Sharing, and the Rogers Park community has been savvy on this non-profit’s purpose for years. “The Rogers Park community really reaches out to...
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By Jame Ginderske of  The Urban Coaster June 25, 2009 – Area residents, outraged by the Chicago Park District’s proposal to charge new fees for overnight parking at Loyola and Leone Parks, packed this month’s meeting of the Chicago Park District Board. The result of their activism was a compromise. In exchange for daytime...
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by Margo O’Hara More than 100 family members, friends and the cycling community gathered on April 20th to remember Tyler Fabeck and increase awareness around cyclists’ safety. Tyler was fatally struck by a car while riding his bicycle at the intersection of Logan Boulevard and Western Avenue on April 20, 2008, one week before...
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Feb. 10, 2009 – This is an update of our previous story, New Smart Card Program Aims to Reduce Dependence on Cars, Save Commuters Cash  CTA and I-GO Car Sharing have collaborated to create the new Chicago Card Plus/I-GO Card, which can be used to access CTA buses and trains, Pace buses and I-GO’s...
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Jan. 9, 2009 – In response to complaints by animal rights activists, one horse carriage company is no longer operating on North Michigan Avenue as of January 1 for violations of city code. Kerri Stojack of Ald. Scott Waguespack's 32nd Ward office said the Department of Consumer Services has not renewed the business license of JC Cutters Ltd....
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Dec. 17, 2008 – Costs for using valet services in downtown Chicago might soon rise under an ordinance proposed by Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) that would require parking companies to have insurance coverage of at least $1 million and prove all their drivers have a valid license. This ordinance is long overdue," said Reilly. The issue, he said, "has only...
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Dec. 15, 2008 – Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) asked a Chicago City Council committee last week to stop parking companies from booting cars on private property in his West Side ward. The Committee on License and Consumer Protection unanimously approved the ordinance, which could go to the full city council as early as Dec....
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Chicagotalks has featured links to the Chicago Bicycle Federation for some time. Bicycling is an important segment of the transportation "industry" in Chicago. The Federation has been working for the interests of bicyclists for 25 years, and had gradually expanded its consciousness, and is working on the rest of us, to lobby for the...
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