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Beyond 95th Street
Metra Electric Pullman station

Instead of extending the Red Line, some see promise in the Metra Electric

By La Risa Lynch | June 11, 2018

Converting the Metra Electric District main line into rapid transit could be a quicker, cheaper way to improve transit on the South Side than building more Red Line stations, advocates say.

Beyond 95th Street

New Red Line extension plan would uproot fewer Far South Side homes

By La Risa Lynch | January 31, 2018

The Chicago Transit Authority’s hybrid proposal lowers the number of privately owned properties that would need to be acquired, but residents still have mixed feelings on how the project could affect them economically.

Beyond 95th Street

Far South Side homeowners question Red Line extension’s impact on property values

By La Risa Lynch | November 30, 2016

The Chicago Transit Authority plans to acquire some homes to extend the “L” and affected residents want to ensure they’re fairly compensated in neighborhoods that have been especially slow to recover from the housing crash.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel’s privatizing mental health clinic in Roseland raises concerns

By Curtis Black | November 3, 2016

Activists call for a public hearing after news that a South Side public clinic will be managed by the nonprofit C4.

Beyond 95th Street

Red Line extension aims to improve transit and development on the Far South Side

By La Risa Lynch | October 31, 2016

The long-awaited expansion of the “L” could mitigate the impact of historic policies that fueled segregation and disinvestment in black communities.

Beyond 95th Street

For Riverdale, Red Line extension may be path to employment

By Kevin Stark | October 25, 2016

Cut off from major transit lines, deindustrialized Riverdale has among the city’s highest commute times, contributing to its high unemployment and poverty rates.

Transportation
Sharon Feigon, executive director of Shared-Use Mobility

Pilot program aims to bring car sharing to low-income neighborhoods

By La Risa Lynch | September 7, 2016

Peer-to-peer car sharing, known as the Airbnb for cars, could expand transportation options in underserved Chicago communities.

Economic Development

Revamped Metra Electric could put South Side on the fast track

By La Risa Lynch | June 20, 2016

A new coalition says improving the rail line would help low-income workers get to jobs and jump start new businesses.

Employment and Labor

Reverse commute is a long haul on public transit

By La Risa Lynch | June 2, 2016

As manufacturing and other jobs decline in the city, Chicagoans who depend on public transportation struggle to commute to the suburbs for work.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Mayoral candidates drum up community spirit

By Curtis Black | December 18, 2014

Garcia, Fioretti and Emanuel hit the pavement, playgrounds and parks around Chicago to seek support from grassroots groups and to stir hope that “neighborhoods matter” in the 2015 mayoral election.

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