According to the preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, a design flaw in the automatic breaking system was responsible for the November 16 accident on the Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line between…
A national research study revealed that CTA rapid transit stations near office properties had fewer riders since 2019, while ridership near stations with parks and recreational facilities showed an increase in riders. In…
Starting October 30, Pace Suburban Bus will expand its new Pulse Dempster Street service, which provides riders with a direct route from downtown Evanston to O’Hare International Airport, to daily service. In an…
An article published October 13 by University of Illinois Chicago reports on the value of maps in tracking inequities in the urban landscape. The article, “For researchers tackling inequities, maps are a powerful…
Governors State University — in collaboration with the Urban Transportation Center, a research unit in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, and a consortium of other Illinois universities — has…
Extreme weather events driven by climate change in parts of the nation have led to an increased number of Amtrak train service cancellations and disruptions over the past few years. In an article…
In May, the Urban Transportation Center and greater CUPPA community learned news of the passing of George Yanos, a remarkable and dedicated man who served as Principal Research Programmer at the UTC for…
Noise from rumble strips installed along a stretch of Illinois Route 41 in north suburban Highland Park has resulted in a complaint filed to the Illinois Pollution Control Board on behalf of nearby…
A 2023 Research Assistant at the Urban Transportation Center working toward a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Policy and a UIC PhD Candidate exploring a performance metric of equity for microtransit modes…
CHICAGO (April 2023) – Demand by passengers for bus service between cities in Illinois and across other states declined markedly in the years prior to and since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic…
