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Transportation Equity Network Bus Priority Engagements
We're bringing a racial-equity and mobility-justice approach to learning how strategies like bus stops, bus lanes, and more bus-friendly... more »

Flood and Sewage Coalition
Partnering with other groups and centering community residents’ experience to address immediate flood risks and correct long-standing inequities in... more »

MATI: Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity
Supporting agencies and nonprofits as they find ways to make transportation cost less and work better for everyone more »
Recent Posts
Collaborators behind new “Black Perspectives on Public Transit” website discuss their analysis
Streetsblog Chicago | January 10, 2026

"Black Perspectives on Public Transit" is a new interactive website based on data collected through Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and CTA surveys, along with community-based research. It's described as "a mixed methods analysis of views... centered in North Lawndale to better understand the perspectives of Black residents....
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