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The Salem Area Mass Transit District (SAMTD, aka Cherriots) has launched a new account-based fare payment system. This system allows customers to pay for their fares by scanning a QR code on a smartphone app or tapping a card to a validator. Customers ...

Chesterfield County has partnered with Uber and Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia to launch a pilot program providing free, treatment-related transportation to individuals trying to overcome opioid addiction. Through this program, individuals undergoing ...

The report tracks the state of bicycling in the City of Chicago. It explores how valuable bicycling is to meeting Chicago's transportation needs today and makes the case for how vital it will likely be in the future. Overview excerpt sourced from report.

The CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) and a local, Chicago-based carsharing service, IGO launched their joing smart card program, Chicago Card Plus - IGO (CPP-IGO). With the launch of this smart card in January 2009, users were able to both unlock the IGO ...

Recognizing that the trajecotry of climate change poses risks to the city's economy and health, the Action Plan outlines fives strategies: Energy Efficient Buildings, Clean and Renewable Energy Sources, Improved Transporation Options, Reduced Waste and ...

CDOT issues Complete Streets Chicago: Design Guidelines to implement this policy. To create complete streets, CDOT has adopted a pedestrian-first modal hierarchy. All transportation projects and programs, from scoping to maintenance, will favor pedestrians ...

Effective January 6, 2020, the City of Chicago's Ground Transportation Tax implemented a series of taxes on all TNCs rides. A surcharge of $1.25 is added to all single-occupancy trips, with that surcharge increasing to $3.00 for trips beginning or ...

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The Chicago Pedestrian Plan, released in September 2012, is guide to the tools, policies and programs to make Chicago the safest city in the country for pedestrians. The plan is the result of a year-long effort by CDOT, the Mayor's Pedestrian Advisory ...

Chicago's Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 sets forth a bold blueprint to implement Mayor Rahm Emanuel's vision of a world-class bike network in Chicago: the best big city for bicycling in the United States. The Plan identifies a 645-mile bike network of ...