The Biden administration has committed over $700 million to the massive project which will bring rail to the Far South Side of the city.
The federal government will contribute an additional $414 million to Chicago’s Red Line extension project, putting the total federal contribution at $764 million, reports Todd Feurer for CBS News.
“The CTA's $3.6 billion project would extend Red Line service 5.6 miles south, from its current terminal at 95th Street to 103th Street. It would also add four new proposed Red Line stops south of 95th Street: 103rd Street and 111th Street near Eggleston Avenue, Michigan Avenue near 116th Street, and 130th Street near the Bishop Ford Freeway.” Feurer notes that it would be the largest project in CTA history.
The extension will bring a new transit option to the Far South Side and reduce commute times by as much as 30 minutes each way. The project is slated for completion in 2029.
FULL STORY: Feds more than double funding for first year of Red Line Extension project
Chicago Red Line Extension Could Transform the South Side
The city’s transit agency is undertaking its biggest expansion ever to finally bring rail to the South Side.
Costumed Chicagoans try to 'Catch That Train' in new viral trend
Residents are donning costumes and running to board CTA trains in a whimsical nod to the age-old problem of missing your train.
Chicago Secures Funding for Southside L Extension
The city was awarded almost $2 billion to build four new stations in Southside neighborhoods long underserved by transit.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
5 New England states march closer to 800 megawatt wind energy project
Securing federal approval for the project may be complicated under the Trump administration, which has historically been hostile towards domestic wind power.
Baltimore to break ground on $50 million Transit Priority Project
The project will bring faster bus trips, safer streets and better bike connections to Baltimore.
Airbnb launches $250 million 'last-dollar financing' housing accelerator, makes first investment in Austin
The company will put $6.4 million towards affordable housing development in Texas’ capital.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association