Last days for the Western-Belmont overpass

May. 6, 2013
As the city prepares to tear down an obsolete viaduct, a look at how public works fashions have changed.

When Western Avenue was Woodrow Wilson Road

Apr. 25, 2013
The city council changes the name of Chicago's longest street and stirs up trouble.

From dirt to asphalt: A main Chicago road

Nov. 16, 2012
Photos reveal how one of Chicago's main thoroughfares has changed in the last hundred years or so — or has it?

City approves $7.3 million for ‘bus rapid transit’

Feb. 21, 2012
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has decided to channel more than $7.3 million in tax increment financing toward a “bus rapid transit” line downtown, according to transportation and economic-development officials.The money will combine with an announced $24.6 m

Rahm vows bus rapid transit, but can he deliver?

Aug. 23, 2011
All this week, WBEZ is looking at Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days as Chicago mayor.One of Emanuel’s pledges is to push for the creation of the city’s first bus-rapid-transit line. The idea behind BRT is to deliver the benefits of rail at a fraction of the cost.