“You Uber?” The cop’s gruff tone was not curious but accusatory. He looked both pissed and eager to take care of business, his squad car’s gumball lights a-spinnin’. “Yes, sir,” I…
Chicago drivers trying to get their car emissions checked are facing long lines as the two remaining Chicago testing facilities prepare to shut down. And that means drivers will soon have…
Residents hoping to cash in on a World Series at Wrigley Field are selling their residential parking passes online, but if they’re caught it will cost them. A Craigslist post…
The range of potential outcomes is enormous. In the best-case scenario, private car ownership gives way to shared fleets of autonomous cars, freeing up vast amounts of land that used to be…
“Shared spaces” are streets where driving is allowed but walking and biking take priority. They are designed without curbs, signage, and other typical markers that separate cars from people on foot. The…
A local advocacy group is suing Uber, saying the ride-hailing service is “unusable” for people who use motorized wheelchairs. The suit, filed by Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, claims that…
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Uber drivers and traditional taxis can continue to operate under different sets of rules in Chicago, throwing out a lawsuit by cab…
The city’s transportation department is already preparing to build atrail that soars above and over the Chicago River, so why not a path that floats on the water? That’s one…
The newest rooftop bar coming Downtown is Raised, a third-floor hotel haunt overlooking the Chicago River. The bar will open May 13 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel at 1 W.…
