see you June 12, 2026
For over 40 years, Transport Chicago has provided a forum for the exchange of knowledge in transportation research, policy, and practice.
Student Work Competition
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Student Work Competition 〰️
We invite submissions of outstanding student projects that address current transportation research, policy, and practice. The purpose is to recognize and reward work completed for courses over the academic year.
Submissions are due on April 17 at 5:00 PM.
Announcing our first pre-conference event of TC2026!
Chicago's Road to Building Its First Subways
How did Chicago — a city that shaped American urbanism — end up decades behind Boston, New York, and Philadelphia in building its first subway?
Join us at the Union League Club of Chicago for a luncheon presentation featuring the Chicago Transit Authority's Graham Garfield, moderated by Marya Morris, FAICP, that traces the failed plans, political battles, and funding fights that delayed Chicago's first subway until 1943.
Then board vintage CTA Heritage Fleet cars for a rare ride on preserved historic vehicles, and close the day at an after-work reception in the ULCC Library with Archivist Cheryl Ziegler.