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Fostering an understanding of strategies for effective land-use planning, urban development and transportation among a diverse national audience is one of the Chaddick Institute's most important functions. We provide a sampling of some of our recent media coverage below. Chaddick commentary can also regularly be heard on WBBM New Radio 780's Noon Business Hour program.
Academic Year 2025-2026
- American Bus Association: Four Key Developments Reshaping the U.S. Intercity Bus Network (November 6, 2025)
- Smart Cities Dive: Amtrak ridership grows in Midwestern states (September 4, 2025).
- Metro: A Favorable Outlook for Chicago’s Intercity Rail Traffic, But Seat Shortages Loom (August 29, 2025).
- Trains.com: Increased passenger train frequencies and capacity fuel growth (August 28, 2025).
Academic Year 2024-2025
- Chicago Sun Times: Travelers will no longer be required to take off shoes at U.S. airports (July 8, 2025).
- StreetsBlogChicago: Chicago Mobility Collaborative Meeting Held at DePaul (June 30, 2025).
- CBS Chicago: Illinois lawmakers pass $55 billion state budget (June 1, 2025).
- GreatLakesNow: Buses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region (May 13, 2025).
- LiveNowFox: This is the best airline in 2025, according to a new study (April 14, 2025).
- Governing: How Colorado Built a Bustling Intercity Bus Service (April 3, 2025).
- Chicago Sun Times: Amid Loop vacancies, Chicago's property tax burden shifts to neighborhoods (March 7, 2025).
- StreetsBlogUSA: Is the Intercity Bus About To Have Its Big Moment? (February 20, 2025).
- Metro: Intercity Bus Lines are Making Big Moves on Major Corridors, A DePaul Study Finds (February 6, 2025).
- Bus & Motorcoach News: Intercity bus travel poised for growth, study finds (February 6, 2025)
- CBS 2 Chicago: Could tolls be imposed in Chicago as in New York City in hopes of alleviating traffic congestion? (January 7, 2025).
- Daily Herald: What will happen in the air, on roads and with public transit in 2025? (January 5, 2025).
- Chicago Tribune: Chicago traffic among the nation's worst: report (January 5, 2025).
- CBS 2 Chicago: Extreme cold causes morning delays on Metra, CTA trains due to cracked rails (December 12, 2024).
- Air Cargo News: Upside potential for Amazon's move into air cargo (November 22, 2024)
- Daily Herald: O'Hare and Midway dip in customer satisfaction ratings (September 18, 2024)
- WBEZ Chicago: The Rundown: Chicago's declining cycling deaths (September 16, 2024)
Academic Year 2023-2024
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Chicago Tribune: Closing Greyhound station would make Chicago the largest northern city without an intercity bus terminal, report finds (August 27, 2024)
- Smart City Dive: Chicago may soon be largest city in Northern Hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal: The new report from DePaul University (August 27, 2024)
- Daily Herald: Brace yourselves Kennedy drivers — DNC will funnel thousands more onto gridlocked corridor (August 4, 2024)
- NY Times: Chicago Is Tired of Waiting for Trains, and Thinks It Knows Who’s to Blame (May 22, 2024)
- Crain’s Chicago Business: Major construction at O'Hare won't start till next year (May 17, 2024)
- Chicago Tribune: Editorial: The best new spot for a Greyhound terminal? In or around Union Station. (May 10, 2024)
- Daily Herald: Putting Global Terminal first may resolve turbulence over O’Hare redo (April 6, 2024)
- BUSRide: FlixBus, Greyhound & Megabus Options Fueling a Bus-Travel Recovery, DePaul Study Shows - BUSRide (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Mass Transit: Momentum for expanding intercity bus service is growing among states, new study shows (Feb. 6, 2024)
- Smart Cities Dive: States warm up to intercity and rural bus service (Feb. 6, 2024)
- MSNBC: Thanksgiving travel puts spotlight on disappearing city bus stops by Joe Schwieterman (Nov. 22, 2023)
- Daily Herald: Turkey trotting? Here's our 2023 holiday travel preview - with a side of stress (Nov. 13, 2023)
- CBS News: CTA announces $2 billion budget plan, with goal of bringing more riders back (October 19th, 2023)
- ABC 7: Chicago air travel, Illinois federal programs to be impacted by government shutdown (September 27th, 2023)
- Daily Herald: In Transit: In the era of GPS apps, is there still a place for paper maps? (September 4th, 2023)
Academic Year 2022-2023
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Yahoo! Finance: Cargo-focused airports outpace peers with passenger traffic (August 18, 2023)
- Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ): The ‘9 to 5’ commuter is going extinct. That spells change ahead for Metra (Audio Story, August 16, 2023)
- Governing: Cities Seek Solutions as Bus Terminals Close, Pushing Riders to the Curb (July 17, 2023)
- Crain's Chicago Business: The downtown Greyhound station is a critical transit hub worth saving, experts argue (April 20, 2023)
- Yahoo Finance: Closing Chicago’s downtown Greyhound station would have repercussions for low-income travelers (April 19, 2023)
- Chicago Sun Times: Greyhound terminal makes departure plans. Will riders be kicked to the curb? (April 19, 2023)
- ABC 7: Closing downtown Greyhound station could hurt lower-income travelers (April 19, 2023)
- SmartCitiesDive: Intercity bus station closures create problems for riders (March 7, 2023)
- Metro: Premium Bus Services Aimed at Weary Flyers Gain Ground (February 7, 2023)
- Mass Transit: Intercity bus stations shuddered even as coach travel rebounds, DePaul study shows. (February 7, 2023)
- PYMNTS: Report: Amazon Air Has Too Much Cargo Capacity as Demand Slows (December 27, 2022)
- REJournals: A river runs through it: The Chicago River’s past, present and future (December 16, 2022)
- CBS Chicago: If rail workers strike, supply chains could be affected drastically in Chicago and across the country (November 30, 2022)
- WTTW: Park & Ride Disparities Leave South Side Red Line Commuters Without a Spot (November 11, 2022)
- Supply Chain Dive: Amazon Air to add 10 freighters operated by Hawaiian Airlines (October 24, 2022).
- New York Times: Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus? (October 19, 2022).
- Bloomberg: Amazon Air Cargo Flights Grow at Slowest Pace Since Early Pandemic (September 20, 2022)
- The Loadstar: Amazon Air takes its foot off the expansion accelerator as market slows (September 21, 2022)
Academic Year 2021-2022
Academic Year 2021-2022
- Bloomberg: Crowds of July 4 Fliers Get Some Reprieve as Cancellations Ebb (July 3, 2022)
- NBC5: Traveling for the Fourth of July? Prepare for Flight Delays or Even Cancellations, Experts Warn (July 3, 2022)
- The Associated Press: All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears (June 30, 2022)
- WTTW: OPEC Agrees to Hike Oil Production Amid Soaring Gas Prices (June 3, 2022)
- PEW: Residents Left Behind as Pandemic Hurts Bus Companies (April 15, 2022)
- NPR: Airlines are replacing planes with buses on some short routes (April 12, 2022)
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LoadStar: Amazon Air expands its fleet and network, with widebodies on the horizon (March 21, 2022)
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Wall Street Journal: Supply-Chain Obsession Is a Prime Day Gift for Amazon Air (March 16, 2022)
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Air Cargo News: Amazon rapidly expands European freighter operations (March 15, 2022)
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Freightwaves: Amazon increases cargo flights 30%, could soon reach 100 freighters (March 15, 2022)
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The Columbus Dispatch: Our view: $4 gas prices yet another reason lawmakers should get onboard Amtrak's plan (March 13, 2022)
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MassTransit: DePaul Study: First-class intercity bus services shifts ground travel in new directions (February 24, 2022).
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BusRide: Intercity Bus Industry Shifts in Surprising Directions as the Pandemic Subsides (February 24, 2022)
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Metro: Intercity Bus Lines Gearing Up for a Strong Summer, but Challenges Remain (February 24, 2022)
- Mass Transit: New DePaul University report shows favorable spring and summer outlook for Intercity Bus lines (January 12, 2022)
- Metro Magazine: Intercity Bus Lines Bounce Back in Autumn, Even as Omicron Loom (January 10, 2022)
- AirCargo News: Amazon Air ramps up flights for Cyber Monday (December 8, 2021)
- Freightwaves: Amazon Air activity soared for Cyber Monday (December 8, 2021)
- Bus and Motorcoach News: Chaddick Institute highlights holiday transportation trends (November 26, 2021)
- ABC 7: 'Worse than before pandemic': Holiday travel rush underway as many gather for Thanksgiving (November 21, 2021)
- Smart Cities Dive: Greyhound acquired by fast-growing FlixMobility, which aims to expand bus travel in the U.S. (October 29, 2021)
- Seattle Times: Amazon seeks used long-range cargo jets that can fly from China (October 14, 2021)
- BisNow (Paywall): The Chicago Bears have a suburban mission, experts agree there is enough demand (October 6, 2021)
- CNBC: Amazon is rapidly expanding its air fleet across the U.S. (September 4, 2021)
- WBEZ Chicago: How Will Chicago Benefit From Biden's Pending Infrastructure Bill? (August 2, 2021)
- Travel Weekly: As car rental and ride prices soar, travelers seek alternatives. (August 2, 2021)
Academic Year 2020 - 2021
- Lohud: Port Authority Bus Terminal was once a marvel. Will the next one meet commuters' needs? (June 30, 2021)
- Forbes: As Airfares Take Off, More Cars Choke the Highways (May 29,2021)
- Spectrum News 1: Trying to get out of town this weekend? A bus may be your cheapest option (May 27, 2021)
- Metropolitan Airport News: U.S Airports that Service Cargo as a Primary Focus Grow Rapidly (April 23, 2021)
- Metro Magazine: The Road for Intercity Bus Lines Riddled with Hazards Until Summer (April 15, 2021)
- Simple Flying: Inside the Rapid Growth of US Cargo Hub Airports (April 5, 2021)
- Transport Topics: As Amazon Air Expands, Report Sees Potential Challenge to UPS, FedEx and USPS (March 2, 2021)
- Bloomberg CityLab: Covid Relief Could Leave Bus Companies Behind (February 23, 2021)
- The Loadstar:Amazon Air close to building a freighter network to carry third-party volumes (February 23, 2021)
- Air Cargo News: Amazon Air expands again but are third-party services on the horizon? (February 17, 2021)
- CNBC: Amazon Air will have a 'growth spurt' this spring and could eventually resemble an airline, study says (February 17, 2021)|
- Freightwaves: Amazon Air paves way for third-party delivery (February 16, 2021)
- Metro Magazine: Treacherous Times — but also Optimism — for Intercity Bus Lines: DePaul Study (January 29, 2021)
- Mass Transit: Rocky Road for Industry Bus Lines—But Hope for Summer: A Study by DePaul University (January 29, 2021)
- BUSRide: DePaul University releases study, On the Brink: 2021 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry (January 29, 2021)
- Freightwaves: Amazon eyes fleet of 85 aircraft as it changes course to buy its own freighters (January 7, 2021)
- Daily Herald: Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisis (December 28, 2020)
- NPR- All Things Considered: Effects of the Pandemic on the Bus Travel Industry (December 21, 2020)
- Crain's Chicago Business: Linking workers to jobs is a massive post pandemic problem (November 25, 2020)
- Metro Magazine: Redrawing the Lines of Transit Bus Services (October 28,2020)
- Daily Herald:Southwest Airlines to start flights from O'Hare in 2021 (October 12, 2020) Freightwaves:Amazon Air expands at unprecedented pace,report says (September 11, 2020)
- CNBC: Amazon is rapidly adding planes to its air fleet,inching closer to UPS and FedEx (September 15, 2020)
Academic Year 2019-2020
- FreightWaves: Amazon Air and ATSG grow together: The expansion of Amazon's air network puts pressure on FedEx, UPS (June 5, 2020)
- Crain's Chicago Business: To fix transit, think outside the firebox: When the crisis subsides, our region must adopt strategies that make our transit system more effective. Here are three ways to do it, Op-Ed by Joe Schwieterman (June 4, 2020)
- The Load Star: Amazon Air would need a fleet of 200 freighters for a truly global presence (May 26, 2020)
- StreetsBlog: Can partnerships between transit and ride-hail help with post-pandemic recovery? (April 22, 2020)
- Metro Magazine: Transit, rideshare partnerships may rise in post-pandemic era, new study argues (April 14, 2020)
- WGNTV: COVID-19: The Impact the virus may have on travel & public transportation (March 16, 2020)
- Metro Magazine: Intercity bus lines rolling out new services, DePaul study finds (January 31, 2020)
- Mass Transit: Intercity Bus Industry Reaches An Important Milestone: New DePaul Study (January 31, 2020)
- Chicago Tribune: Editorial: Electric scooters deserve another chance to win over Chicago (January 29, 2020)
- Metro Magazine: Premium intercity bus lines launching new airport-oriented services (December 5, 2019)
- Chicago Tribune:Commentary: Put scooters in their place: Don't let this shiny object distract from Chicago's serious transit issues. (October 14, 2019)
- Chicago Sun Times: Unclog Chicago's streets and expressways, but do it wisely (September 10, 2019)
- Crain's Chicago Business: So, how would a congestion tax work in Chicago? (September 6, 2019)
- Streetsblog Chicago: Scooters Are Being Used for Trips to Trains, and in Low-Income Areas (August 22, 2019)
- Chicago Tribune: A Day in the Life of Chicago's E-Scooter Pilot Program (August 19, 2019)
- Crain's Chicago Business: How congestion pricing can help Chicago's infrastructure, Op-Ed by Joe Schwieterman (July 9, 2019)
- Crain's Chicago Business: The transit case for One Central has not been made, Op-Ed by Joe Schwieterman (June 18, 2019)
Academic Year 2018-2019
Chicago Tribune:Trying to live car-free? Pritzker's taxes could slam the brakes on that plan, Op-Ed by Joe Schwieterman (May 28, 2019)
Chicago Tribune: The scooters are coming: Chicago announces electric scooter pilot program west of Halsted Street (May 2, 2019)
Houston Chronicle: Flixbus the latest player in Gulf Coast bus service with Houston, San Antonio routes (March 6, 2019)
Forbes: Premium Bus Lines Emerge, Challenging Airlines (February 4, 2019)
Metro: Study highlights premium bus service growth in intercity bus industry (February 4, 2019)
Block Club Chicago: In Chicago, Electric Scooters Will Be A Good Option For Short Trips, But CTA Still Beats Them On Price: Study (December 18, 2018)
Chicago Tribune: Scooters could fill gap in Chicago for short trips to and from transit, study finds (December 13, 2018)
New York Times: Kicked Out of Port Authority, Bieber Bus Got a Prime Spot on a Crowded Curb (December 3, 2018)
Crain's Chicago Business: The Loop's job boom is an upside for all (November 21, 2018)
Government Technology:Uber and Lyft Slowing Traffic in San Francisco, Says Report (November 5, 2018)
Government Technology: New Study by DePaul University Explores Partnerships between Transit Providers and Lyft, Uber (August 23, 2018)Academic Year 2017-2018
Illinois Municipal League Review: Rapid Changes in Ridesharing (August 26, 2018)
Government Technology: Transit and Ride-Sharing Partnerships on the Rise, Despite Growing Pains (August 20, 2018)
Metro Magazine: New study explores transit partnerships with Lyft, Uber (August 6, 2018)
CityLab: Where Ride-Hailing and Transit Go Hand in Hand (August 3, 2018)
CityLab: The High Cost of Saving Travel Time (June 25, 2018)
Crain's Chicago Business: Maybe CTA should work with—not fight—Uber and Lyft (May 11, 2018)
Crain's Chicago Business: What's making traffic worse in Chicago? (March 16, 2018)
New Geography: Ground Transportation Gaps (February 2, 2018)
StreetsBlog: New Chaddick Institute Study Finds Increased Demand for Intercity Bus Travel (January 30, 2018)
Metro: Demand on the rise for intercity bus travel, study finds (January 29, 2018)
Chicago Tribune: Chicago sees drop in Divvy income following expansion into South, West sides (December 27, 2017)
StreetsBlog:New DePaul Report Takes a Deep Dive Into Divvy Data ;(December 20, 2017)
CityLab: Europe's Intercity Bus Juggernaut is Rolling into the U.S. (November 16, 2017)
Chicago Tribune: CTA, Metra rules don't stop tradition of Platform Politics (November 12, 2017)
State scoop: Even smart cities have a big transportation gap, study shows (August 28, 2017)
Dayton Daily News: Transportation study IDs Dayton as a ‘pocket of pain’ (August 24, 2017)
Columbus Dispatch: Lack of passenger trains, poor intercity bus service ding Columbus in transportation study (August 24, 2017)
DNA info: Transit-Oriented Development Proponents Admit 'We're Learning As We Go' (August 23, 2017)
Metro: Low gas prices, gaps in intercity rail, bus forcing more to drive (August 23, 2017)
Chicago Tribune: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city (July 13, 2017)Academic Year 2016-2017
New Geography: Amtrak and Express Coach Lines: What's Competition Have To Do With It? (June 2, 2017)
Village Voice: Bus Operators Fear Getting Squeezed Out of a New Port Authority Terminal (January 17, 2017)
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Breaking the bus stigma: Today's motorcoaches are real alternatives for travel, industry experts say (January 16, 2017)
The Daily Herald: Metra hikes to electronic bikes: 2017's transportation forecast (January 2, 2017)
Chicago Sun Times DePaul Study: Bicyclists Have a Leg Up on Some Other Commuters (December 13, 2016)
Chicago Magazine: Cyclists Often Roll Through Intersections, and That Might be the Safer Choice (December 13, 2016)
Cycling Study: Bicyclists Should be Able to Perform the 'Idaho Stop' (December 12, 2016)
Chicago Tribune: Study: Relax Rules of Road for Bikes (December 12, 2016) - Front Page! [Click here to read the web version]
The Christian Science Monitor (AP): Seeking $15 wage and union rights, O'Hare airport workers vow to strike (November 21, 2016)
Chicago Tribune: Falling Prices for Rideshare Services Provide Competition for CTA (October 2, 2016)
Chicago Tribune: Six ways the city has imagined radically revamping O'Hare (September 19, 2016)
Chicago Tribune: Union Station Exhibit Takes a Ride through Movie History (August 24, 2016)
Houston Chronicle: Business Travelers on Board with Luxury Bus Services (August 15, 2016)
Forbes: UberPool & LyftLine Find the Gaps in Public Transit (July 29, 2016)
Crain's Chicago Business: Zipcar isn't a sin. Why tax it like one? (July 28, 2016)
New Geography: UberPool & LyftLine: How the New Carpools Will Change Travel (July 28, 2016)
Forbes: Are High Taxes Crippling the Car-Sharing Industry (July 26, 2016)
Wall Street Journal: Car-Sharing Industry Carries Heavy Tax Burden (July 22, 2016)
Associated Press:Chicago O'Hare Airport Plans Include More Gates, Amenities (July 15, 2016)Academic Year 2015-2016
Chicago Tribune: UberPool wins on time and CTA on cost in identical trips: study (June 27, 2016)
Chicago Tribune: Feds, public to hear plan to reduce rail congestion around Chicago (March 21, 2016)
The Dallas Morning News: What Dallas-based Greyhound is doing to get young riders on board (February 26, 2016)
New Geography: Intercity Buses: 2015 Was a Smooth Ride (February 10, 2016)
CityLab by The Atlantic: The Triumphant Return of the Chinatown Bus (January 25, 2016)
Daily Herald: What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016 (December 28, 2015)
Northwest Indiana Times: Lansing, Lan-Oak Parks earn DePaul municipal award (December 19, 2015)
South Florida Sun Sentinel: More people traveling by bus for Thanksgiving (November 25, 2015)
Chicago Tribune: Kennedy Expressway tops new list of nation's most congested highways (November 23, 2015)
Fusion.Net: Researchers say people are choosing public transit... (September 3, 2015)
Fox 32 Chicago: Study: Commuters ditching car for train in order to use cell phone (August 6, 2015)
Fox 32 Chicago: Study: More Metra Riders Glued to Electronics (Video) (July, 14, 2015)
WGN TV: Is Metra keeping up with commuters tech needs? New study says no. (July 14, 2015)Academic Year 2014-2015
The Daily Herald: How Route 53 extension could gain from Illiana's loss (June 8, 2015)
CNN Money article that mentions Chaddick's intercity bus study (May 4, 2015)
Reuters: U.S. Bus Lines Added Routes in 2014, Airline Flights Fell: Study (January 12, 2015).
USA Today: Want a Problem-Free Trip? Try the Bus (January 11, 2015).
Chicago Magazine: Article on our Terminal Town traveling exhibit (November 14, 2014).
Miami Herald: Coverage of our intercity bus research (October 24, 2014).Academic Year 2013-2014
USA Today: Professor Schwieterman's Comments on the 100th Anniversary of Greyhound (July 14, 2014)
Chicago Tribune: Chicago Tribune Coverage of our Tech Study on Commuter Rail (July 2, 2014)
SouthtownStar: Coverage of Professor Schwieterman's Analysis on the Costs and Benefits for the Great Lakes/Chicago Waterway Separation (February 6, 2014)
Reuters: Coverage of Our Tech Study on Lifting the FAA Ban on Electronics (October 31, 2013)Academic Year 2012-2013
Philly.com: Bus Travel is Picking Up, Aided by Discount Operators (August 7, 2013)
ABC News: (TV Spot): DePaul Students Study Grocery Store Impact (June 15, 2013)
USA Today: Tablet use soars among U.S. airline passengers (May 22, 2013)
The New York Times: Another Study Takes a Shot at FAA's Gadget Ban (May 22, 2013)
Chicago Tribune: Cost has Metra Leery of Wi-Fi (May 14, 2013)
Bloomberg: Stranding at 17 Below Zero Uncovers Gap in U.S. Bus Rules (April 2, 2013)
The Wall Street Journal: At Least the Price Is Right (March 29, 2013)
Chicago Tribune: Ethnic Groceries Now on the Map in DePaul Study (March 20, 2013)
International Business Times: Discount Bus Lines Like Megabus And Even Greyhound Are Building Empires Across America As Intercity Travel Booms (January 12, 2013)
Planetizen: Young Millennials and Reborn Downtowns Bring Buses Back (January 10, 2013)
Bloomberg News: Megabus, BoltBus Overcome U.S. Stigma With Cheap Travel (January 6, 2013)