Transportation Hot Takes Networking Happy Hour

Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

Over 60 young professionals, students and Transport Chicago conference attendees joined YPT Chicago for a casual networking event, fueled by group deliberation and discussion of some of the hottest takes. “Hot Takes” tend to be controversial opinions about a topic, and are meant to illicit further discussion. Event attendees submitted hot takes in advance that ranged from the elimination of “Maintenance of Traffic”, to expansion of Bus Only Lanes to every bus route in Chicago and the criminalization of “BRT Creep”.
We wouldn’t be able to put on events as successful as this without our sponsors R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. and Transit Tees and Revolution Brewing. Thank you for providing the resources that allow us to continue connecting our membership, providing networking opportunities and helping to build the next leaders in transportation.

Transportation Trivia 2025

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

We can’t thank enough the 50+ Transportation Aficionados that joined YPT Chicago for our annual Transportation Trivia event! The energy in the room was at an all time high as the Chicago Chapter hosted it’s largest event in the recent history. Our Quizmaster Scott Presslak, PTP lined up the switches and took us through a gauntlet of questions that tested (and ultimately improved!) participants transit knowledge from stations, railroad history and even a bit of cartography thanks to the Dennis McClendon Memorial Round. Many of our participants learned of the only nighttime CTA Bus Service that does not have a corresponding daytime route – maybe one day they’ll find themselves as a passenger on the N5 Bus! 😉
We wouldn’t be able to put on events as successful as this without our sponsors R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. and Transit Tees. Thank you for providing the resources that allow us to continue connecting our membership, providing networking opportunities and helping to build the next leaders in transportation.

YPT Chicago 2025 Brown Bag Series #2: Transit Funding and Governance

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

The Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) Baltimore and Chicago Chapters hosted a Presentation + Q&A session with the Baltimore Red Line Project Team, offering attendees the opportunity to learn more from the MTA about their upcoming rail infrastructure.

YPT Chicago 2025 Brown Bag Series #1: Transit Funding and Governance

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Curious about how transit in the Chicago region is funded—or what it could look like under legislation like the Metropolitan Mobility Authority (MMA) Act? YPT Chicago hosted a Presentation + Q&A session on Transit Funding and Governance Reform in Chicago, featuring Audrey Wennink (Sr. Director, Metropolitan Planning Council) and Stephen E. Schlickman (Former Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority). Attendees gained valuable insights into the region’s transit challenges and the future of mobility governance.

YPT Chicago 2025 Happy Hour Opener

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

We had an incredible start to the 2025 Chicago Chapter events season with our opening happy hour at Haymarket Pub & Brewery thanks to one of our sponsors this year, R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc.