Courtney Cobbs
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Edgewater’s Clark St. bike lanes need a redesign in the face of constant blockages
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Bike lanes recently installed on Clark St. in Edgewater are still experiencing frequent blockages. We look at bike lane designs in other cities that might be a better alternative to the current Clark St configuration.
After multiple snafus, Metra breaks ground on long-awaited Peterson/Ridge station
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Construction was delayed due to state budget issues impacting funding and most recently, issues with permits.
Evanston is planning walk/bike improvements on Chicago Avenue and Church Street
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The changes could make it easier to get across Chicago's neighbor to the north without a car.
CMAP survey: Residents place a high value on ability to get places, access to amenities.
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The survey gauged close to 2,500 northeastern Illinois residents’ attitudes toward key quality of life factors, such as transportation, open space, and housing, and what they considered successes and challenges across the region.
Permanent scooter program passes in committee, goes on for full Council vote on Thursday
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Today the Chicago City Council’s Transportation and Public Way Committee passed an ordinance permanently legalizing e-scooter share within the city. You can read yesterday’s Streetsblog’s coverage of the ordinance to learn more background information. The committee started off its meeting with the discussion of the scooter ordinance. A public comment period started off with Oboi Reed […]
Lightfoot proposes fine reform for drivers but advocates say more is needed
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced reforms to provide relief on tickets and fines during fiscal year 2022. Some advocates say the city's efforts should go further.
Affordable housing and a new park in the works for western end of 606 Trail
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It would have been better if more had been done to prevent housing displacement in the first place.
Courier proposes Neighborhood Greenway on Belle Plaine for ghost kitchen access
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A Streetsblog reader proposes a new greenway in the 47th ward
Disability rights group Access Living and others call for transit ambassadors on CTA
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A coalition of forty community groups and civic organizations in Chicago and suburban Cook County have given their support for the creation of a transit ambassador program for the CTA.
Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?
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Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.
Civic and environmental groups call on Metra to get going on zero emissions fleet
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At Metra’s monthly board meeting, a coalition of twenty nine civic and environmental organizations urged Metra, Chicagoland’s commuter rail organization, to start testing zero-emissions technology.
The solar-powered e-bike project SunPedal Ride makes a pit stop in Chicago
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Sushil Reddy, the brains behind the SunPedal Ride, talks about why he's crossing the country on two wheels, with a solar assist.