John Greenfield
In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.
Recent Posts
Driver hits dad and daughter on bike on Leland Greenway, near where Lily Shambrook was killed
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Fortunately, no one was hurt. But infuriatingly, the dad suspects the driver, who fled the scene, struck them on purpose.
Pace buys another e-bus, inks contract with ride-hail company to supplement paratransit
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Director Melinda Metzger also highlighted a $20 million grant for the rehab of the Harvey Transportation Center, and Pace was offering free rides to students on the first day of CPS classes.
Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?
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A teenage girl on a bike collided with a driver, apparently because she was understandably afraid to ride in a four-lane street. What should we do about that?
Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront
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City officials should be asking, "What can we do to *make* the stretch of Belmont between Clark and the lakefront safe and pleasant to ride on?"
Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway
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The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.
CTA, 4 other Illinois transit systems get federal funding for bus electrification
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There was good news on Tuesday for the CTA, as well as four other public transportation systems across Illinois, as the FTA announced $1.66 billion in grants to help electrify bus fleets nationwide.
Volunteers protect pedestrians from DLSD red light scofflaws, CPD enables the lawbreakers
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During an action to force northbound drivers to stop running red lights during the walk signal at Balbo/DLSD, police manually changed the signal to accommodate motorists, making pedestrians wait longer.
Chicago’s car-centric streets take the life of another child, Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash
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Some have argued this death was simply the result of a young boy wandering into the road. But driver behavior and street design may have contributed to sealing the boy's fate.
Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community
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With the hit-and-run killing of Pablo Rodriguez, 55, struck on his bike in the East Side community, Chicago has lost six cyclists to traffic violence this year.
After SBC called on CTA to make schedules reflect reality, Carter says it will happen
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Let's keep our fingers crossed, and hold the CTA accountable if it fails to significantly improve service, reliability, safety, and sanitation.
The Sunnyside contraflow lane: A little infrastructure that makes a big difference
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By allowing people on bikes to legally ride west on the short one-way eastbound segment of Sunnyside next to the park, the lane opens up a new way to bike west from Ashland to the 312 RiverRun.
Angela Short, 14, was 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year
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Update 8/18/22: The victim has been identified as Angela Short. According to an ABC Chicago report, at a memorial on Saturday, Angela’s aunt Kenya Parker described her as “the sweetest little girl you would ever want to know. Really laid-back, reserved, quiet, loved her family.” Angela was standing at the bus stop with her mother Kennetta […]