Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago

The O'Hare branch of the Blue Line, as viewed from the top of the Robey Hotel in Wicker Park. Photo: John Greenfield

Despite its warts, Chicago is the sweet spot of affordability and good transportation access

By John Greenfield | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

Obviously we need to keep pushing for a better transportation system. But let's appreciate the fact that, as far as American cities go, we've got it pretty good here.

A Metra train departs from downtown Chicago. Photo: Jeff Zoline

For $100 you can take unlimited rides on Metra this summer, anywhere in the region

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 1, 2022 | No Comments

The full-fare pass is $100, and discounted passes for eligible seniors, K-12 students, and riders on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines will be $70.

Bus lanes at the Halsted bridge over I-57 at 98th Street, which are still in the plan.

Unfortunately, most bus lanes have been removed from Pace South Halsted Pulse plan

By Igor Studenkov | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

While it's unfortunate that the Pulse Halsted plan no longer includes significant stretches of bus lanes, hopefully the other time-saving features will help shorten trips for South Side and Southland commuters.

Possible Chicago public restroom pilot could help improve access to public space

By Courtney Cobbs | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

Advocates for more public restrooms for Chicagoans will be heartened by signs of movement to address the problem.

The unveiling of Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments on Friday. Photo: Erin Rensink

Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments affordable TOD: an experiment in re-integration

By John Greenfield | May 23, 2022 | No Comments

As I’ve said before, if housing affordability in Chicago’s swiftly gentrifying Logan Square neighborhood is like a sinking ship, the new all-affordable transit-oriented development that opened next to the eponymous Blue Line station last Friday is like a lifeboat. It provides low-income and working-class longtime with an opportunity to weather the storm. Streetsblog Chicago strongly […]

View from inside a bus using the center-running lanes on Columbus Avenue in Boston. Photo: John Greenfield

Is this the beginning of prioritizing buses on Chicago’s streets?

By Courtney Cobbs | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

Better Streets for Buses meetings have started, and ELPC calls for five bus rapid transit routes in five years.

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