Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago

Concrete protection on the westbound bike lane on Logan Boulevard approaching Western Avenue, looking west. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.

The House Music Ride heads towards Daley's Restaurant, Chicago's oldest eatery, and the Cottage Grove Green Line station. Photo: John Greenfield

“Follow Me”: Equiticity leads a joyous House Music Ride through Chicago’s South Side

By John Greenfield | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

"Some of these neighborhoods have experienced disproportionate levels of violence, so to see something positive come through their neighborhood, people start smiling and they start dancing."

CDOT holds Vision Zero workshop in Washington Park

By Lindsay Bayley | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

CDOT held a traffic safety workshop in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a continuation of their Vision Zero Southside initiative.

A driver blocks the Chicago Avenue bus lane near Clark Street. Photo: CDOT

Ald. La Spata discusses his ordinance to crack down on bus lane scofflaws

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 28, 2022 | No Comments

Last month La Spata introduced City Council legislation enabling the installation of cameras on CTA buses that would issue tickets to drivers who stand or park in bus lanes.

The entrance to the Weiss Hospital parking lot this afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?

By Richard Day | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.

Addison/Drake, looking east. The bike crash took place in the crosswalk to the left. Image: Google Maps

Anatomy of a bike crash: Why did today’s collision at Addison/Drake happen?

By John Greenfield | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

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?

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