Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago

Looking east on Belmont Avenue at Southport Avenue, which has non-protected bike lanes. (Yes, we know talking on the phone while biking is illegal in Chicago and is not recommended.) Photo: John Greenfield

Bike lanes are coming to Belmont in Lakeview, but not all the way to the lakefront

By John Greenfield | Aug 19, 2022 | No Comments

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

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Image: Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Englewood Nature Trail, other Illinois walk/bike/transit projects get federal RAISE grants

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced awardees for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. Find out which projects are being funded in Illinois.

Wilson disembarks the #20 bus at Washington and State streets. Photo: Cameron Bolton

Willie Wilson has done lots of gas giveaways. What’s his position on CTA safety?

By Cameron Bolton | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

While Streetsblog Chicago may not agree with all of Wilson's transportation policies, or ideas for fighting crime on the CTA, it is good to see him elevating transit safety as a major campaign issue.

A young girl takes a swing at the High Striker carnival game. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

The new larger Sundays on State car-free fest is awesome. Here’s how it could be even better.

By Sharon Hoyer | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

The city could improve Sundays on State further by rerouting traffic around the entire length of the event, as is the case with most street fairs in Chicago.

The entrance to the Sunnyside contraflow bike lane at Lincoln Avenue by Welles Park, looking west. Photo: John Greenfield

The Sunnyside contraflow lane: A little infrastructure that makes a big difference

By John Greenfield | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

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.

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