Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Events

Active Trans Launches a New Proposal for a Grand Riverfront Trail System

By John Greenfield | Oct 19, 2016 | 1 Comment

On Monday the Active Transportation Alliance released their action plan for a continuous Chicago River Trail, one that would provide a corridor for pedestrians and bicyclists along the north and south branches of the river, connecting with existing suburban trails. You can read an executive summary of their proposal here. The advocacy group argues that […]

Slow Roll’s Jamal Julien Discusses the Ups and Downs of the 2016 Season

By John Greenfield | Oct 12, 2016 | 2 Comments

In Slow Roll Chicago‘s third year of operations, the bike equity group faced some challenges, as cofounder Oboi Reed, who previously had been the driving force behind the organization, was largely out of the picture due to health-related issues. But it speaks well of the group’s resilience that other members were able to keep operations […]

CTA and Pace Brainstorm Ways to Improve North Shore Transit Service

By Jessica Papanek | Oct 11, 2016 | No Comments

Two transit agencies working toward a common goal is unfortunately a rare phenomenon in our country. Thankfully this has not stopped the CTA and Pace from joining forces to brainstorm ways to improve public transportation in the Chicago region. The two agencies, with assistance from Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, are currently working on the North Shore […]

Ex-CDOT Chief Klein Discusses Proposed Ban on Self-Driving Cars in Chicago

By John Greenfield | Oct 10, 2016 | 26 Comments

The 2016 National Shared Mobility Summit takes place in Chicago from October 17-19, bringing together leaders in the fields of bike-sharing, car-sharing, ride-sharing, microtransit and more, hosted by the Chicago-based Shared-Use Mobility Center. You can register for the event here and use the promo code STREETSBLOG to receive 10 percent off the cost of registration. […]

Fun Meetup at Baderbrau Last Night, See You Next Month at Lagunitas

By John Greenfield | Oct 6, 2016 | No Comments

Steven and I had a great time hanging out with Streetsblog Chicago readers and Go Bronzeville members last night at our reader meetup at Baderbrau brewery on the Near South Side. Big thanks to Ronnie Matthew Harris, who leads the Go Bronzeville’s work promoting transportation options in the neighborhood, for co-hosting the event with us. […]

Is $2 Billion Red Line Extension Best Way to Provide Transit in Far South Side?

By Steven Vance | Oct 6, 2016 | 14 Comments

The Chicago Transit Authority released a major study today, the next step in the developing project to extend the Red Line southward from the 95th Street terminal to 130th Street in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood. The Environmental Impact Study is required by the federal government before the CTA can ask for funding from the U.S. […]

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