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Loop Alliance Credits Activate Alley Parties With Spurring $400K in Sales

By John Greenfield | Apr 16, 2015 | No Comments

Once again, the Chicago Loop Alliance is rolling out a full slate of placemaking initiatives in an effort to boost downtown retail and promote the arts. The centerpiece of the campaign is Activate, a series of pop-up art parties held in alleys, which the downtown chamber of commerce says led to hundreds of thousands of dollars […]

Our TOD Bike Tour Showcased Chicago’s Parking-Lite Building Projects

By Steven Vance | Apr 14, 2015 | 4 Comments

A score of Streetsblog Chicago readers joined John Greenfield and me last Saturday to pedal to 12 sites where developers are taking advantage of proximity to train stations by building dense housing with fewer parking spaces than usual. The buildings, in different phases of approval and construction, are all near Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ stops. In […]

Join Us for a Bike Tour of Transit-Oriented Development Sites on April 11

By Steven Vance | Mar 24, 2015 | 4 Comments

Want to hear developers talk about why they’ve chosen to build “parking-lite” residential projects near ‘L’ stops? We’re leading a bike ride around the city to visit sites where firms are taking advantage of Chicago’s 2013 transit-oriented development ordinance. Here’s the skinny: Streetsblog Chicago’s TOD Bike Tour Saturday, April 11 1-4 p.m. Leaving from Daley Plaza, 50 West […]

Pawar, and an Army of Seniors, Lobby the CTA to Restore Lincoln Bus Service

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2014 | 34 Comments

Last night, local community leaders and dozens of senior citizens showed up for the CTA’s 2015 budget hearing, imploring the agency to restore the full #11 Lincoln Avenue bus route. The Lincoln bus previously ran between Skokie and the Blue Line’s Clinton station in the West Loop. As part of the CTA’s 2012 decrowding plan, […]

Transpo Leaders Brainstorm at the Shared-Use Mobility Center Launch

By John Greenfield | Nov 3, 2014 | 1 Comment

Transportation leaders from across the nation convened last week in Chicago to celebrate the launch of the Shared-Use Mobility Center, a nonprofit that will work to maximize the potential of car-sharing, ride-sharing, and bike-sharing services to benefit the public. The new organization will promote collaboration between the different services, and encourage cooperation between the growing […]

When Will the Trib Get to the Bottom of Chicago’s Traffic Violence Problem?

By John Greenfield | Oct 29, 2014 | 28 Comments

Tuesday night, the Chicago Tribune hosted a discussion of its red light camera coverage with members of its investigative reporting team. During the Q & A session, I noted that 48 pedestrians were killed and 398 were seriously injured in Chicago in 2012, the most recent year that we have accurate data for. “It doesn’t seem like you […]

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