Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Eyes on the Street

The Lincoln Hub, aka the Polka Dot Spot, as it appeared on Sunday. Photo: John Greenfield

Polka Dot Spot and Bel/Ash/Lin slated to get permanent infrastructure this year

By John Greenfield | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

Officials promised that after the designs proved successful, they would be upgraded with permanent concrete infrastructure. Several years later, that's finally supposed to happen.

Photos, clockwise: Jeff Zoline, Mary Wisniewski, John Greenfield, John Grenfield

Can we humanely improve conditions on the ‘L’? Here’s what’s happening in SF, NYC

By Mary Wisniewski | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments

Now is not the time for the nation’s second-largest public transit system to go backwards, with conditions that scare people away people from using buses and trains.

The Dearborn two-way protected bike lane covered in road salt last month. Photo: John Greenfield

Despite Loop activity plunge during Omicron, January CLA report shows slow recovery

By Sharon Hoyer | Feb 21, 2022 | No Comments

As COVID restrictions ease it is crucial that transit agencies, employers and the city make public transportation the safest, most convenient, and most affordable option for travel downtown.

Podcast: John talks with Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC, about legalizing the Idaho stop

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2022 | No Comments

We also discussed why ultimately U.S. cities should be building citywide networks of connected, protected bikeways with logical traffic light timing, so Idaho stop laws become unnecessary.

Sign and stencil at the northeast corner of Halted/Archer, looking north. The sidewalk railing has been reinstalled closer to the curb to provide more room on the sidewalk for biking. Photo: Twitter user @babygluckling.

CDOT replaced Halsted bike lane with sidewalk route. Many advocates aren’t lovin’ it.

By John Greenfield | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

There were many negative reactions to the news, including from Better Streets Chicago, which organized a protest over the bike lane removal. The city says more modifications are in the works.

Last night's rally. Photo: John Greenfield

During bikeway maintenance rally, Ald. Vasquez discusses efforts to make Clark lanes work

By John Greenfield | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

When there's political will to address conflicts between different road users on protected bike lane corridors, it is possible to come up with solutions that make the new layout work better for everyone involved.

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