Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Eyes on the Street

A Divvy user rides outside of the Clark Street protected bike lanes in Edgewater because they're clogged with snow and illegally parked vehicles. Image: Twitter user @Teflonics

Rally for better bike lane maintenance planned for this Thursday 6 PM at Clark/Ridge

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 1, 2022 | No Comments

It took the city five days to clear snow from the Clark Street protected bike lanes in Edgewater. Conditions have improved somewhat, but a protest is planned to demand timely snow clearance from bikeways.

Cycling in the dashed bike lanes on the 1500 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Banning parking as a public safety strategy? Use the space for walking, biking, or dining

By John Greenfield | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Rather than asking, "How will our customers be able to drive here?" merchants should ask, "How can we make it easier for customers to get here?"

A protected bike lane on California Boulevard near Douglass Park. Photo: Ruth Rosas

How have biking conditions been in Latine communities this winter?

By Ruth Rosas | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

If they are not cleared, these bikeways that are supposed to help us ride safely instead wind up constraining our mobility.

Una ciclovía protegido en California Boulevard cerca de Douglass Park. Foto: Ruth Rosas

¿Cómo están las condiciones de las ciclovías en las comunidades latinas?

By Ruth Rosas | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

Si no limpian, estas ciclovías que nos deben ayudar a andar con seguridad terminan con restringiendo nuestra movilidad.

A resident receives a sack supper from Kyanna Johnson, an outreach worker for The Night Ministry, at a CTA Blue Line station. Photo: The Night Ministry

Recent events highlight urgent need for Chicago to address homelessness, CTA crime

By John Greenfield | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

News items about stabbing and a robbery on the 'L', along with discussions of the increase in unhoused people sheltering on trains, smoking, and littering underscore the need for a prompt and humane response.

Green bike box pavement markings at Division and Wood, part of the Wood Street Neighborhood Greenway. 1st Ward residents voted to convert the corridor to a one-way northbound street to make room for a two-way protected bike lane. Image: Google Maps

Details on 7 livable streets projects that won funding in the 1st Ward PB election

By John Greenfield | Jan 21, 2022 | No Comments

1st Ward residents recently elected to fund seven of the 11 projects in the district's participatory budgeting election, and all of the winning proposals will improve local walking, biking, and/or transit.

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