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An overview of the planned locations for the announced tentative trails

Chicago announces plans for new trails but is that the right path?

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

Yesterday, Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner, Gia Biagi, announced in a speech to the City Club of Chicago a new "vision" for trails and parks within the city.

The south sidewalk of the Lawrence DLSD viaduct after Tuesday's blaze. Photo: John Greenfield

Lawrence viaduct tent fire is one more sign Chicago needs to house our homeless

By John Greenfield | Mar 23, 2022 | No Comments

From more people experiencing homelessness sleeping on 'L' trains, to an increasing number of tents in viaducts, housed Chicagoans are seeing constant reminders of the city's failure to take care of our most vulnerable residents.

Here's where you can expect horrible traffic congestion and lots of noxious exhaust emissions on Thursday morning in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Image: John Greenfield via Google Maps

Mapped: Here’s where Willie Wilson will be creating traffic jams and smog on Thursday

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

It's good that free stuff is being concentrated in communities that have the most economic need but the negative impacts of congestion, pollution, and increased policing will also be concentrated in those communities.

Justice is blind: Lawsuit to force Chicago to retrofit all stoplights with audible signals advances

By John Greenfield | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago’s dearth of accessible signals is “a huge pain in the ass,” says legally blind artist and musician Andy Slater.

Thanks Dr. Wilson! Millionaire eases traffic jams by giving away $200K in free CTA tickets

By John Greenfield | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

The millionaire and perennial political candidate donated $200,000 of his personal fortune to help out Chicagoans struggling with transportation costs with free fare cards.

The Kennedy Expressway. Photo: John Greenfield

Congressional reps to JB: Road expansion won’t solve traffic jams, will make inequities worse

By Courtney Cobbs | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments

"Highway expansion fails to achieve long-term congestion relief but instead increases pollution and further isolates people who can’t afford or aren’t physically able to drive."

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