Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Infrastructure

Don’t pander to drivers with gas tax holidays and giveaways. Help them drive less instead.

By John Greenfield | Mar 25, 2022 | No Comments

Let's see politicians take bold actions to make walking, transit, and biking practical and attractive alternatives to paying more at the pump, instead of the current "Gas-bagging."

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.

A protected intersection in Rotterdam. Photo: Ralf Roletschek via Wikipedia

Here’s where CDOT could pilot real protected intersections to keep cyclists safe

By Steven Lucy | Mar 19, 2022 | No Comments

Local transportation engineers need to stop reinventing the wheel and just copy protected bikeway designs that work well elsewhere.

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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