Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Infrastructure

Milwaukee Avenue and Huron Street, where Sam Bell was fatally struck Thursday, looking northwest. Photo: Lindsay Banks Bayley

How could death of Sam Bell, 2nd cyclist killed on Milwaukee in 2022, have been prevented?

By John Greenfield | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Redesigning intersections to make it harder for drivers to whip around corners, requiring skills testing for older motorists, and stiffer penalties for drivers who kill would help prevent such tragedies.

The bike station building. Image: Google Maps

Hub312 is closing this month. Could Millennium Park lose its bike station for good?

By John Greenfield | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

If there's any truth to the rumor that the center will be transformed from a bike parking service to a CPD facility, there's certain to be a backlash from cycling enthusiasts and and "defund the police" types.

Estación Kedzie Orange Line. Foto: Jeff Zoline

Los pasajeros del CTA del lado suroeste han seguido teniendo retrasos

By Ruth Rosas | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

¿Cómo afectará el plan de acción de CTA la confiabilidad, la seguridad y la satisfacción del cliente?

The Kedzie Orange Line stop. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Southwest Side CTA riders have continued to experience service gaps

By Ruth Rosas | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

How will CTA’s action plan affect reliability, safety, and customer satisfaction?

South Shore Line staff at the Gary Metro Center station on August 20, trying to figure out which train passengers should go on what shuttle buses. Customers going to different stations east of there were eventually directed to different buses. Photo: John Greenfield

The South Shore Line’s shuttle bus service is a bit of a mess

By Igor Studenkov | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

If you need to get to Beverly Shores or Michigan City's Uptown district, your transit trip may be completely screwed up.

Concrete protection on the westbound bike lane on Logan Boulevard approaching Western Avenue, looking west. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.

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