Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Interviews

606 Ambassadors Will Help Make the Bloomingdale Trail Safer and More Fun

By Steven Vance | Aug 25, 2015 | No Comments

For two weeks now, 16 young adults have been walking back and forth on the Bloomingdale Trail, talking to trail users about the features of The 606 trail-and-park system, and providing etiquette tips. The new 606 Ambassadors come from neighborhoods near the trail, including West Humboldt Park and Austin. The trail, built on a former elevated […]

Pro- and Anti-Moreno Factions Square Off Over TOD Development Issue

By John Greenfield | Aug 5, 2015 | 45 Comments

First Ward Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno has been one of Chicago’s leading proponents of transit-oriented development. He sponsored the city’s 2013 TOD ordinance, and he’s been a strong supporter of dense, parking-lite developments near ‘L’ stops in his district. He’s also one of a handful of aldermen who don’t approve zoning changes for new housing […]

Survey Says: Lots of Lakeview Residents Like the Lincoln Hub

By John Greenfield | Jul 10, 2015 | 40 Comments

As mentioned last Friday, Streetsblog Chicago will be on vacation from July 13-17 and will resume publication of Today’s Headlines and daily articles on Monday, July 20. There may be some occasional posts next week. Have a great weekend! Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin recently wrote a column slamming the “functional faults” of the Lincoln […]

Why Rolling on the River Is No Easy Task

By John Greenfield | Jun 26, 2015 | 15 Comments

[This piece also ran in Checkerboard City, John’s transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] Earlier this month, the Bloomingdale Trail, aka The 606, grabbed the spotlight as our city’s latest fabulous public space. However, the Chicago Riverwalk extension, which partially opened on May 23, is another strong contender. The […]

What Would Jesús Ride? Talking Transportation With Jesús “Chuy” García

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2015 | 9 Comments

[The full text of this interview runs in Newcity magazine.] For most of the campaign, mayoral hopeful Jesús “Chuy” García has been relatively quiet about transportation issues, except for his vocal opposition to Chicago’s automated traffic enforcement program. Most recently, following the revelation that a former top aide to Mayor Rahm Emanuel lobbied for awarding […]

Courtney Cobbs Comments on the CTA

By John Greenfield | Feb 12, 2015 | 3 Comments

[This piece originally ran in Checkerboard City, John’s column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] Social worker and transit fan Courtney Cobbs moved to our city from Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2013, partly because she wanted to be able to live car-free. She has posted some thought-provoking comments on Streetsblog Chicago […]

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