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Grace Street east of Southport Avenue. Image: Google Maps

Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy

By John Greenfield | Oct 8, 2020 | No Comments

The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.

The new ticket verification booths. Image: WGN News

Ogilvie ticket verification booths are a symptom of harmful Metra / Union Pacific conflict

By John Greenfield | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance spokesman says that this brinkmanship is bad for rail employees and the commuting public.

Still from Kyle Davison's video showing drivers improperly parked in the curb lane, where cyclists are supposed to be riding, due to the lack of "No Parking" signs.

Another Milwaukee Avenue bikeway issue: Missing “No Parking” signs endanger cyclists

By John Greenfield | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

While a hardware store owner who's unhappy about the new Milwaukee protected lanes in Logan has gotten a lot of press, there's another bikeway issue happening just up the road.

A traffic diverter in Portland. Photo: Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland

Slow Streets, traffic diverters could address dangerous driving on Erie, Noble in West Town

By John Greenfield | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

Residential streets shouldn't be places for drivers to pass through in a hurry. They should be safe, peaceful places for people to walk, bike, play, and live.

Electric cargo delivery bikes could be coming to a bike lane near you

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments

All in all, allowing corporate delivery companies to deliver by bike is a step in the right direction for right-sizing the vehicles on our streets for the tasks at hand.

Kids take a Chicago Tuk Tuk ride at a community event.

Can’t hurt, might help: Low-speed electric tuk-tuks could reduce traffic injuries, emissions

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

As long new low-speed, electric transportation modes don't cause any other major problems, I say the more, the merrier.

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