Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chicago Policy

The field of Divvy bikes in a vacant lot in West Town. Photo: a Streetsblog reader

What’s up with the massive field of Divvy bikes sitting in a West Town vacant lot?

By John Greenfield | Jul 30, 2022 | No Comments

According to a bike-share official, some bikes are awaiting parts like computer chips that have been delayed as part of the global supply shortages that is impacting many industries.

Google is taking over the Thompson Center. What does that mean for transit access?

By John Greenfield | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Here's hoping that the transit-loving folks at Google will help ensure that the Thompson Center becomes an even better place to catch a train.

Cycling on a raised bike lane in Copenhagen. In countries with lots of biking, almost no one wears a helmet, and yet the bike fatality rate is much lower than in nations like the U.S. where helmet use is common. Why? Photo: John Greenfield

Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Stopping drivers from killing cyclists shouldn't be a matter of good fortune and a couple inches of Styrofoam and plastic. We need education, infrastructure, and laws to prevent crashes from happening in the first place.

Usando bicicletas no eléctricas en el Loop. Los paseos en bicicletas azules siguen siendo gratuitos para los miembros, pero todos los viajes en bicicleta eléctrica ahora tienen un cargo por minuto y, eventualmente, serán el único tipo de bicicleta disponible. Foto: John Greenfield

El nuevo precio de Divvy no es asequible para muchos residentes y, por eso no es equitativo

By Ruth Rosas | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

De manera perversa, el plan de alcance comunitario de CDOT y Lyft sobre el nuevo sistema de precios fue planeado después de que a los miembros ya se les estaban cobrando las nuevas tarifas de bicicletas eléctricas.

Downtown Chicago, as seen from a West Loop high-rise. Photo: John Greenfield

Yup, ex-Vox editor Matthew Yglesias is wrong that Chicago is doomed – here’s why.

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

Still, to prove him wrong, we need to get serious about tackling our present public safety, housing, transportation, and environmental challenges.

A bike lane scofflaw on Clark Street in Lakeview. (License number obscured.) Photo: @tomzychi

Alderperson LaSpata provides an update on efforts to improve bike lane enforcement

By John Greenfield | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments

While the much-desired ability for bike riders to hold blockers accountable isn't a thing yet, it could be in the foreseeable future.

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