Huzzah! Opening of new underbridge completes 1.5-mile, car-free 312 RiverRun route
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The long-awaited bike-pedestrian underbridge along the Chicago River below Irving Park Road opened today.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Policy & Planning
Bringing TOD to South, West sides will require more resources, less red tape
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While our city's TOD ordinance has spurred more transit-friendly development in wealthy and gentrifying neighborhoods, it has done relatively little to encourage investment in parts of the city that need it the most.
Tribune: Many people were fined for 6+ MPH speeding, so that means the rule is unfair
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The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
New Illinois legislation is a step forward in reducing vulnerable road user deaths
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The legislation requires IDOT to conduct a traffic study following "the occurrence of any [crash] involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a state highway."
No, the new Montrose bridge over Kennedy doesn’t have bike lanes, isn’t getting them
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In reality, people riding bikes on the new Montrose bridge aren't getting their own dedicated lane at all, let alone a protected one.
A brief history of Chicago protected bike lane proposals killed by parking pushback
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There are political and logistical hurdles to removing parking to make room for protected bike lanes in Chicago, but there's reason to believe the tide may be turning.