Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving

A recent Bike Jam ride in Lakeview. Photo: Rony Islam

New group Chicago, Bike Grid Now! pushes for network of traffic-calmed side streets

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago, Bike Grid Now! is a new bike advocacy group in Chicago. Streetsblog Chicago sat down with two of the lead organizers to discuss the group's demands and their thoughts on the current advocacy landscape in Chicago.

Chicagoland’s car-centric transportation system kills another kid on a bike, Zain Jaber

By John Greenfield | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

This case wasn't an accident. It was the predictable outcome of street design that prioritizes the convenience of drivers over the safety of vulnerable road users.

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.

Bike riders on the 4500 block of North Clark Street Monday afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Big support for protected bike lanes at Clark Street Crossroad planning workshop

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 25, 2022 | No Comments

Stakeholders of Clark Street between Montrose and Foster gathered to give input on the future of the corridor. Topics ranged from transportation, housing type, building facades, and place making opportunities.

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.

Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) argues for his ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding at today's City Council meeting.

Traffic safety advocates helped defeat ordinance to allow deadly speeds near parks and schools

By John Greenfield | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments

Now that Beale's ordinance has been defeated, there's more work to be done to make Chicago's speed camera program, and traffic safety strategies in general, more equitable and effective.

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