Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Transportation

GoFundMe launched for family of Fengan Yan, 55, killed on bike in Armour Square

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Sadly, it's very common for reckless and negligent Chicago drivers to take the lives of vulnerable road users, and only be punished with traffic citations.

A Chicago-bound Amtrak Lincoln Service train arrives at the Joliet Gateway Center station, the north end of the stretch of tracks between St. Louis and Chicago that is being improved for higher speeds. Photo: Igor Studenkov

IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.

A driver blocks the Chicago Avenue bus lane near Clark Street. Photo: CDOT

Ald. La Spata discusses his ordinance to crack down on bus lane scofflaws

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 28, 2022 | No Comments

Last month La Spata introduced City Council legislation enabling the installation of cameras on CTA buses that would issue tickets to drivers who stand or park in bus lanes.

The entrance to the Weiss Hospital parking lot this afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?

By Richard Day | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.

A sign at 63rd Street bus warning that, unlike during typical summers, the #63 bus isn't stopping there. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Obama Center construction makes it difficult to access 63rd Street beach on foot, bus

By Jeff Zoline | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

The construction on the Obama Presidential Center has impacted many different groups in many different ways, but pedestrians, bike riders, and transit rider have borne the brunt.

The Bike Bus rolls towards Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park. Photo via CBGN

Chicago, Bike Grid Now’s Halsted Bike Bus provides a safe, fun ride downtown

By John Greenfield | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

"Whenever there is a safe place for people to bike, the number of Chicagoans who come out is tremendous."

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