Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking

Wood Street near Iowa Street. Image: Google Street View

Wood Street isn’t a high-crash corridor, but it would still benefit from protected lanes

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

Yes, installing the Wood Street protected bike lane isn't necessarily a matter of life or death. But it would make the corridor more comfortable for current and potential bike riders.

Cover of the Vision Zero Chicago Downtown Action Plan.

Downtown VZ plan calls for signal changes, intersection upgrades, 20 mph speed limit

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

The downtown High Crash Area experiences the highest overall number of severe crashes citywide in the city.

Richard Haljean, right, with his friend Robert Drell. Image via Block Club Chicago

After recent deaths, Edison Park residents push for safety upgrades on Touhy, NW Highway

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

Last month the Edison Park community council launched a petition for safety upgrades to Northwest Highway, and the January death of Richard Haljean has renewed calls for traffic cameras on Touhy.

Cycling in the dashed bike lanes on the 1500 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Banning parking as a public safety strategy? Use the space for walking, biking, or dining

By John Greenfield | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Rather than asking, "How will our customers be able to drive here?" merchants should ask, "How can we make it easier for customers to get here?"

Biking on 55th Street in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. Photo: Steven Lucy

Glass-half-full Bike League report highlights Chicago’s successes in promoting cycling

By John Greenfield | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

LAB did a good job of laying out some of the things that CDOT has gotten right when promoting cycling, while noting that we still need a lot more miles of protected bike lanes.

The 4000 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue, looking east. While Bryn Mawr is relatively quiet near the Valley Line trailhead, it becomes highway-like east of Pulaski Road. Image: google Maps

Bryn Mawr protected bike lanes on ballot in 39th Ward participatory budgeting election

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

Bike lanes along Bryn Mawr avenue are among several road safety proposals on the 39th ward participatory budget ballot.

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