Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking

Cover of the draft edition of the new MUTCD manual.

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

McKinley Park residents sharing what they think McKinley Park will be like in 2030 -- more diverse. Photo: CMAP

McKinley Park plan seeks to preserve affordability, make walking and biking safer

By Courtney Cobbs | Mar 11, 2021 | No Comments

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning recently released a comprehensive plan for McKinley Park, a working-class Southwest Side neighborhood.

The 3400 block of King Drive, looking north. Image: Google Maps

Driver fatally struck pedestrian Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, in Douglas

By John Greenfield | Mar 6, 2021 | No Comments

Shafikmeshreki was the fourth person walking on Chicago streets killed this year.

Rendering of an Amazon fulfillment center.

South Side summit discusses how new Amazon facilities impact safety, health

By Courtney Cobbs | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Southside Transportation Summit explored the impacts of heavy industry on the Southside. Amazon facilities were subject to lots of discussion.

Altgeld Gardens residents returning from Rosebud Farm Stand on the dirt road next to the market a few years ago. The store, the only source for fresh groceries in the neighborhood, has since closed. Photo: John Greenfield

Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit

By Sharon Hoyer | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

As it stands, lower-income Illinois municipalities, such as south-suburban Dolton, have obstacles to getting their fair share of transportation infrastructure, especially walking and biking facilities. Two new bills seek to address that. Photo: John Greenfield

Help level the playing field for Illinois walk/bike funding this weekend

By John Greenfield | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments

Currently there's a highly unfair situation when it comes to state funding for driving, walking, and biking infrastructure. But a new bill under consideration in the state legislature could help fix the problem.

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