Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking

A speed camera warning sign on Irving Park Road on the border of Lakeview and Uptown. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT launches South and NW Side Vision Zero programs; 6 MPH speed tickets start Monday

By John Greenfield | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments

The South Side Vision Zero initiative will include Englewood, West Englewood, Grand Boulevard and Washington Park. The West and Northwest side program includes Belmont-Cragin, Humboldt Park, and West Town.

Protected bike lane on Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Image: Courtney Cobbs

From ATA’s Suburban Action Week: How to win bike-friendly roads in the ‘burbs

By Sharon Hoyer | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments

"A lot of these projects last through multiple administrations. If advocacy groups can step up it really helps the project momentum.”

Lincoln Yards planners say they hope to improve non-car connections to the site

By Imelda March | Feb 23, 2021 | No Comments

Restoring bus service on Elston and Clybourn avenues would be one way to improve connectivity.

A #6 Jackson Park Express bus heads downtown. Commuting via CTA bus increased slightly last month, as winter weather made walking and biking more challenging. Photo: John Greenfield

Latest Loop Alliance report shows continued uncertainty and preference for personal cars

By Sharon Hoyer | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

Personal cars remained the most popular way survey respondents reported getting to work—over 55 percent of respondents have said they use a personal car to commute since September.

The current gas station layout is mostly asphalt. Image: Google Docs

Gas station next to lakefront in Uptown to be replaced by a bigger gas station

By John Greenfield | Feb 19, 2021 | No Comments

The property owner is seeking a zoning change that would allow for a new two-story building containing a new gas station with accessory retail and office space within a two-story building.

Drivers parked against the bump-out last year.

Eyes on the street: A perfectly good bump-out is rendered useless by lack of signs

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments

When the Chicago Department of Transportation redesigns a street, but fails to put in the necessary signs to tell drivers where and where not to park, the result can be dangerous chaos.

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