Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Belmont Avenue

Belmont-Clark Tower Still Has Too Much Parking for a Walkable City

By John Greenfield | Mar 3, 2014 | 63 Comments

There’s some mildly encouraging news about the mixed-use development proposed for the “Punkin’ Donuts” site at the northwest corner of Belmont and Clark. The latest design calls for fewer car parking spaces and more housing units. DNAinfo reports that the third revision of the plan for the $50 million tower shortens the structure from 11 […]

Viral Hit-and-Run Videos Are Rare, But Fleeing the Scene Is All Too Common

By Steven Vance | Nov 6, 2013 | 2 Comments

By now you may have already seen this viral video of the world’s most incompetent hit-and-run driver. After colliding with a taxi, the offending motorist performed something like an 11-point turn in an attempt to flee the scene, but traffic congestion on this part of Belmont Avenue, between Southport and Greenview, stalled the getaway. The driver […]