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Chicagoland’s car-centric transportation system kills another kid on a bike, Zain Jaber

By John Greenfield | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

This case wasn't an accident. It was the predictable outcome of street design that prioritizes the convenience of drivers over the safety of vulnerable road users.

Google is taking over the Thompson Center. What does that mean for transit access?

By John Greenfield | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Here's hoping that the transit-loving folks at Google will help ensure that the Thompson Center becomes an even better place to catch a train.

Cycling on a raised bike lane in Copenhagen. In countries with lots of biking, almost no one wears a helmet, and yet the bike fatality rate is much lower than in nations like the U.S. where helmet use is common. Why? Photo: John Greenfield

Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Stopping drivers from killing cyclists shouldn't be a matter of good fortune and a couple inches of Styrofoam and plastic. We need education, infrastructure, and laws to prevent crashes from happening in the first place.

Koloni bikes at the Palatine Metra station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Harper College pilots bike-share for northwest suburbs as bus service returns to campus

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 24, 2022 | No Comments

Harper College, a community college based in Palatine, has teamed up with Koloni bike-share platform to launch a bike-share pilot. Meanwhile, Pace is launching a new bus route to serve the community college.

Usando bicicletas no eléctricas en el Loop. Los paseos en bicicletas azules siguen siendo gratuitos para los miembros, pero todos los viajes en bicicleta eléctrica ahora tienen un cargo por minuto y, eventualmente, serán el único tipo de bicicleta disponible. Foto: John Greenfield

El nuevo precio de Divvy no es asequible para muchos residentes y, por eso no es equitativo

By Ruth Rosas | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

De manera perversa, el plan de alcance comunitario de CDOT y Lyft sobre el nuevo sistema de precios fue planeado después de que a los miembros ya se les estaban cobrando las nuevas tarifas de bicicletas eléctricas.

Downtown Chicago, as seen from a West Loop high-rise. Photo: John Greenfield

Yup, ex-Vox editor Matthew Yglesias is wrong that Chicago is doomed – here’s why.

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

Still, to prove him wrong, we need to get serious about tackling our present public safety, housing, transportation, and environmental challenges.

A bike lane scofflaw on Clark Street in Lakeview. (License number obscured.) Photo: @tomzychi

Alderperson LaSpata provides an update on efforts to improve bike lane enforcement

By John Greenfield | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments

While the much-desired ability for bike riders to hold blockers accountable isn't a thing yet, it could be in the foreseeable future.

Public comment: Why alders should vote no on the ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding

By John Greenfield | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments

Here are John's prepared remarks for the public comment period of today's City Council meeting in advance of the vote on Ald. Anthony Beale's (9th) ordinance to raise the speed camera ticketing threshold.

A wheelchair user waits to cross 79th Street near Pulaski Road by Bogan High School. Currently speed cameras ticket drivers who speed by more than 6 mph at this location. Image: Google Maps

BLU, Better Streets fight ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding near schools, parks

By John Greenfield | Jul 19, 2022 | No Comments

"Speed cameras can and should play an important role in maintaining safe streets for all users, but this must be met with investments in redesigning our streets to prioritize safety," Better Streets said.

Still from the video showing the unmarked police SUV after the driver struck the teen who was filming from his bike. The wheel and pedal of his bike is visible in the frame. Image: Facebook

Video shows CPD officers confronting, striking teen on bike and fleeing the scene

By John Greenfield | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

This is the second disturbing incident this month in Chicagoland involving teens of color, bicycles, and alleged police violence.

A photo of new pedestrian infrastructure in Barcelona, with three people walking on it.

A report from abroad: Barcelona transforms transportation—What it means for Chicago

By Sebastian Huydts | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments

For personal reasons, I call two towns home. During the fall and spring college semesters I live and work in Chicago, while I spend most of my summer in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). I have been making this commute since 2001 but have lived in Chicago since 1992. Being a Dutch native, bikes and trains were […]

Rendering of an affordable TOD by 43rd Street Green Line stop.

Connected Communities equitable TOD ordinance headed to zoning committee

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The proposed Connected Communities ordinance has been released. We looked at some of the changes the ordinance proposes.

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