State of Independence: The protected lane will change to a buffered lane
[flickr]photo:8350454983[/flickr] The city has placed barricades in the protected bike lanes on Independence Boulevard to discourage cycling in them until they are converted to buffered lanes. View...
View ArticleHow far does your expressway avoidance take you?
[flickr]photo:8357047668[/flickr] Showing undesirable pedestrian and sidewalk conditions under the Kennedy Expressway on Belmont Avenue at Kedzie Avenue. There is a bus stop here, on a portion of the...
View ArticleCool New York City transportation stuff I’d love to see in Chicago
[flickr]photo:8361653794[/flickr] One-way protected bike lane leading downtown to pedestrianized Times Square. While NYC has some terrific bicycle facilities, it also has its fair share of bike salmon...
View ArticleWhat is regional transit? RTA undertaking its own strategic plan update process
[flickr]photo:7108140981[/flickr] It’s rare to see CTA and Metra signs in the same place. The LaSalle Intermodal Transfer Center at LaSalle Street and Congress Parkway is a great step in making transit...
View ArticleMerchandise mart: Wicker Park’s Transit Tees shop celebrates the CTA
[flickr]photo:8366954968[/flickr] I’m surprised it took me so long to actually visit Transit Tees, 1371 North Milwaukee in Wicker Park, since I pedal by the store regularly, and much of the...
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Does aldermanic prerogative undermine Chicago’s Pedestrian Street ordinance?
Ed. note: This post was written by Steven Vance and Christopher Gagnon, a Logan Square resident. “So who is the amazing architect who designed the new McDonalds…with a utility door facing Milwaukee...
View ArticleFirst CTA fare hike in four years begins today
[flickr]photo:7597789808[/flickr] A Blue Line train towards O’Hare approaches the UIC-Halsted station. CTA has added more runs to the O’Hare branch, in its “plan to reduce crowding” (more commonly...
View ArticleTalking transportation with 39th Ward Alderman Margaret Laurino
[flickr]photo:8377914727[/flickr] Laurino walks home from the opening of the Sauganash Trail in 2008. Image courtesy of 39th Ward. [This piece also appeared in Checkerboard City, John’s weekly...
View ArticleCharging by the mile, a gas tax alternative, sees serious movement
[flickr]photo:6385793363[/flickr] The Illinois Department of Transportation is ready to build many more lanes and flyovers at the Circle Interchange, shown here in a postcard from 1963. Posted by...
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[flickr]photo:8387064996[/flickr] Man wounded by gunshot near Kinzie Street protected bike lanes (Sun-Times) Butterfield Foods to sell coffee, sandwiches at CTA Jeff Park and Roosevelt stops (CTA...
View ArticleDetails on CDOT’s 150 miles of potential locations for enhanced lanes
[flickr]photo:6804987991[/flickr] John and Mike Amsden at a Streets for Cycling meeting at the Sulzer Library in Lincoln Square – photo by Serge Lubomudrov Last May during the community input process...
View ArticleMetra takes another step to get wifi on trains
[flickr]photo:6263583786[/flickr] People ride a Metra train. Photo by Clark Maxwell. Metra is looking for board approval to hire Xentrans to help them find the best solution and vendor who would test...
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[flickr]photo:8387064996[/flickr] RTA approves budget measure allowing CTA to borrow up to $1 billion for bus and rail improvements (Tribune, RedEye) Report looks at benefits of Red Line extension...
View ArticleConstruction update: Jackson buffered bike lane installed after 1.5 year delay
[flickr]photo:8389028679[/flickr] At Ogden Avenue, where the bike lane ended but continues 1.5 years later. One of the first protected bike lanes to be installed was Jackson Boulevard, back in 2011....
View ArticleTransition Plan: We’re making the move to Streetsblog Chicago!
[flickr]photo:8390675070[/flickr] Steven and John collaborated on this post. All photos by David Lepeska You may have noticed that recently Steven and I have been posting more frequently and have...
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[flickr]photo:8387064996[/flickr] Woman wounded by gunfire while riding a CTA bus in Englewood (Tribune, Sun-Times, RedEye) Metra hopes to boost stagnant ridership with ad campaign targeting drivers...
View ArticleNext South Shore alderman must expand and protect existing transit
[flickr]photo:8023017941[/flickr] A Metra Electric train crosses Yates Boulevard out of the South Shore station. Photo by Jeff Zoline. Applications are being accepted by Mayor Email until Friday,...
View ArticleMore from Marge: Alderman Laurino talks trails, bike sharing
[flickr]photo:8377547824[/flickr] Margaret Laurino with constituent and Grid Chicago commenter Bob Kastigar. Since Checkerboard City, my weekly column that runs in print in Newcity magazine, is limited...
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[flickr]photo:8387064996[/flickr] 37-year-old Oak Forest woman dies after January 12 car crash in Alsip (Southtown) Drivers illegally use I-190 shoulder to wait for O’Hare passengers, creating a hazard...
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Redesigning North Avenue to better serve its purpose: shopping
Shaun Jacobsen is an Uptown resident working in market research for a French company. He graduated recently from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with majors in French and sociology, and a minor in...
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