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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

Recent Posts

A #73 Armitage bus with a "Masked Required" message on its display. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return

By John Greenfield | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments
About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.
Image: Divvy

Here’s how to provide input on new West Side Divvy station locations

By John Greenfield | Apr 14, 2021 | No Comments
This year CDOT and Lyft will be expanding the system further into the West side, and once again they're looking for feedback from local residents on where the new stations should go.
Image: John Greenfield via Google Maps

Here’s a mellow bike route connecting the Lakefront Trail and the North Branch Trail

By John Greenfield | Apr 14, 2021 | No Comments
Since the city hasn't created a signed route yet, here's a low-stress itinerary on side streets that should work pretty well for families with kids.
Bike bridge at Carmen and Spaulding over the North Branch of the Chicago River, possibly a good model for mass producing simple, cheap spans elsewhere. Photo: John Greenfield

How could we use new bike-ped bridges to improve safety and connectivity?

By John Greenfield | Apr 14, 2021 | No Comments
Here are some proposals for improving crossings of waterways in various parts of Chicago.
The intersection of Diversey and Albany, looking north, as it appeared in May 2019. The crosswalks have reportedly faded since then. Image: Google Maps

Logan dragging case highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe

By John Greenfield | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments
This horrifying incident has laid bare how the Illinois Department of Transportation having final say on changes to many Chicago streets makes our city more dangerous.
Steve Chapman

Trib’s Steve Chapman: Transit use is down right now, so we should never invest in it again

By John Greenfield | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments
In the bizarro world of the the right-leaning Chicago Tribune, the lessons of the pandemic are that we should instead be putting more focus on car-based transportation.
The moment before the police first shot Ariel Roman before trying to detain him for crossing between cars. Image: Michael McDunnah

Firing of cops who shot Ariel Roman on CTA would be a step in the right direction

By John Greenfield | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments
The Ariel Roman case starkly shows that police enforcement of minor rule-breaking is the wrong approach.
An accessible pedestrian signal at Roscoe and Inner Lake Shore Drive. Photo: John Greenfield

DOJ lights a fire under Chicago officials to speed up accessible pedestrian signal installation

By John Greenfield | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments
On Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice moved to intervene in a private disability discrimination suit against the city.
Thanks to widespread mask use and decent ventilation, studies show transit use has been fairly safe during COVID. Photo: John Greenfield

Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again

By John Greenfield | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments
If we want local public transportation to survive the COVID-19 pandemic intact, we've got to be the change we want to see.
82nd and Kedzie, looking north. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn

By John Greenfield | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments
The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Adam Toledo

Unnecessary police foot chases endanger suspects, officers, and the public

By John Greenfield | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments
As with vehicle chases, the issue at stake is the need for officers the weigh the potential threat posed to the public if a suspect is not pursued, with the possible harm that could be inflicted by a chase.
LaSpata speaks at the ribbon-cutting for the Milwaukee Avenue protected bike lanes in Logan Square last October. Photo: John Greenfield

LaSpata’s ordinance would remove references to traffic “accidents” from Municipal Code

By John Greenfield | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments
It's common to refer to serious crashes as "accidents," implying they're unavoidable, when it's actually possible to reduce crashes through better roadway design and public policy.
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