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
RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return
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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.
Here’s how to provide input on new West Side Divvy station locations
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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.
Here’s a mellow bike route connecting the Lakefront Trail and the North Branch Trail
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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.
How could we use new bike-ped bridges to improve safety and connectivity?
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Here are some proposals for improving crossings of waterways in various parts of Chicago.
Logan dragging case highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe
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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.
Trib’s Steve Chapman: Transit use is down right now, so we should never invest in it again
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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.
Firing of cops who shot Ariel Roman on CTA would be a step in the right direction
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The Ariel Roman case starkly shows that police enforcement of minor rule-breaking is the wrong approach.
DOJ lights a fire under Chicago officials to speed up accessible pedestrian signal installation
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On Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice moved to intervene in a private disability discrimination suit against the city.
Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again
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If we want local public transportation to survive the COVID-19 pandemic intact, we've got to be the change we want to see.
Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn
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The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Unnecessary police foot chases endanger suspects, officers, and the public
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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’s ordinance would remove references to traffic “accidents” from Municipal Code
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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.