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
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
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Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.
Active Trans’ new “Fair Fares” report offers a blueprint for transit equity
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Providing lower-income people better access to transit and mobility will contribute to better outcomes for employment, education, health, and public safety, which will safe money for society in the long run.
Turning driver fatally struck Trayvion West, 13, in South Chicago crosswalk
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West was killed about two weeks after another driver critically injured a five-year-old boy in an Avondale crosswalk.
No WaPo, The 606 is not a High Line copycat or a “simulation of vibrancy”
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Yes, the Bloomingdale Trail has caused housing displacement. No, it's not merely a playground for the privileged.
What do transportation advocates of color think of Lightfoot’s ride-hail tax plan?
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CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.
Get on the bus: Discussing the fair ride-hail tax with Mayor Lightfoot on the ride to work
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During a morning commute on the #20 Madison, the mayor talked about how the new ride-hail fee structure will fight congestion and improve transit service.
Lopez shills for Uber’s phony ride-hail tax counterproposal, Reilly skewers it
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The two main daily papers urged Mayor Lightfoot to compromise with Uber and Lyft, but her plan is fine as-is.
Driver who killed cyclist Lee Luellen charged, CDP retracts victim-blaming statement
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Although Luellen was the second cyclist killed on Stony Island Avenue in recent years, local alderman Leslie Hairston has doubled down on her resistance to installing protected bike lanes on the street.
Hit-and-run driver killed USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, in Beverly
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Flood was the 35th pedestrian fatality of 2019.
At World Day of Remembrance event, survivors urged city, drivers to prevent traffic deaths
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Despite the calls for safer conditions for pedestrians and cyclists at the event, CDOT revealed that aldermen still have the power to veto safety infrastructure via aldermanic privilege.
Monday’s World Day of Remembrance Event Will Honor Victims of Traffic Violence
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The tribute is being organized by Chicago's Vision Zero crash reduction program as part of the global commemoration.
No, Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, Lori shouldn’t play nice with Uber
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In her second column promoting Uber's bogus message that Chicago's proposed ride-hail tax would hurt poor people, Washington says the mayor should compromise with Uber. Here's why that's wrong.