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
CTA publishes more realistic bus schedules, advocates say agency should focus on hiring
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Transit advocates responded to the announcement of the adjustment of the schedules of 52 bus lines by noting that the agency needs to keep its eyes on the prize of a full-strength workforce.
Jaime Cuadra, 47, is 2nd person killed this month at a deadly Dan Ryan / Red Line intersection
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A "road diet" is badly needed here, and everywhere else where where overly-large streets contribute to pedestrian fatalities, especially in front of transit stations.
9 years for Sophie Allen’s killer is a rare example of consequences for a hit-and-run
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Under Illinois law, driver Brett Dimick will probably be required to serve half of his sentence. More actual jail time would send a much stronger message that drivers who kill people and flee will be held accountable.
Bike-ped upgrades coming to 4 Calumet River bridges as part of federally funded rehab
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New sidewalks will be installed, and the bridges will all get bike lanes and concrete infill. However, physically protected bikeways are not in the works.
Man killed by hit-and-run driver is 5th person fatally struck at 79th/Lafayette since 2015
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This recent tragedy is yet more evidence that additional measures are needed to stop drivers from killing people at this intersection.
Roy Lee, 21, struck by hit-and-run driver in Englewood, was 1st Chicago ped fatality of 2023
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Tragically, just two days into 2023, Chicago already saw its first pedestrian death of the year.
New Year’s peeve: Why was CTA service ridiculously bad on the big night?
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The agency blames the interminable service gaps on a higher-than-usual number of unplanned absences by bus and train operators.
Yeesh! Drivers crashed into Ainslie Art Plaza (again!) and Manor Greenway island
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When the city installs nice things for bike riders and pedestrians, reckless drivers often destroy them. That happened twice within the last couple of days in two different locations in the 40th Ward.
Hit-and-run driver dragged and killed man, 63, injured male wheelchair user, 56, in Brainerd
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The victim appears to be the 31st and final Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2022.
LFT is partly closed, Divvy is still partially functioning through the deep-freeze
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The blizzard conditions, high winds, and subzero temperatures of the past 24 hours in Chicago have been character-building, to say the least.
Newly reopened Webster bridge has a more bikable solid deck, but no bike lanes
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Ideally, any time a bridge is renovated it should get protected bike lanes, but unfortunately Webster only got "sharrow" shared-lane markings.
Sick Byrne! Twitter account for the $800M+ interchange expansion gets brutally ratioed
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Maybe IDOT will think twice next time before telling Chicagoans to "move over" to make way for cars.