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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

Catching a #9 bus at 95th Street in Brainerd. Photo: John Greenfield

CTA publishes more realistic bus schedules, advocates say agency should focus on hiring

By John Greenfield | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments
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.
The 87th Street Red Line station, looking south from the highway median. Image: Google Maps

Jaime Cuadra, 47, is 2nd person killed this month at a deadly Dan Ryan / Red Line intersection

By John Greenfield | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments
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.
Sophie Allen

9 years for Sophie Allen’s killer is a rare example of consequences for a hit-and-run

By John Greenfield | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments
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.
The approach to the 100th Street bridge over the Calumet River lacks sidewalks. The bridge rehab project will build new ones. Image: Google Maps

Bike-ped upgrades coming to 4 Calumet River bridges as part of federally funded rehab

By John Greenfield | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments
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.
Aerial view of the intersection, looking south. Image: Google Maps

Man killed by hit-and-run driver is 5th person fatally struck at 79th/Lafayette since 2015

By John Greenfield | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments
This recent tragedy is yet more evidence that additional measures are needed to stop drivers from killing people at this intersection.
Roy Lee

Roy Lee, 21, struck by hit-and-run driver in Englewood, was 1st Chicago ped fatality of 2023

By John Greenfield | Jan 3, 2023 | No Comments
Tragically, just two days into 2023, Chicago already saw its first pedestrian death of the year.
Photo: John Greenfield

New Year’s peeve: Why was CTA service ridiculously bad on the big night?

By John Greenfield | Jan 3, 2023 | No Comments
The agency blames the interminable service gaps on a higher-than-usual number of unplanned absences by bus and train operators.
The aftermath of the latest crash at the Ainslie Art Plaza: a toppled Jersey wall and a piece of car body. Photo: John Greenfield

Yeesh! Drivers crashed into Ainslie Art Plaza (again!) and Manor Greenway island

By John Greenfield | Jan 2, 2023 | No Comments
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.
The site where the fatality victim's body was found, near 89th and Ashland.  Image: CBS Chicago

Hit-and-run driver dragged and killed man, 63, injured male wheelchair user, 56, in Brainerd

By John Greenfield | Jan 1, 2023 | No Comments
The victim appears to be the 31st and final Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2022.
Divvy in winter. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

LFT is partly closed, Divvy is still partially functioning through the deep-freeze

By John Greenfield | Dec 23, 2022 | No Comments
The blizzard conditions, high winds, and subzero temperatures of the past 24 hours in Chicago have been character-building, to say the least.
The new bridge features a mostly solid concrete deck, but no bike lanes, just "sharrow" markings. Photo: CDOt

Newly reopened Webster bridge has a more bikable solid deck, but no bike lanes

By John Greenfield | Dec 23, 2022 | No Comments
Ideally, any time a bridge is renovated it should get protected bike lanes, but unfortunately Webster only got "sharrow" shared-lane markings.
What would the late Mayor Jane Byrne (the one on the right) think of all this? Photo: Steve Kagan via @Chicago_History

Sick Byrne! Twitter account for the $800M+ interchange expansion gets brutally ratioed

By John Greenfield | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments
Maybe IDOT will think twice next time before telling Chicagoans to "move over" to make way for cars. 
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