Kicking off Bike Lane Week on Streetsblog Chicago with Day One: Mid-South Side
Also today: Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon on new protected bike lanes and raised crosswalks on Central Park Avenue in East Garfield Park.
December 4, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 4
• CTA: RPM Phase 1 Project begins final major stage of North Belmont Red-Purple Reconstruction
December 4, 2023
Will Chicago’s Better Streets for Buses plan result in real BRT this time?
Let's keep our fingers crossed that, unlike Ashland BRT, the city will come up with a fast bus proposal that actually goes somewhere.
December 3, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 1
• Active Trans applauds CDOT's protected bike lane progress, but correctly notes a "clear plan is still needed"
December 1, 2023
Whether or not you knew Motivate is still helping to run Divvy bike-share, by February they won’t be
While the machinations going on right now at Divvy are a little complex, there no reason to believe they'll be bad for customers or employees.
November 30, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 30
• Embarrassing: LA, a more car-centric city than Chicago, beat us for transit ridership due to more aggressive transit expansion (APTA)
November 30, 2023
Concrete protection comes to Clark bike lanes north of Berteau, which will help keep drivers from blocking them
To their credit, the drivers Streetsblog saw there today were parking properly in their new lane.
November 29, 2023
Driver cited for fatally striking woman in her late 40s near 71st/Western in Chicago Lawn
The crash occurred Tuesday just after midnight.
November 29, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 29
• Press release: Pritzker celebrates completion of I-57 "improvements" in Chicago, south suburbs
November 29, 2023
Help Streetsblog Chicago raise funds to keep fighting for livable streets in 2024
2023 has been a very eventful year for Chicago sustainable transportation news, and this publication itself. Help us keep rolling smoothly next year.
November 28, 2023
