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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and ‘L’ train.

CDOT Complete Streets director David Smith: 2023 was Chicago’s busiest bikeway installation year ever

Streetsblog recently caught up with Smith for a recap of what bike infrastructure, much of it protected lanes, was built in our city this year.

November 1, 2023

Twitter comes to the rescue for fixing a wheelchair-hostile sidewalk

It's fine to shout from the rooftops about an infrastructure problem via Twitter like John did. But it's also a good idea to file a request via the 311 app.

October 31, 2023

Eyes on the Street: Milwaukee Avenue protected lanes are taking shape in Bucktown

Streetsblog's Steven Vance checked out the latest developments on Milwaukee earlier this week.

October 27, 2023

Joshua Anleu Buendia, 16, fatally struck in Portage Park, was one of five people killed while biking in Chicago this year

His case was one of three Chicagoland bike fatalities reported by local news outlets this week.

October 26, 2023