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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.

Streetsblog helped get a bogus “No Bikes” sign removed near Promontory Point, where drivers have been parking illegally

Sure, this wasn't one of Chicago's most urgent problems, but it's good that we were able to get a building to stop telling bike riders they can't park in front of the property.

January 7, 2024

Northern attitude: Riding the Yellow Line to Skokie 7 weeks after the route was shut down by a crash

If a disaster of this severity happened on a Chicagoland expressway, there's no way that the road would stay closed for two days, let alone nearly two months.

January 6, 2024

Ride like the Dickens! Take a virtual ride on the long-NIMBYed, now completed Dickens Greenway

In a move not previously mentioned by CDOT to Streetsblog, the route features more-or-less the first bike-centric traffic diverter installed in Chicago.

January 5, 2024

CTAction: Free CTA service on New Year’s Eve “not quite as bad as last year,” still not great

While scheduled runs often didn't show up on time on New Year's Eve / Day, this year, most of them at least showed up. That's more than one could say a year ago.

January 2, 2024