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.
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A Tale of Two News Outlets Part Two: Tribune publishes great and garbage pieces about Dickens Greenway
Transportation reporter Sarah Freishtat provides a balanced take on the Dickens controversy, but corporate lawyer William Choslovsky's anti-greenway op-ed is drivel.
A Tale of Two News Outlets, Part One: Dickens drama as NBC runs a NIMBY-friendly TV report about the greenway
NBC and the Tribune demonstrate the wrong and right ways to report on a controversial bike lane project like the Dickens Greenway.
Hit-and-run driver killed Vesmo Bernard Hanks, Jr., 25, who was reportedly fleeing a police stop on foot in Austin
Altogether, drivers fatally struck 30 pedestrians on Chicago streets in 2023.
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 12
Driver struck and killed Samantha Marie Hutcherson, 25, on December 28 in Washington Heights
Hutcherson was the 29th person struck and killed while walking on Chicago streets in 2023.
Thar he blows! Ed Fitzpatrick goes public with his obsession with killing the Dickens Greenway, assisted by Inside Publications
A new article from the car-centric newspaper chain, featuring Fitzpatrick griping about the bikeway, falsely claims the project was paid for with "Chicago taxpayer funds" due to a "bait and switch."