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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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 20
August 20, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 15
August 15, 2024
IDOT discusses why they’re recommending an NDLSD rebuild without dedicated transit lanes
While IDOT implied that having 25 percent less road capacity for cars on the lakefront is a defect of the proposal for dedicated transit lanes, it's actually a feature.
August 13, 2024
Save Our Lakefront Rally draws huge crowd to Redefine the Drive open house, demanding a people-friendly DLSD layout
The advocates and elected officials who attended and spoke are upset that IDOT and CDOT's current plan simply rebuilds the 8-lane shoreline highway with no transit lanes.
August 9, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 9
August 9, 2024
NIMBYs win: More on why, despite recent bike crashes, Lincolnwood cancelled Pratt PBLs, forfeited millions in state funding
Local sustainable transportation advocates noted that it shouldn't take serious bike crash injuries and deaths to convince communities to create safer streets.
August 8, 2024