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John Greenfield

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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.

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Scooters

Ride e-scooters, do crime? U. of I. report blames the devices for spikes in illegal activity, but raises “correlation vs. causation” concerns.

"I suspect there are confounding factors that make the link from e-scooters to crime spurious," responded DePaul University transportation expert Joe Schwieterman.

December 15, 2025
Fatality Tracker

The latest pedestrian death on Sheridan Road highlights the need for a “4 to 3 conversion” street redesign to improve safety

December 12, 2025
Sponsored by GOGO Charters - Chicago

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 11

December 11, 2025
Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 10

December 10, 2025
Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

What’s the future of Archer? Safe Streets advocates faced off against car activists backed by pro-charter school lobbying group Urban Center

December 10, 2025
Sponsored by Roscoe Village Bikes

Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 9

December 9, 2025
Sponsored by Total Charter Bus

Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 8

December 8, 2025
Complete Streets

CBS’s one-sided and misleading report about Archer Avenue is a great example of how *not* to cover a traffic safety project

December 5, 2025
Sponsored by National Charter Bus - Chicago

Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 5

December 5, 2025
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