Olivia Grenzebach
Recent Posts
One Howard Street project kicks off Saturday. Here’s how to improve the corridor.
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The goals of the project are somewhat undefined, but that's not necessarily a bad thing this early in the process.
Elevate Devon plan proposes placemaking, road diet strategies to improve walk/bike/transit
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The plan calls for 49 improved crosswalks, three new pedestrian islands at especially wide crossings, 22 bike rack and amenities stations, seven wayfinding stations (new signage or kiosk), and ten key “Intersection Updates.”
Residents push for bike/ped upgrades, car-free Columbus Dr. at Grant Park open house
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It was clear that people who provided input at the open house are most concerned with improving safety, and prioritizing walking and biking.
UIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity
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Speakers included Ellen Partridge from the Shared-Use Mobility Center, Audrey Wenninkfrom the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Rochelle Jacksonfrom the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council.
Readers: Women-only transit would be awesome / impractical / sexist / transphobic
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One thing's for sure: If such a program is going to be implemented in Chicago, it needs to be explicitly inclusive of all women, including trans women, and nonbinary people.
Should the CTA adopt women-only transit? Interviews with Chicago women suggest yes
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Women-only transportation helps to dismantle one of the barriers that women face daily, so it should be seriously considered in the Chicago and other U.S. cities.
Open the beaches! Then implement these urban design strategies to beat the heat
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Lightfoot's refusal to reopen beaches during the heat wave makes no sense. Here's a look at that issue and longterm heat mitigation strategies.
Protests are placemaking
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These instances of road repurposing and placemaking are born from pain and anger, and yet they have brought communities together and created beauty.