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Steven Vance

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Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.

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Mr. Tamez, a neighbor on Cortland, asked for a sign to put on his own fence. Photo: Ben Helphand, Friends of the Bloomingdale

Eyes on the Street: City installs Bloomingdale Trail alternative Slow Streets route

By Steven Vance and John Greenfield | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments
There's doesn't seem to have been much outreach about the project, so expect a few grumbles from motorists. But once people start enjoying the corridor, criticisms should fade.
The new sidewalk extension. Photo: Steven Vance

Eyes on the Street: The North/Damen/Milwaukee slip lane removal is now permanent

By Steven Vance and John Greenfield | May 4, 2020 | No Comments
CDOT has made the slip lane removal at the the south side of Wicker Park's usually-bustling North/Damen/Milwaukee intersection permanent. 
IDOT blamed a 50-car pileup on the Kennedy Expressway on April 15 on drivers going "way too fast" for conditions. Image: CBS Chicago

Your suspicion is right: People have been speeding more during Stay at Home

By Steven Vance | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments
Chicago speed camera data shows that more tickets were issued during a three-week period during Stay at Home than at any other time in more than a year.
34th Street in Queens is one of several New York City roadways that is being opened for car-free recreation. Photo: Shekar Krishnan via Twitter

Database documents cities that are repurposing car space during the pandemic

By Steven Vance | Mar 29, 2020 | No Comments
During the pandemic, cities are recognizing it makes sense to take road space away from cars and give it to people.
This shuttered CVS store on near Central Park/Division/Grand would be a great spot for a new Metra station and equitable TOD. Image: Google Maps

Building a Metra infill station in Humboldt Park would create job, housing opportunities

By Steven Vance | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments
New infill stations in Chicago neighborhoods like Humboldt could take advantage of the Metra's regional reach, and fill in gaps in CTA service.
The Jayne Byrne Interchange as it appeared in 2013. Photo: Steven Vance

The folly of the Jane Byrne Interchange spaghetti bowl expansion keeps getting worse

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 10, 2020 | No Comments
The cost of the project has ballooned to a quarter-billion dollars more than the initial cost estimates, and it's almost 4.5 years behind schedule.
Metra's current bi-level railcar design. Photo: Jeff Zoline

What’s your Metra railcar redesign wish list?

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments
Metra wants to know what amenities, like tray tables, dimmable lights, and USB chargers, are most important to customers. But Streetsblog's Steven Vance says bolder design changes are needed.
Rendering of the Emmet Street development.

Logan affordable TOD got key approvals, flack from NIMBYs, at Plan Commission hearing

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
While opponents said the land would be more valuable as a parking lot or a market-rate development, proponents stressed the value of keeping Logan Square economiclly diverse.
Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle.

Don’t let competition between agencies and politicians block better South Side transit

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Sep 20, 2019 | 12 Comments
Chicago mayor Lightfoot said she's against a proposal by Cook County, backed by her old rival Toni Preckwinkle, that would lower Metra fares and increase service, on the grounds that it would hurt the CTA.
Ride-hailing drivers often park in bike lanes downtown, the most common place for trips to begin and end. Photo via Bike Lane Uprising.

The Most Common Chicago Ride-Hailing Trip Is a 1-Mile Hop From River North to the Loop

By Steven Vance and John Greenfield | Apr 18, 2019 | 25 Comments
The most common types of ride-hailing trips are short, downtown jaunts, many of which could easily be done by more sustainable modes.
The new electric-assist Divvy bikes (shown here without Divvy and Lyft branding) will have a built-in cable lock, allowing them to be parked at bike racks.

Here’s Some of the Nitty-Gritty From the Proposed Divvy/Lyft Contract Amendment

By Steven Vance | Mar 29, 2019 | 8 Comments
Here are some details about the build-out deadlines, advertising rules, profit-sharing, and more.
A diagram of the O'Hare Express study area from the CMAP analysis.

CDOT Is Trying to Convince CMAP to Add the O’Hare Express to ON TO 2050

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 1, 2019 | 13 Comments
Adding Elon Musk's pipe dream to the regional plan would make the project potentially eligible to receive federal funds and approvals.
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