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Riders on the Eisenhower Expressway, aka "The Ike." This person had a "Critical Mass: 50 Years" sign on their backpack. Photo: John Greenfield

Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2022 | No Comments

This was highly symbolic, since an ongoing project to expand the interchange has cost $800 million so far in taxpayer money, but it has little or no direct value for people who don't own cars.

Catalpa pedestrianized for the Andersonville farmers market. Photo: Jamie Kelter Davis via CDOT

Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago’s next permanently car-free street

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.

Biking on Lincoln Avenue at Foster Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square

By John Greenfield | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Multiple advocacy groups made that argument once again with an open letter to local decision-makers calling on them to include physically-protected bike lanes along as part of the upcoming Lincoln Avenue Streetscape and Plaza project

The Chicago skyline and south Red Line tracks as seen from Englewood. Photo: John Greenfield

UIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity

By Olivia Grenzebach | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Left Turn Traffic Calming at Wilson and Ashland avenues. Image: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: CDOT “hardens” left turns on Ashland with speed bumps and bollards

By John Greenfield | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Hopefully the new infrastructure will result in higher rates of motorists yielding to pedestrians, as CDOT says was the case on State, and fewer crashes.

The ride at Belmont and Halsted. Photo: Bike Grid Now

Advocacy groups join forces during bike protest for more robust bikeways on Belmont

By Rony Islam | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Nearly 180 safe streets advocates rode down Belmont Avenue to demand protected bike lanes that extend to the Lakefront Trail.

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