Neighborhoods

Ofo officials argue that the "lock-to" rule is also counterproductive. Meanwhile, a Beverly resident says distribution of all of the dockless bikes has been inequitable.

The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.

In November 2016 it looked like the plan for a bike counter on the Milwaukee Avenue “Hipster Highway” corridor in Wicker Park – Chicago’s busiest bike route – was a done deal. The developer of a new transit-oriented development at 1237 North Milwaukee, LG Partners, was donating an Eco-Totem bike counter to the city, and was planning to pay for the Chicago Department of Transportation to install a sidewalk bump-out to accommodate the device. The counter, featuring an eye-catching design chosen by Streetsblog Chicago readers, had already been manufactured, and City Council had approved the installation, which was slated for spring 2017.

The Slow Roll and Equiticity cofounder discussed four steps for mobilizing residents at the PolicyLink Equity Summit

The president of Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail says last September's closure for a fancy dinner was a bad idea, but next month's Bloomingdale Trail Event will be less intrusive.

Due to the fact that the pilot is only six months long, annual memberships aren't an option yet, but Pace is selling monthly passes.

Anton Seals from Grow Greater Englewood discusses the importance of respecting the neighborhood's history, and learning from the mistakes of The 606.

The dockless bike-share discussion continued with a conversion with host Judy Hsu.

Due to Emanuel's apathy towards Metra city is focusing on building a new Goose Island transitway while ignoring the nearby existing Metra lines.