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Eyes on the Street: Checking Out the New Wilson Station House
Another CTA station became wheelchair-friendly today as the main stationhouse of the new Wilson stop opened, complete with an elevator and escalator.
September 20, 2017
It’s a Breeze to Get to the Dill Pickle Co-op Without a Car
The market has excellent CTA access and will have plentiful bike racks, but it won't have a ton of car parking.
September 18, 2017
Eyes on the Street: PARK(ing) Day Celebration Takes over 3 Car Spots in Jefferson Park
Today a neighborhood organization in the Jefferson Park neighborhood is highlighting the fact that public space used for storing cars can also be put to more productive uses.
September 15, 2017
Johnel Washington, Killed in Austin by Trucker, Was 3rd On-Street Bike Fatality of 2017
Washington was the third person to die while biking on Chicago streets this year.
September 13, 2017
Bike Boxes, Slip Lane Removal, and a Fat Crosswalk Come to Wicker Park Six-Way
The changes make this hectic six-way safer, better organized, and more pleasant for the many people who pass through on foot and bike each day.
September 12, 2017
More Talking Points From the Slow Roll Chicago Discussion of Vision Zero and Racial Justice
Cofounder Oboi Reed elaborates on Vision Zero rollout issues, and argues that if Black and Brown residents advocate for safer street designs, their aldermen will support them.
September 11, 2017
Milwaukee Avenue Update: Goodbye Car Slip Lane, Hello Bike Turn Lane
The Chicago Department of Transportation's complete streets makeover of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park seems is moving along nicely.
September 8, 2017
Eyes on the Street: A First Look at New “Dashed Bike Lanes” on Milwaukee Avenue
It already appears that car drivers are generally respecting the dashed lines.
August 30, 2017
Slow Roll Calls for Greater Black and Brown Ownership of the Vision Zero Process
The group leads a discussion of the issue on social media this Thursday morning.
August 29, 2017
Obama Library Plans Massive Parking Garage, Lacks Holistic Transportation Plan
At public meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, officials from the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Obama Foundation revealed the latest site plans for the Obama Presidential Center ("the library"), which included details about how the foundation plans to build an aboveground parking garage on parkland.
August 25, 2017
