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Round 6 of the Archer Avenue rallies: A closer look at Archer and Kedzie, and Urban Center’s previously disgraced CEO chimes in on our Facebook post.
Still more television silence from NBC Chicago
January 14, 2026
Round 5 of the dueling Archer Avenue rallies, plus ex-alder George Cardenas enters the chat with a windshield POV
I've reported on most of the Monday evening dueling anti- and pro- Archer Avenue traffic safety project rallies over the past month or so. But I took a break from showing up on Monday, December 29, when the fourth of the competing demonstration sessions took place, in front of Ald. Julia Ramirez's 12th Ward office, 3868 S. Archer Ave.
January 6, 2026
Round 3 of dueling Archer rallies: Almost all of the dozens of project supporters said they live on the SW Side. Opponents declined interviews.
If you're a sustainable transportation reporter and advocate like me, always looking for important and interesting stories about livable streets issues, the Archer Avenue traffic safety project debate is the gift that keeps on giving.
December 23, 2025
City Council approves $1.8 billion bond package, leaving key traffic-safety funding questions unresolved
By Ellen Steinke
December 10, 2025
What’s the future of Archer? Safe Streets advocates faced off against car activists backed by pro-charter school lobbying group Urban Center
Update Sunday, 12/14/25, 1:45 PM: Last Friday, the Chicago Department of Transportation released an FAQ document that helps debunk some of the misinformation that's circulating about the Archer Avenue traffic safety project.
December 10, 2025
CBS’s one-sided and misleading report about Archer Avenue is a great example of how *not* to cover a traffic safety project
Update 12/6/25 12:15 AM: As discussed on the Facebook post for this article, car activists are planning a protest against the Archer Complete Streets project this Monday 12/8, 4:30 p.m. at Ald. Ramirez's office, 3836 S. Archer Avenue. The nearby group Gage Park Cyclists is inviting supporters of the street remix to show up to demonstrate support for the plan.
December 5, 2025
Check yourself before you Roenigk yourself: The News-Star’s most ridiculous article yet against the Granville proposal
Editor Ronald Roenigk argues that Granville Avenue must allow crosstown traffic because it's halfway between Devon and Peterson, which "are a mile apart." They're actually a half-mile apart.
November 1, 2024
Inside Publications NIMBY newspapers strike back, with another screed against the Granville Avenue Traffic Safety project
Here at Streetsblog Chicago, one of my tasks is to write rebuttals when other local news outlets get the story wrong on walk/bike/transit projects. The local Not In My Back Yard-style newspaper chain Inside Publications (read about their previous anti-sustainable transportation crusades here) keeps sending work my way.
October 28, 2024
40th Ward Development Town Hall heralds many promising Far North Side sustainable transportation projects
Ald. Andre Vasquez and his staff discussed upcoming pedestrian improvements, plazas, and bikeways, plus the new Peterson/Ridge Metra station.
June 10, 2024
A bridge too far? CDOT plans to include precast curb-lined bike lanes on the new Western span, but advocates want more robust protection
This part of South Western is part of a marked bicycle route, so advocates say the current plan would be a missed opportunity to greatly improve bike safety.
April 4, 2024
