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The Leland Slow Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year

By John Greenfield | Nov 28, 2020 | No Comments

Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.

The new dashed bike lanes on Damen this afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Bikeway added, 20 mph speed limit planned on Damen where cyclist Liza Whitacre was killed

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

Hopefully these changes will help prevent more heartbreak. But if the city really wants to make a difference, it should build bike lanes with physical protection.

A paint-and-post pedestrian island in the east leg of Washington/LaSalle, by City Hall. Photo: CDOT

Eyes on the street: A bounty of paint-and-post bump-outs and ped islands in the CBD

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

CDOT is doing fast-and-cheap pedestrian improvements at two dozen downtown intersections.

The rails have been removed from just north of the Cherry Avenue Bridge, making it now an exclusive bike/pedestrian path—for now. Photo: Quinn Kasal

The past, present, and future of the Cherry Avenue bike and pedestrian bridge

By Quinn Kasal | Nov 16, 2020 | No Comments

The span was previously a moveable freight train bridge; it's currently a bike/ped-only facility; and it may become a transitway as part of the Lincoln Yards development.

Participants, including CDOT chief Gia Biagi (2nd from left), Alderman Debra Silverstein (3rd from left), and ATA's Julia Gerasimeko (4th from left), cut the ribbon on the new bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

Stone free! City finally cuts the ribbon on the bike bridge that Berny Stone blocked

By John Greenfield | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Now that we can close the book on the 15-year Stone Free Bridge saga, it's time to advocate for making other safety improvements to the North Shore Channel Trail.

The 5600 bock of North Harlem, looking south at the Blue Line station and the Kennedy. Image: Google Maps

Harlem station development controversy highlights barriers to creating equitable TOD

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 9, 2020 | No Comments

The land just north of the Blue Line stop would be a good location for dense transit-oriented development with affordable units, but instead it may get a car-wash and a drive-through cafe.

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