Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Design

Rendering of the contraflow bike lane on the southbound stretch of Glenwood north of Pratt. Image: CDOT

Details on the Chill New Way to Bike to Evanston

By John Greenfield | Jun 19, 2018

Among the 20 new miles of bikeways the Chicago Department of Transportation has planned for 2018, one of the most useful new routes will be the Rogers Park Greenway. It will extend the popular Glenwood Greenway in Uptown and Edgewater by a couple of miles miles and create a low-stress way to visit Evanston, our […]

New buffered lanes on Stony Island Avenue near Lake Calumet will make cycling to Big Marsh bike park a bit safer, although truck traffic will still be a hazard. Photo: Slow Roll Chicago

Plenty of Good Chicago Bikeway Projects Will Be Built in 2018

By John Greenfield | Jun 13, 2018 | 48 Comments

The list includes several miles of neighborhood greenways

A Divvy rider on the lakefront. Photo: Daly C.

The New Divvy Bikes App Is Handy, But There’s Room for Improvement

By Anne Alt | May 31, 2018 | 4 Comments

Improving the bike route directions and making the app accessible to people with colorblindness would be a plus.

The new plaza. Photo: Shaun Jacobsen

Evanston’s Fountain Square Rehab and Road Diet Is Creating a Great Public Space

By Shaun Jacobsen | May 29, 2018 | 9 Comments

The suburb converted a road median and excess travel lanes to an attractive new plaza, and more improvements are in the works.

Proposal 1, with the bike lanes moved next to the median, could be an overall win for safety, although churchgoers would park in the lanes on Sundays. Image: CDOT

CDOT Proposes Bike Upgrades for Drexel, But Some Folks Want More Car Parking Instead

By John Greenfield | May 25, 2018 | 30 Comments

Should Drexel get dooring-free bike lanes, or additional parking lanes? The second option would cost the city an extra $230K.

The new plaza created by pedestrianizing a stretch of Racine by the Riviera Theater. The raised area in the center is a pedestal for a new sculpture. Photo: John Greenfield

The Broadway/Lawrence Streetscape Has Turned Asphalt Into Public Space

By John Greenfield | May 25, 2018 | 6 Comments

The project connected a traffic island to the sidewalk to create a new plaza.

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