Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Design

Stone Free: The Bike Bridge That Ald. Berny Stone Blocked Is Finally Getting Built

By John Greenfield | Feb 15, 2019 | 5 Comments

City officials broke ground on the span this morning, 14 years after the cantankerous alderman put the kibosh on the project for mysterious reasons.

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2019 | 18 Comments

It can years to learn all of these rules of thumb but here's a shortcut, with some street name history thrown in for good measure.

By John Greenfield | Feb 8, 2019 | 9 Comments

The expansion is being justified with traffic projections that will be a self-fulfilling prophesy.

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 1, 2019 | 13 Comments

Adding Elon Musk's pipe dream to the regional plan would make the project potentially eligible to receive federal funds and approvals.

By John Greenfield | Jan 31, 2019 | 6 Comments

Has the alderman's desire to expand parking in the ward killed CDOT's plan for improved and new bikeways on Harrison, Polk, and Plymouth?

By John Greenfield | Jan 28, 2019 | 80 Comments

Admonishing pedestrians to not use cell phones and wear reflective material is easier than actually taking steps to make them safer.