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Bikeway added, 20 mph speed limit planned on Damen where cyclist Liza Whitacre was killed
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.
November 19, 2020
Eyes on the street: A bounty of paint-and-post bump-outs and ped islands in the CBD
CDOT is doing fast-and-cheap pedestrian improvements at two dozen downtown intersections.
November 19, 2020
The past, present, and future of the Cherry Avenue bike and pedestrian bridge
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.
November 16, 2020
Stone free! City finally cuts the ribbon on the bike bridge that Berny Stone blocked
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.
November 10, 2020
Harlem station development controversy highlights barriers to creating equitable TOD
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.
November 9, 2020
Amazing Grace: A new Slow Streets corridor creates a safer route to the 312 RiverRun
While CDOT rolled out the traffic-calmed corridor late in the season, it should be in place until at least December.
November 4, 2020
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
November 2, 2020
Chicago businesses: Here’s what’s required to use parking lanes to enable outdoor seating
It turns out that the bureaucratic hoops aren't especially onerous, and they're a relative bargain thanks to the city waiving some of the associated fees.
October 29, 2020
The 79th Street pop-up bus-only lanes are only a half-measure
Red paint and effective enforcement is needed to make the lanes work better and actually improve bus speeds.
October 28, 2020
Better Streets launches campaign to force LSD planners back to the drawing board
"We don’t have to repeat mistakes of the past -- we have the power to design our own future," they say
October 23, 2020
