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Installation of Slow Street alternative to 606 starts tomorrow with Wabansia opening
The corridor will eventually stretch from Cortland and Ridgeland to Cortland and Ashland.
June 11, 2020
After success of Leland Slow Street, Alderman Rosa seeks input on Palmer
Most of the area of the 35th Ward that the Slow Street would pass through is majority-Latinx and has been hard hit by COVID-19. "This makes bilingual outreach critical."
June 9, 2020
Transportation planners and advocates: What legacy will you leave for racial justice?
I hope that you make choices today that you will be proud to stand by later in the quest for a more just society.
June 5, 2020
A few updates on Slow Streets and other pandemic transportation initiatives
A few more streets have been added to the map, Leland launches tomorrow, and the city has a new COVID-19 transportation website.
May 28, 2020
Starting Friday, Leland Shared Street will provide a safe COVID-19 transportation corridor
It took more than two months of pushing by advocates, but Chicago is finally implementing Slow Streets as a COVID-19 response.
May 27, 2020
CDOT: Cortland, Glenwood, Palmer, Leland will be “Shared streets for physical distancing”
After more than two months of advocacy by Streetsblog, it looks like Chicago is finally going to open streets for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation.
May 26, 2020
Planned West Loop changes include closing block of Milwaukee, wider sidewalks
The changes would be paid for by a developer as part of the deal for a 33-story residential building at the old Cassidy Tire site.
May 19, 2020
Alderman Martin is putting out feelers about doing open streets interventions in Lincoln Square
"We want to make sure that as people are spending more time outside, we are adjusting infrastructure accordingly."
May 18, 2020
How Montreal, Milan, and D.C. have made more space for walk/bike/transit during COVID
While Chicago has been shutting down trails, other cities have been using innovative strategies to make room for socially-distanced transportation and physical activity.
May 15, 2020
Map: What could a Slow Streets network look like in Chicago?
This map some potential Slow Streets routes in the central city, including side streets and park roads where through traffic could be prohibited during Stay at Home.
May 13, 2020
