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Madison median removals: Letting people drive faster is a ped safety improvement?
No, widening travel lanes for drivers is not a win for pedestrian safety.
December 2, 2019
What does Chicago need to do to achieve transportation equity?
Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs discussed the topic at an event hosted by the Chicago Style Committee of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
November 27, 2019
The car-centric status quo, not bus lanes, would “take up too much road” on LSD
We need to disregard the small-minded concern of the car-focused and redesign the drive in the manner that's best for our city and our planet.
November 27, 2019
No WaPo, The 606 is not a High Line copycat or a “simulation of vibrancy”
Yes, the Bloomingdale Trail has caused housing displacement. No, it's not merely a playground for the privileged.
November 23, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Checking out paint-and-post upgrades on Milwaukee in Logan
For about a quarter of the price of a single traffic signal, CDOT installed safety improvements for all road users on several blocks of the avenue.
November 4, 2019
Federal grants approved for 7 local projects to improve bike and ped access to transit
When bus stops and train stations aren't safe or convenient to walk or bike to, that can be a major disincentive to riding transit.
November 4, 2019
Chicago transportation planning is in the doldrums, and the lack of a CDOT chief isn’t helping
Mayor Lori Lightfoot needs to hire a forward-thinking commish and end this period of stagnation.
November 1, 2019
San Francisco’s Market Street is going car-free. Michigan Avenue should be next.
Why shouldn't Michigan become a safer, more efficient, and more democratic street as well?
October 30, 2019
Loved ones honored Douglas DeMott with ghost bike ceremony in Tinley Park
DeMott was struck from behind last January by a 93-year-old driver while he was biking home from work on Harlem Avenue.
October 28, 2019
Logan affordable TOD got key approvals, flack from NIMBYs, at Plan Commission hearing
While opponents said the land would be more valuable as a parking lot or a market-rate development, proponents stressed the value of keeping Logan Square economiclly diverse.
October 17, 2019
