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Eyes on the Street: Swapping Parking for Customer Seating Is a Smart Move
Merchants are beginning to understand that their bottom line depends less on the number of vehicles they can park than the number of customers they can accommodate.
June 20, 2017
CDOT Has Been Busy Installing Bikeways This Spring
It’s prime time for laying thermoplastic pavement markings, so the Chicago Department of Transportation has been hustling to install new bike lanes and Neighborhood Greenways.
June 1, 2017
Status Quo or Forward-Thinking: Which LSD Vision Will Prevail?
While it’s going to be a challenge to get progressive changes made to the Drive, it’s a battle worth fighting.
May 23, 2017
South Chicagoans Weigh in on Plans to Activate Dead Space Under the Skyway
The South Chicago Underline Project is a proposal to add facilities for walking, biking, playing, and relaxing under the Chicago Skyway, an elevated highway on the Southeast Side.
May 22, 2017
Folks on the Street Weigh in on CDOT’s Plan to Fix the Wicker Park “Crotch”
To further check the community's pulse on these proposed changes, I dropped by the crossroads to buttonhole people during the evening rush.
May 18, 2017
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes and Mid-Block Crossing on Harrison by UIC
The Chicago Department of Transportation recently installed new buffered bike lanes on a 0.75-mile stretch of Harrison between Halsted and Loomis next to UIC and Little Italy as part of a water main project.
May 17, 2017
Residents Want More Affordable Housing Along Broadway as Part of Red/Purple Rehab
Instead of focusing on higher-end shops, restaurants, and housing, many neighbors along this corridor expressed strong support for affordable housing to help maintain a diverse community.
May 16, 2017
No, Chicago Tribune, We Don’t Have to Accommodate All 19,300 Car Trips on Cornell
Rhe Trib’s assumption that all of the car trips that currently take place on Cornell need to be “accommodated” is flawed.
May 15, 2017
Don’t Panic! Take a Virtual Ride on the New Glenwood Greenway
Despite what a recent CBS report might have you believe, the contraflow lane on Chicago's newest Neighborhood Greenway will prevent -- not cause -- crashes.
May 12, 2017
The Devon Streetscape Makes Walking in “Little India” Safer and More Pleasant
The multicultural avenue provides a first-class feast for the senses, but until recently the corridor provided a less-than-stellar physical environment for walking.
May 11, 2017
