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Apple Maps street view of one side of the Kedzie-Belmont intersection showing the lack of room for cycling and deplorable sidewalk conditions.

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New bike lane plan for Belmont and Kedzie still falls short

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A photo of new pedestrian infrastructure in Barcelona, with three people walking on it.

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A report from abroad: Barcelona transforms transportation—What it means for Chicago

<p>In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.</p>


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Chicago Policy

Road widths aren’t to blame for Chicago’s racial disparities in speed cam ticketing

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What can we learn from the tragic bike-pedestrian crash that injured Meilani Francis?

Sharon Hoyer

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Once again, People for Bikes ranks more car-centric, less bikeable cities above Chicago

Courtney Cobbs

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Here are the details on new curb-protected lanes on Clark between Irving to Montrose

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CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.

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Here are 16 alders who voted to allow deadly speeds, and crash cases in their wards.

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Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further

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35th Ward upgrades include PBLs on Belmont, Kedzie, and protected intersection

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