Eyes on the Street
Top Categories
Why the South Shore Line is offering free eastbound rides all day, every weekday
"In order to get back to the revenue that we need to generate in the long term, we need to incentivize people to get back on the trains."
October 25, 2021
What should drivers do to avoid blocking bikeways – especially bike-share workers?
When the person clogging the bikeway is employed by a city-owned bike-share system, an entity whose entire purpose is to make bicycling easier, this kind of blockage can feel like a betrayal.
October 22, 2021
Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.
October 18, 2021
Dissenting opinions: Why do some bike shop owners oppose the Pratt bike bridge?
The arguments against building the bridge don't outweigh the positives: safer, more convenient, and more pleasant east-west bike and pedestrian access.
October 15, 2021
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.
October 10, 2021
Another one bites the dust: Seminary Slow Street removed, petition launched to restore it
"Unless we demonstrate to our leaders that the community values safe streets over driver convenience, this could be the last year of Shared Streets in Chicago."
October 8, 2021
Eyes on the street: New paint-and-post bike lanes on Logan east of Western
As is often the case when new parking-protected lanes are installed, things are kind of a mess right now, with lots of cars parked in the bike lane.
October 6, 2021
Take a virtual bike ride on the new Logan Boulevard bike lanes near Western Avenue
Adding painted Jersey walls to the new Logan lanes would offer real, physical protection for cyclists. That would be an even better tribute to the people who died while biking there.
October 4, 2021
Road diet, bike lanes finally implemented near deadly Logan/Western intersection
Riding on Logan all the way from the east side of Milwaukee Avenue to Western Avenue in relative safety is "a truly liberating experience."
October 3, 2021
Courier proposes Neighborhood Greenway on Belle Plaine for ghost kitchen access
A Streetsblog reader proposes a new greenway in the 47th ward
October 1, 2021
