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Better Streets Chicago calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal
The group has launched a new campaign and petition, with almost 1,250 signatures, to exhort the city of Chicago to take charge of winter sidewalk clearance.
February 15, 2021
Eyes on the Street: The Belmont Flyover seems to be coming along nicely
The CTA appears to have recently made major progress on Belmont Flyover, officially called the Red-Purple Bypass, which will unclog the junction of the Red, Brown, and Purple lines.
February 3, 2021
Is the Metra-Union Pacific feud impacting onboard safety and quality of life?
While's its way past time for Metra and Union Pacific to settle their differences, when it comes to safety and comfort on the UP-operated trains, things could be a lot worse.
January 28, 2021
Eyes on the street: Lots of people were biking on Clark Street in 19 degrees
It almost makes you think it would make sense for the city to upgrade the bikeway to a physically protected micro-mobility lane.
January 22, 2021
2020 was a good year for Far South Side bikeway installation
17 of the 29 total miles of bikeways installed last year, or about 59 percent, were installed south of Marquette Drive.
January 21, 2021
CDOT responds to COVID transportation challenges with a flurry of bike rack installations
The department rose to the occasion, installing 899 "inverted U" racks and 20 on-street bike parking corrals.
January 14, 2021
Valuable land next to the Wellington ‘L’ stop is being squandered on an anti-TOD
Altogether there will be a net gain of 166 parking spots, encouraging more people to drive to the hospital campus instead of taking the train.
January 14, 2021
Here’s what we should do to actually make the Illinois Prairie Path safer in Hillside
Both IDOT's plan to reroute the trail, and village trustee hopeful Roger Romanelli's counter-proposal, have shortcomings.
January 8, 2021
How ancient Jewish law has influenced pedestrian planning in West Rogers Park
A special arch added to the new Lincoln Village Pedestrian bridge made it compliant with the West Rogers Park Eruv, a ritual boundary around the heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.
January 5, 2021
What other intersections would benefit from artistic Complete Streets makeovers?
These kinds of Complete Streets interventions are fairly easy and inexpensive, and can help make neighborhoods safer as well as more beautiful.
December 10, 2020
