Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Eyes on the Street

The fancy new canopy may not do much to shelter customers waiting for buses from blowing rain and snow. Photo: John Greenfield

The $17 Million Belmont Blue Line Station Rehab Prioritizes Form Over Function

By John Greenfield | Apr 2, 2019 | 14 Comments

The fancy Space-Age awning probably won't do a good job of keeping bus customers dry, but the city apparently hopes it will attract more development to Avondale.

Photo collage of new bike rack installations. Image: CDOT

Rack ‘Em Up! CDOT Installed 400+ Racks in the Last Month

By John Greenfield | Mar 26, 2019 | 4 Comments

4 more on-street bike parking corrals are planned for this spring, with a total of 200 corral installations happening through 2021.

Bobby Cann's October 2013 memorial. Photo: Steven Vance

Thanks to a Streetsblog Reader, Fallen Cyclist Bobby Cann’s Memorial Sign Is Back in Place

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2019 | 4 Comments

A recent ordinance that "sundowns" honorary sign designations after five years unless they are renewed by an alderman, but CDOT says they didn't take it down.

The new Belmont Blue Line station canopy takes shape at Belmont and Kimball in Avondale. Photo: Nathan Olson

Is CTA Excuse for Not Adding Elevators to Belmont Blue Legit? An ADA Advocate Weighs in

By John Greenfield | Mar 11, 2019 | 24 Comments

A rep from Access Living Chicago says the decision not to make the station ADA accessible is somewhat frustrating, but the CTA's promise of future accessibility softens the blow.

Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells; South Loop alderman Sophia King;
downtown alderman Brendan Reilly; Illinois lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton; Cook county board president; mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle; and west side alderman Walter Burnett. Photo: John Greenfield

All’s Well That Ends Wells? Trailblazer Gets a Street Name, Fascist Tribute Remains

By John Greenfield | Feb 11, 2019 | 8 Comments

Today Congress Drive was renamed for civil rights icon Ida B. Wells, but aldermen King and Reilly originally called for renaming Balbo Drive, which honors Mussolini's air commander.

Victor Parrea at 203 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, late Nineties. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Chicago Bike Couriers of the Nineties

By John Greenfield | Feb 3, 2019 | 14 Comments

Take a look at what the Chicago bike delivery scene -- and the downtown streetscape -- was like more than more than two decades ago.

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