Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Infrastructure

The new curb-protected bike lane on Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. Photo: John Greenfield

ATA: Here’s how to overcome obstacles to building a protected bike lane network in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

Hurdles include lack of funding, staffing shortages at CDOT, lack of cooperation from IDOT, and opposition from community members and aldermen.

The 1700 block of West Henderson Street with its unusual planted median, called Gross Park. Image: Google Maps

School and Henderson streets in Lakeview will become Slow Streets on Monday

By John Greenfield | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

Community feedback on the idea has been positive so far, so assuming there's no major opposition this week, it will be installed next week.

CTA ridership has plummeted during the pandemic. Photo: Raed Mansour

CMAP, ATA, and CDOT discuss pandemic transportation challenges, and the way forward

By Cameron Bolton | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Car traffic is on its way back to pre-pandemic levels, but transit ridership is still way down, and without further intervention, the agencies have to resort to drastic service cuts.

The Mask Optional Car sign on the South Shore Line platform at Chicago's Millennium Station. Photo: John Greenfield

Idiocy or genius? The South Shore Line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?

Sign of the times: A masked rider on one of the new e-Divvies. Photo: John Greenfield

Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August

By John Greenfield | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Anecdotally, it's appeared that Chicago had been part of the national pandemic biking boom, but now we've got some data to back up that hunch.

A short existing segment of bus lane on 79th Street by the Red Line station. Photo: James Porter

Finally! The Lightfoot administration is rolling out pop-out pandemic bus lanes

By John Greenfield | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog was pushing for pop-up bus lanes months ago when traffic was much lighter and there would have been less potential political backlash to repurposing mixed-traffic lanes but, hey, better late than never.

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