Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Infrastructure

Boarding platform for women-only train cars in Mexico City. Photo: Olivia Grenzenbach

Should the CTA adopt women-only transit? Interviews with Chicago women suggest yes

By Olivia Grenzebach | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

Women-only transportation helps to dismantle one of the barriers that women face daily, so it should be seriously considered in the Chicago and other U.S. cities.

A new on-street bike corral by the Recyclery in Rogers Park. Photo: CDOT

CDOT responds to COVID transportation challenges with a flurry of bike rack installations

By John Greenfield | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

The department rose to the occasion, installing 899 "inverted U" racks and 20 on-street bike parking corrals.

Precious real estate on the west side of the Wellington station is being wasted on this new 408-space garage. Photo: John Greenfield

Valuable land next to the Wellington ‘L’ stop is being squandered on an anti-TOD

By John Greenfield | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

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.

It's major wasted opportunity that relatively few people live in the one part of Chicago where it's easy to get to just about anywhere else in the region by train. Image: Google Maps

Want to save downtown Chicago? Make it easier for more people to live in the Loop

By John Greenfield | Jan 13, 2021 | No Comments

Let's start thinking outside the box in terms of what the function of downtown should be.

The parking lot at 3542 S. Archer. Image: Google Maps

Dunkin’ drive-though at 35th/Archer station is a tragic waste of transit-friendly land

By John Greenfield | Jan 12, 2021 | No Comments

It's a shame when land next to a CTA station isn't leveraged to take advantage of that valuable amenity, but is instead squandered on car-centric land uses.

Pace’s new Plainfield garage will enable expansion of I-55 Bus on Shoulder service

By John Greenfield | Jan 8, 2021 | No Comments

This facility will make room for more vehicles needed to to take commuters from various south-suburban park-n-ride lots to downtown Chicago.

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