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Lane of Lower LSD converted to protected bike/ped path, carmageddon doesn’t ensue
Thanks to the magic of traffic evaporation — the phenomenon that when you take away space for drivers, demand tends to go away as well — the lane closure seems to be having no discernible effect on car traffic.
February 12, 2020
It’s no Cheap Trick: Amtrak service to Rockford and the Quad Cities is on the horizon
IDOT confirmed that negotiations are underway for 2 daily roundtrips to the Quad Cities; environmental work is needed for the Rockford route.
February 11, 2020
Trying to see every driver as a potential sustainable transportation user
How a recent angry exchange with a motorist made me rethink my strategy for promoting walking, biking, and transit.
February 10, 2020
The folly of the Jane Byrne Interchange spaghetti bowl expansion keeps getting worse
The cost of the project has ballooned to a quarter-billion dollars more than the initial cost estimates, and it's almost 4.5 years behind schedule.
February 10, 2020
After scandal, IL lawmakers say they can ban red light cams — here’s why they shouldn’t
The guilty plea of Illinois state senator Martin Sandoval shows that reforms are needed. But data shows that if lawmakers ban RLCs across the state, more people will die in crashes.
February 7, 2020
Inaction after tragic crashes is unacceptable — Chicago needs a Rapid Response Team
Instead of making safety improvements months later, or not at all, Chicago should follow San Francisco's example by creating a Rapid Response Team
February 5, 2020
Great idea! Lane of Lower LSD will be converted to bike/ped facility for flyover work
Somewhere in our city right now, Streetsblog Chicago cofounder Steven Vance is sarcastically saying, "Why didn't I think of that?"
February 3, 2020
The LyftUp free bike-share program for low-income teens is great, but Lyft is not
The LeBron James-endorsed LyftUp program to give free bike-share memberships to low-income teens is terrific. The impact of Lyft ride-hail on cities, no so much.
January 31, 2020
Main finding of Chicago’s dockless scooter pilot: “We need to do another pilot”
The study also found there were 192 reported scooter injuries in four months, and 34 percent of online survey respondents said they used the devices to go to or from transit.
January 29, 2020
Mobility justice leaders: We need to look at “who’s in the room when planning is happening”
The urban planning field and the community input process has historically been dominated by white men, so they often fail to reflect the true needs of communities. It's time to change that.
January 28, 2020
