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Transit Advocate: TOD Could Revitalize Area Around the 95th Red Line Stop
Last week at a town hall meeting hosted by the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, West Chesterfield resident and transit advocate Michael LaFargue discussed efforts to improve transportation access and encourage investment on the Far South Side.
August 2, 2016
Lakeview News: Right Turns Are Back at Grace/Halsted, Curbside Cafes Debut
The controversial right-turn ban at Grace/Halsted/Broadway in Lakeview East may have created a new Chicago record for the number of community meetings held over a pair of traffic signs. Fortunately, it appears that a compromise has been reached which should satisfy the drivers who groused about the turn ban, as well as folks who are concerned about improving pedestrian safety.
June 30, 2016
Green Space for Greenbacks: The Debate Over Private Fests in Public Parks
[Note: This Chicago Reader article lies a bit outside Streetsblog Chicago's usual wheelhouse of transportation and livable streets topics, but since it covers an important local public space issue, I thought it might be of interest to Streetsblog readers.]
May 19, 2016
Shop by Bike and Win Prizes During the “Ride & Seek Lakeview” Promotion
Smart community leaders brainstorm ways to get more butts on bicycles. After all, more people traveling in the neighborhood on two wheels instead of four means less traffic congestions and pollution. And when more shoppers access retail strips by bikes instead of cars, there are similar (or even better) economic benefits for the area, with less need for car parking. Plus, when people travel at slower speeds, they’re more likely to notice local storefronts and consider patronizing the businesses.
May 1, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Restaurants Make Room for Customers Instead of Cars
It's encouraging to see that more and more business owners have come to understand that accommodating people, rather than automobiles, is good for the bottom line.
April 23, 2016
Retiring Messenger Mike Morell Discusses the State of the Local Courier Biz
Imagine how much better Chicago’s central business district would work if all the deliveries that don’t require motor vehicles were made by bicycle instead.
April 22, 2016
Narrowly Written Ordinance Makes It Difficult to Install Curbside Cafes
[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print. The paper hits the streets on Thursdays.]
April 4, 2016
Former Rapid Transit Owners Opening Cosmic Bikes in Jefferson Park
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the former owners of the influential, recently shuttered Rapid Transit cycle shops are launching a new store called Cosmic Bikes in the Jefferson Park. They plan to open the shop at 4641 North Milwaukee by the end of April.
March 30, 2016
An Intelligent Plan for Redeveloping the Intelligentsia Building
Broadway in East Lakeview is one of the city’s most vibrant pedestrian-oriented retail districts. But lately it’s been depressing to watch the construction of a massive, suburban-style development just north of Wellington, which will house a Mariano’s supermarket and an XSport Fitness, plus a whopping 280 car parking spaces.
March 17, 2016
Both Lakeview People Spots Will Be Moving to New Locations
Say goodbye to the Heritage Bicycles People Spot.
March 11, 2016