streetsblog-chi-logo-alt

streetsblog-chi-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Streetsblog Network

Vance: Contact &amp; Donate

Connecting people to information about how to improve walking, biking, and transit

streetsblog-chi-logo

Streetsblog Chicago

Freeman-Kevenides

Freeman Kevenides – Top Banner Ad Template

Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Screenshot 2024-12-13 at 11.20.29 AM

Ad Embargo

Today's stories are presented by Freeman Kevenides Law Firm.

Freeman Kevenides – Top Banner

Transit Tees

Ad for Transit Tees's new city-building tile game called 1893

Chicago-1893-Streetsblog-300×250-Final

River – Transit Tees

Keating Law Offices

Keating staff standing on Milwaukee

<p>In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.</p>


John Greenfield

Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 4.59.26 AM

Chicago Policy

Map: Here are the latest Chicago Slow Streets and Cafe Streets

James Porter

IMG_5656

Chatham business owners discuss the decision to cancel the Cafe Street plan for 75th

Igor Studenkov

IMG_2408

Beyond Chicagoland

Intercity bus companies are struggling financially, but service is slowly resuming

IMG_3085

Eyes on the Streets: Car-free Cafe Streets Open on Randolph and Taylor

103419937_10158491734614679_5587741280881627110_o

Bicycling

Did Chicago miss the chance to make streets less car-centric? CDOT’s Gia Biagi responds

Screen Shot 2020-06-24 at 9.23.22 PM

New Cafe Streets announced, but so far Black and Latino dining strips are opting out

greenfield-escooter-lead

Scooter pilot starts later this summer across the city, minus downtown and trails

Matt Martin, Alderman, 47th Ward, City of Chicago

Alderman Martin is putting out feelers about doing open streets interventions in Lincoln Square

Sharon Hoyer

Screen Shot 2020-05-12 at 2.31.17 AM

An architecture firm proposes guidelines for a Chicago open streets plan

<p>Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.</p>


Steven Vance

IMG_9180

Eyes on the Street: The North/Damen/Milwaukee slip lane removal is now permanent

Local Businesses