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<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

Bicycling

Portillo’s Hot Dogs’ ban on bikes in their drive-throughs doesn’t cut the mustard

For the second time in four days, driver strikes another car, then kills a pedestrian

Igor Studenkov

Beyond Chicagoland

At “Emerging From Crisis Wiser” panel, advocates called for less downtown-centric transit

Advocates, experts: Infra bill is more car-centric than hoped for, but will benefit Chicagoland

Richard Day

New housing aid is the right thing to do. It’s also a good investment.

Officials: As traffic deaths continue to climb, Vision Zero must be a top priority

Bus Transit

Confirmed: Current CTA unreliability is caused by staffing shortages. How do we fix that?

CTA, Pace, and Metra are fighting over federal COVID stimulus funding split

I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now

Courtney Cobbs

After multiple snafus, Metra breaks ground on long-awaited Peterson/Ridge station