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Newest car-free Cafe Streets mostly appear to be doing booming business
Taking away space from cars and making it available to people is providing a shot in the arm to the struggling hospitality industry, while allowing pandemic-weary residents to enjoy some nightlife.
July 14, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The Dickens Slow Street is getting great use
There were plenty of adorable kids riding scooters and bikes, an indicator species of a successful Slow Street.
July 10, 2020
Protests are placemaking
These instances of road repurposing and placemaking are born from pain and anger, and yet they have brought communities together and created beauty.
July 8, 2020
Map: Here are the latest Chicago Slow Streets and Cafe Streets
Hopefully the city will take action to address geographic discrepancies, so all Chicagoans can reap the safety, health, and economic benefits of car-free streets.
July 8, 2020
Chatham business owners discuss the decision to cancel the Cafe Street plan for 75th
Some say that pedestrianizing the street would have caused traffic headaches. Others say the increased sales would have been well woth any inconvenience to drivers.
July 7, 2020
Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform
The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.
July 6, 2020
Records indicate bicyclist injured by CDOT trucker is a CDOT safety ambassador
The fact that all signs indicate that the victim was a person hired by CDOT to promote bike safety just makes the irony of a CDOT trucker injuring someone that much more terrible.
July 1, 2020
Sorry Dickens Greenway NIMBYs, the avenue is slated to become a Slow Street
Doing a Slow Street on Dickens is a great way to test out the neighborhood greenway concept without making permanent infrastructure changes.
July 1, 2020
With “overwhelming support” from residents, Rosa approves Palmer Slow Street
Rosa took a cautious approach towards implementing the plan because the corridor runs through a section of his district that is heavily Latino and hard-hit by COVID-19.
June 30, 2020
Family of Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike, were joined by cyclists at vigil
Said a neighbor, "It's something that should have never happened with a hit-and-run and a little kid just bicycling through his neighborhood."
June 30, 2020
