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Northern attitudes: At ATA’s Suburban Advocacy Connect event, talk of a “livid” battle over Skokie bikeway plan
Other topics discussed included federal funding for bike-walk safety projects, Ride Illinois events, an infrastructure field trip in Glenview, and Bike the Drive.
June 21, 2024
Tribune’s ridiculous editorial against creating a less car-centric DLSD: “Won’t someone please think of the drivers?”
While the Tribune called for coddling motorists by maintaining the status quo of an eight-lane highway, today's challenges call for a more walk/bike/transit-friendly lakefront.
June 18, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 17
• Tribune editorial writer, unfamiliar with "reduced demand", "traffic evaporation" argues if NDLSD has fewer mixed-traffic lanes "cars have to go somewhere"
June 17, 2024
CDOT is installing a lot more bikeways in 2024. Here’s an interactive map of the locations.
The Ward Wise civic tech group at Chi Hack Night put together the map, and graciously allowed Streetsblog to publish it.
June 14, 2024
New walk/bike/transit nonprofit GoodForUs.org is working on Ravenswood Bike Lending Library, other projects
The group would like to see bike libraries expand citywide, and has other ideas to get more people to use active transportation more often and drive less.
June 13, 2024
Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and 14 alders join forces to demand a more people-friendly North DLSD
They sent a letter to IDOT and CDOT calling on them to put the brakes on plans to simply rebuild the eight-lane highway next to our gorgeous lakefront.
June 12, 2024
Slow train coming: Metra staff, politicians, and commuters celebrate opening of long-delayed Peterson/Ridge station
It took more than a decade to come to fruition, but the new Union Pacific North line stop is already getting great use.
June 11, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday June 11
• Mayor Brandon Johnson opposes plan For 8 PM downtown curfew for teens (Block Club)
June 11, 2024
Raised expectations: Some curb-protected bike lanes often flood. Could switching to raised lanes solve the problem?
CDOT says building raised bike lanes is more time-consuming and complex that installing on-street bikeways, but raised lanes are becoming more common.
June 6, 2024
At 2nd People’s Lobby Transit Town Hall, politicians and riders discussed how to create a world-class system
Attendees talked about how to make buses and trains more reliable, improve conditions for CTA workers, and address the region's looming transit fiscal cliff.
June 4, 2024
