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Let's talk about people who use transit with families — and taking pride in their local stop.

“Across the country, more and more cities are finding a simple way to lower housing costs: increase downtown development anchored in public transit and improve the environment by removing mandatory parking minimums,” Rep. Robert Garcia said.

One of America's fastest-growing cities has eliminated parking minimums citywide, sending a clear message that a flood of new residents doesn't have to be followed by a flood new asphalt or congestion upon it.

John Greenfield, who was injured while cycling near Carbondale, Illinois, has progressed in his recovery enough that he is transferring to a rehabilitation hospital in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The crash occurred on Friday, April 21, when an unsecured pipe hit John in the head. John was incapacitated, and upon arrival at at SIH Memorial Hospital in Carbondale was placed into a medically induced coma for several days. After scans showed no signs of increasing risk to his brain doctors allowed him to come out of the coma. John's brother, Dave, and several friends from Chicago went to visit him immediately. The visitor schedule is still being worked out. If you would like to learn how to schedule a visit when that becomes possible, or get the address to send a card, email Steven Vance.

John Greenfield has been hospitalized in Carbondale, Illinois, since an incapacitating injury sustained while bicycling on Friday, April 21, in Marion, Illinois. John was struck by a culvert pipe that came off of a pickup truck; the driver was cited for having an unsecured load.

Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield seriously injured in bike crash (Streetsblog USA) CTA is launching an anti-grime campaign and customers say it’s overdue (WBEZ) Protected bike lanes coming to Augusta Boulevard in Ukrainian Village soon (Block Club) Chicagoland is a rails-to-trails hub (WBEZ) Ribbon cutting for new pedestrian bridge in Bronzeville happening Wednesday (CBS Chicago) … Continued

During one of his regular multimodal bike tours of the Midwest, John Greenfield was injured while bicycling and is currently in a hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. The crash happened around noon on Friday. Many details of the crash are unknown and we are withholding what may be known but unconfirmed while John's family and attorney attempt to learn more.

Americans walk far less for transportation than residents of other industrialized nations, a new report emphasizes.

For a person in a car, rolling over a shallow three-inch gap in the surface of the roadway probably won't feel like anything at all. For a bicyclist it's a different story.