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How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
Remember these the next time you hear someone complain that there's nowhere to park.
January 13, 2020
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
Transportation bureaucrats want the same spending ratios for highways and transit that Congress gave out five years ago, keeping us wedded to our cars.
January 10, 2020
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced voluntary regulations on autonomous vehicles at a Las Vegas tech conference Wednesday.
January 9, 2020
Vision Zero! Norwegian Capital Completely Quashes Road Deaths
Oslo recorded zero cycling and pedestrian fatalities in 2019 and U.S. cities can learn from its example.
January 6, 2020
Thanks to your support, Streetsblog Chicago will stay afloat for another year
That $100,000 will keep us operating at full strength through 2020, allowing us to keep fighting the good fight for better transportation.
January 2, 2020
Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 30
Streetsblog Chicago will be publishing on a light schedule over the holiday week as we focus on fundraising and administrative tasks, with headlines plus occasional posts (except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day.) We will resume full publication on Thursday, January 2.
December 30, 2019
There is Structural Racism in Transport: Report
Smart Growth America lays out a strategy for healthier, more equitable communities.
December 20, 2019
Help Streetsblog Chicago win the $50K grant by New Year’s
Happy Holidays Streetsblog Chicago readers. I hope you're having a festive, heartwarming, and not-too-hectic season. (If you're stuck for gift ideas, consider patronizing one of our awesome advertisers, including local bike shops The Bike Lane, Boulevard Bikes, On the Route Bicycles, Roscoe Village Bikes, and Uptown Bikes.)
December 19, 2019
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
December 17, 2019