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Ald. Martin kyboshes autocentric supermarket planned for a transit-friendly site
The area needs a land use that supports local businesses and makes the area more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, rather than an "anti-transit-oriented development" that undermine those goals.
February 11, 2021
Instead of spending millions on parking for a new clinic, why not subsidize transit use?
After pushback from neighbors, Northwestern is spending $7 million more to move all 350 parking spots in its new clinic underground. Could some of these car trips be replaced with transit?
February 11, 2021
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
February 10, 2021
Chicago traffic deaths were up 45% last year as speeding increased during COVID
Most of the increase was due to motorist deaths, but bicycle fatalities also spiked.
February 9, 2021
February transportation advocacy happenings: Suburban Action Week and Bike Film Fest
Things are heating up on the transportation advocacy front this month as the Active Transportation Alliance is hosting a couple of promising-sounding online events.
February 5, 2021
The end of an era? CDOT promises tortoiselike Navy Pier Flyover project is almost done
So keep you fingers crossed, Lakefront Trail users. With any luck in two months or so this snaillike project will finally be complete.
February 1, 2021
The Hubbard bikeway backlash reflects the problems with how Chicago installs bike lanes
Hubbard Street bike lane pushback is the same old saga: Drivers get upset about the potential loss of parking spots while cyclists have to keep worrying about their personal safety.
February 1, 2021
Could a network of Slow Streets circuits speed pandemic recovery?
Streetsblog reader Nate Hutcheson brainstormed a system of Slow Streets designed as a community and economic development strategy.
January 27, 2021
Eyes on the street: Lots of people were biking on Clark Street in 19 degrees
It almost makes you think it would make sense for the city to upgrade the bikeway to a physically protected micro-mobility lane.
January 22, 2021
2020 was a good year for Far South Side bikeway installation
17 of the 29 total miles of bikeways installed last year, or about 59 percent, were installed south of Marquette Drive.
January 21, 2021
