Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving

Chicago's Cherry Avenue Bridge serves bicycles and trains. Photo: Steven Vance

Let’s modernize Chicago transportation with old-school technology

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Tech gurus like Elon Musk say we "electric sleds," car tunnels, autonomous vehicles, and Hyperloop tubes will save America's cities from gridlock. What we really need is more trains, buses, and bikes.

A King County Metro bus on 5th Avenue in Seattle. Photo: Seattle Department of Transportation

Seattle decreased solo driving commutes, and Chicago can too

By Courtney Cobbs | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Thanks to transportation progressive policies, the number of commuters driving solo in the Seattle region dropped from 53 percent in 2010 to 44 percent in 2018. Chicago should learn from that example.

Motorists illegally drive in downtown Loop Link bus lanes. Photo: Kevin Zolkiewicz

Lightfoot’s crackdown on bus and bike lane violations is a step in the right direction

By John Greenfield | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

A new ordinance would allow parking aides to photo violations of bus and bike lanes and mail the tickets, even scofflaws try to escape the fine by driving away.

Still from surveillance camera footage just before the impact.

Christopher T. Davis, 19, killed after Metra/car collision at crash-prone intersection

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

There were four train-motor vehicle crashes at the 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing over the past eight years, including a 2015 collision that killed two motorists.

On June 30 of last year, a police chase in Jeffery Manor ended with the death of Michael Jordan, 27, who was sitting in a CTA bus shelter when the fleeing driver struck him. Image: CBS Chicago

Chicago saw a 20% drop in traffic deaths in 2019, but little decrease in ped fatalities

By John Greenfield | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

So far three pedestrians have been killed on Chicago streets in 2020.

Aldermen want to fight climate change? Here’s how they can reduce transportation emissions

By John Greenfield | Feb 12, 2020 | No Comments

This week a City Council committee passed a resolution calling for urgent access on the climate crisis. They should put there money where there mouth is when it comes to reducing driving-related pollution.

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