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A Loop Link express bus corridor station. Due to factors like the lack of prepaid boarding and enforcement, the corridor has only resulted in modest bus speed gains. Photo: John Greenfield

At Mobility Collaborative meeting, ATA staff pushed CTA, CDOT to implement robust BRT

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments

This post focuses on the Chicago Mobility Collective breakout session that focused on street design to improve bus service. Streetsblog may run coverage of other breakout sessions that focused on pedestrian and bike matters in the future. The meeting took place during the same time as the ghost bike installation for youth mentor Sam Bell, […]

Toddler Hermes Rios-Cardona killed in 2nd hit-and-run ped crash on N. Pulaski in 4 days

By John Greenfield | Oct 4, 2022 | No Comments

Hermes was at least the eighth child in the Chicago region to be killed by a driver while on foot, bike, or scooter since June.

Riders on the Eisenhower Expressway, aka "The Ike." This person had a "Critical Mass: 50 Years" sign on their backpack. Photo: John Greenfield

Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2022 | No Comments

This was highly symbolic, since an ongoing project to expand the interchange has cost $800 million so far in taxpayer money, but it has little or no direct value for people who don't own cars.

A reckless left-turning driver killed Sylwia Wagner-Jarosz, 43, on bike in Arlington Heights

By John Greenfield | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

All too often when drivers fail to yield to other road users when making making a left turn, the result is serious injuries or fatalities.

Catalpa pedestrianized for the Andersonville farmers market. Photo: Jamie Kelter Davis via CDOT

Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago’s next permanently car-free street

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.

Here’s a closer look at the DLSD “die-in” during Chicago, Bike Grid Now’s Jamapalooza protest

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

The culmination of the rally, a dramatic "die-in" protest on DuSable Lake Short Drive next to Buckingham Fountain, deserves a little more discussion.

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