Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Driving

What if drivers had to pay a small fee to enter the loop, and we reinvested that money in transit? Image: Google Maps

Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks

By John Greenfield | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.

Lightfoot’s budget narrowly passes, with downsides for transit riders and motorists alike

By John Greenfield | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

The budget diverts $16 million in operations funding from the CTA. It also raises the city gas tax by three cents and drops the speed camera ticket threshold to 6 mph.

Study: Uber and Lyft likely aren’t being used much to address Chicago transit deserts

By John Greenfield | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Most ride-hail trips are being taken in majority-white and/or more affluent neighborhoods downtown and on the North and Northwest sides.

The new dashed bike lanes on Damen this afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Bikeway added, 20 mph speed limit planned on Damen where cyclist Liza Whitacre was killed

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

Hopefully these changes will help prevent more heartbreak. But if the city really wants to make a difference, it should build bike lanes with physical protection.

A paint-and-post pedestrian island in the east leg of Washington/LaSalle, by City Hall. Photo: CDOT

Eyes on the street: A bounty of paint-and-post bump-outs and ped islands in the CBD

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

CDOT is doing fast-and-cheap pedestrian improvements at two dozen downtown intersections.

Will the earmark for bikeway upgrades include physical protection, like the new plastic curbs on Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square? Photo: John Greenfield

Lightfoot’s capital spending proposal includes earmarks for sidewalks and bikeways

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments

$112 million will go towards sidewalk repairs and $49 million for “improvements to bike lanes, priority bus routes, and pavement markings.”

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