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Better Streets Chicago launches email campaign asking officials to fix the Clark Street bike lanes
Better Streets Chicago launched an email campaign advocating for increased enforcement and design changes for the Edgewater Clark St. bike lane.
December 10, 2021
Public space in Chicago could go from good to great with more high-quality seating
More public seating could make the city of Chicago more hospitable, more accessible, and more lively.
December 2, 2021
Mobility leaders assess 5 years of e-scooters, and draw insights from the Chicago pilots
Read the article citations here.
November 30, 2021
Here are the proposed walk/bike upgrades to Chicago Avenue in Evanston
The second public meeting for potential multi-modal changes on Chicago Avenue in Evanston included renderings of proposed changes.
November 12, 2021
I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now
As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of transit have been greatly exaggerated, but we do need to take decisive action to make buses and trains a more reliable and appealing option.
November 3, 2021
Evanston is planning walk/bike improvements on Chicago Avenue and Church Street
The changes could make it easier to get across Chicago's neighbor to the north without a car.
October 28, 2021
Scooters now a permanent part of Chicago’s mobility mix, plus deets on Divvy scooters
The ordinance authorizes CDOT to amend its existing Divvy contract to expand to docked scooter-sharing within the bike-share station area.
October 14, 2021
Permanent scooter program passes in committee, goes on for full Council vote on Thursday
Today the Chicago City Council’s Transportation and Public Way Committee passed an ordinance permanently legalizing e-scooter share within the city. You can read yesterday's Streetsblog’s coverage of the ordinance to learn more background information.
October 13, 2021
Affordable housing and a new park in the works for western end of 606 Trail
It would have been better if more had been done to prevent housing displacement in the first place.
October 5, 2021
Courier proposes Neighborhood Greenway on Belle Plaine for ghost kitchen access
A Streetsblog reader proposes a new greenway in the 47th ward
October 1, 2021
