Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking

A snowy sidewalk in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

Villegas will introduce Plow the Sidewalks ordinance tomorrow at City Council

By Cameron Bolton | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments

At tomorrow's Council meeting, Ald. Villegas (36th) plans to introduce the Plow The Sidewalks ordinance, originally proposed by Access Living and Better Streets Chicago.

Riding the Amtrak Coast Starlight train past Emma Wood State Beach, north of Ventura, California. Photo: John Greenfield

California trainin’: A Chicagoan checks out transportation in the Golden State

By John Greenfield | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a show-and-tell of my impressions of the walk/bike/transit stuff I experienced, including a few things I'd be glad to see implemented in Chicago.

The intersection of Irving Park Road and Hermitage Avenue in North Center. The median currently has a sloping “mountable curb” with rumble strips to accommodate truck turns. New legislation would give municipalities more flexibility to install pedestrian safety infrastructure without having to make room for turns by the drivers of 65-foot trucks. Image: Google Maps

Here’s an update on several state bills for safer streets

By John Greenfield | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

There's a ton of proposed livable streets legislation in play at the state level right now. Here's a quick roundup.

Rendering of the intersection of Devon and the Glenwood Greenway with new sidewalk bump-outs and street furniture. Image: Elevate Devon Corridor Plan / Teska Associates, Inc.

Elevate Devon plan proposes placemaking, road diet strategies to improve walk/bike/transit

By Olivia Grenzebach | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

The plan calls for 49 improved crosswalks, three new pedestrian islands at especially wide crossings, 22 bike rack and amenities stations, seven wayfinding stations (new signage or kiosk), and ten key “Intersection Updates.”

The cover of the new Red Line Extension Transit-Supportive Development Plan.

How the RLE project could also improve walking, biking, and bus service on Far South Side

By Cameron Bolton | Mar 4, 2023 | No Comments

The CTA describes the document as "a proactive effort to create a guide for future development in communities located near the RLE project area and within the Far South Side of Chicago."

A CTA bus driver squeezes between two truckers blocking bike lanes in both directions on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park. Photo: flickr user get directly down: https://www.flickr.com/photos/65172294@N00/

Bus/bike lane enforcement and Complete Street ordinances pass in committee

By John Greenfield | Mar 3, 2023 | No Comments

The ordinances go before all 50 alderpersons for a final vote at next Wednesday's City Council meeting.

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