Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about 2021 Budget

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 20

By John Greenfield | Jan 20, 2021 | No Comments

ATA looks back at 2020 scooter pilot, and forward to an equity-focused program Avondale merchants letting teachers work outside their businesses to protest CPS reopening (Block Club) Suburban restaurants have been violating Illinois’ indoor dining ban (Tribune) Police release photos of suspects in Red and Green line robberies and thefts (Sun-Times) Someone broke 8 windows […]

STREETSBLOG USA

NHTSA Blames Everyone But Itself For Crash Spike

By Kea Wilson | Jan 19, 2021 | No Comments

The Trump administration's top roadway safety agency offered a final kiss-off to America by blaming drivers for killing each other so much last year — with zero acknowledgement of the administration's own failures to implement life-saving policies.

A women-only car in New Dehli, India. Photo: Jordan Worthington

Readers: Women-only transit would be awesome / impractical / sexist / transphobic

By Olivia Grenzebach and John Greenfield | Jan 19, 2021 | No Comments

One thing's for sure: If such a program is going to be implemented in Chicago, it needs to be explicitly inclusive of all women, including trans women, and nonbinary people.

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 19

By John Greenfield | Jan 19, 2021 | No Comments

Under state crime bill, motorists would not lose license for unpaid traffic cam tickets (ProPublica) 8 injured, including 3 children, in Lake Shore Drive crash at North Ave. (ABC) Driver strikes 2 twin brothers, 14, on skateboards in Elgin, seriously injuring them (NBC) Map: After a record year for carjacking in Chicago, the trend is […]

STREETSBLOG USA

Four Unanswered Questions about Biden’s Transportation Relief Plan

By Kea Wilson | Jan 18, 2021 | No Comments

Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.

What does the city’s new Fulton Market plan propose in terms of transportation?

By John Greenfield | Jan 18, 2021 | No Comments

Possible improvements could include protected bike lanes on Hubbard, a new Metra station, and rerouting Washington and Warren through Union Park.

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 18

By John Greenfield | Jan 18, 2021 | No Comments

ATA’s Rynell: Let’s make pandemic Open Streets initiatives a permanent feature in all nabes (Tribune) City’s new Fulton Market plan includes bike lanes on Hubbard (Block Club) Driver injures man who stopped to help another motorist on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast (Sun-Times) Carjackers shoot at CTA worker in employee lot while stealing car, […]

Boarding platform for women-only train cars in Mexico City. Photo: Olivia Grenzenbach

Should the CTA adopt women-only transit? Interviews with Chicago women suggest yes

By Olivia Grenzebach | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

Women-only transportation helps to dismantle one of the barriers that women face daily, so it should be seriously considered in the Chicago and other U.S. cities.

Christmas Eve on State Street. Loop pedestrian counts increased during the holidays. Photo: John Greenfield

Loop Alliance report shows increased foot traffic and decreased driving in December

By Sharon Hoyer | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

Predictably, overall Loop activity was inversely proportionate to the COVID positivity rate.