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Relax, affordable housing plan by Western Brown stop would preserve almost all parking
Developers of an affordable TOD presented their plans to Lincoln Square residents. Numerous NIMBYs oppose the presentation due to unfounded concerns about parking.
May 13, 2021
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
February 10, 2021
New TOD planned for Zia’s Lago Via site in Lakeview
This site is a half-mile walk from the Irving Park Brown Line station, and is also on the relatively high-frequency Ashland Avenue bus corridor.
January 13, 2021
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
November 28, 2020
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
November 2, 2020
Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy
The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.
October 8, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Slow Street is in on School and Henderson in Lakeview
Now that Henderson is fully traffic-calmed, it looks like a great place for kids to do laps on bikes or scooters, of for grown-ups to go for a jog.
September 30, 2020
School and Henderson streets in Lakeview will become Slow Streets on Monday
Community feedback on the idea has been positive so far, so assuming there's no major opposition this week, it will be installed next week.
September 25, 2020
Martin: Let’s prioritize transportation equity, catch up with other cities on biking
Martin's Transportation and Infrastructure Budget Town Hall was an opportunity to get info on the city’s transportation budget and provide feedback on priorities for transportation spending.
July 24, 2020
Talking about Slow Streets and equitable community input
47th Ward alderman Matt Martin hosted a panel on these topics with reps from the Active Transportation Alliance, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Streetsblog Chicago.
June 22, 2020
