6 streets will be pedestrianized for cafes, and the Leland Slow Street opens
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Neighborhoods from Chatham to Lakeview will be getting cafe zones, and the Leland Slow Street is a hit with families and other residents.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about automobile dependence
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 29
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Lightfoot is announcing her Slow Streets plan today at 1 PM at press conference on Facebook Internal CTA report gives poor marks for train cleaning as city moves into Phase 3 (ABC) CTA: We will watch crowds, make announcements to keep riders apart during Phase 3 (Tribune) Metra announces additional guidelines as Chicago prepares to […]
Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways
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April Bertelsen of the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about the Rose Lanes project, which are transit priority treatments that aim to get buses and streetcars out of traffic.
A few updates on Slow Streets and other pandemic transportation initiatives
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A few more streets have been added to the map, Leland launches tomorrow, and the city has a new COVID-19 transportation website.
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 29
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Wabansia, Wood, and Roscoe are also getting Slow Streets treatments (Sun-Times) Biagi says CDOT may create emergency bus lanes as part of reopening strategy (Crain’s) Daily Northwestern looks at the challenges facing transit agencies, workers, and riders Meet Active Trans’ new bus organizing fellows, conducting surveys of essential workers Juan Cabral, 55, dies nearly 3 […]
Oakland’s Warren Logan on pursuing racial equity within a mobility framework
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Warren Logan, policy director of mobility and interagency relations for the mayor’s office of Oakland, which in April became the first city to launch “Slow Streets,” has been at the forefront of the movement to create more space for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation during COVID-19. I first heard about Warren in an August 2019 […]
Starting Friday, Leland Shared Street will provide a safe COVID-19 transportation corridor
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It took more than two months of pushing by advocates, but Chicago is finally implementing Slow Streets as a COVID-19 response.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday
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WTTW and Block Club spread the good news about Chicago’s Slow Streets plan Driver charged in fiery Chinatown DUI crash that critically injured 4 (WGN) Blue Line signal upgrades require overnight lane restrictions on Kennedy Near O’Hare (Mass Transit) Ride-hail drivers and passengers required wear masks, keep windows open if possible (NBC) Lyft driver charged […]
Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week
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Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.
CDOT: Cortland, Glenwood, Palmer, Leland will be “Shared streets for physical distancing”
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After more than two months of advocacy by Streetsblog, it looks like Chicago is finally going to open streets for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation.