Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bridges

The Lincoln Village Bridge, aka the Stone Free Bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

The Stone Free Bridge, the span that Ald. Berny Stone blocked, is finally built

By John Greenfield | Dec 23, 2019 | No Comments

Did alderman Berny Stone block the construction of the span due to concerns about safety or NIMBYism? Either way, the story is a cautionary tale about aldermanic prerogative.

Looking south at the Riverview Bridge from the Addison bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

Take a virtual ride on the new Riverview bike/ped bridge

By John Greenfield | Dec 8, 2019 | No Comments

The attractive new bridge is a handy new option for northwest-southeast bike commuting.

New green paint and posts on the Harrison bike lanes by UIC. Photo: CDOT

A CDOT show-and-tell on this year’s new bikeways, and what’s on deck for 2020

By John Greenfield | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

Highlights included concrete upgrades, new bike bridges, and ten miles of upcoming South Side bike lanes to compliment the Divvy expansion.

Pedestrians cross Lake Shore Drive at Monroe. Image: Google Street View

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Take it to the Bridge: Is an Overpass Needed at Monroe/LSD?

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Oct 20, 2017 | 22 Comments

After Streetsblog Chicago ran a post pointing out the dearth of east-west bikeways in the city, and another correctly predicting that that the Navy Pier Flyover completion might be delayed, a local transit planner asked us an interesting question. “I am writing to understand why, in addition to the lack of east-west bike lanes, there […]