Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Cortland

A young girl takes a swing at the High Striker carnival game. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

The new larger Sundays on State car-free fest is awesome. Here’s how it could be even better.

By Sharon Hoyer | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

The city could improve Sundays on State further by rerouting traffic around the entire length of the event, as is the case with most street fairs in Chicago.

The entrance to the Sunnyside contraflow bike lane at Lincoln Avenue by Welles Park, looking west. Photo: John Greenfield

The Sunnyside contraflow lane: A little infrastructure that makes a big difference

By John Greenfield | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

By allowing people on bikes to legally ride west on the short one-way eastbound segment of Sunnyside next to the park, the lane opens up a new way to bike west from Ashland to the 312 RiverRun.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 10

By John Greenfield | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

Driver charged with hit-and-run killing of pedestrian Iecsha Bradshaw, 39, in Merrillville, IN (Tribune) Man, 37, recovering at hospital after woman stabbed him in neck during argument on Fullerton platform (ABC) Invest in Cook funds awarded for rehab of Rogers Park Metra station and Lynwood planning project (Mass Transit) Six Corners People Spot on-street seating […]

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Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Tweets About Driving

By Kea Wilson | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski.

100th Street Calumet River Project would create new recreational trail on Southeast Side

By Ruth Rosas | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

If completed, the site would become a part of the greater network of transportation and recreation infrastructure on the Southeast Side.

100th Street Calumet River Project crearía un sendero recreativo en el lado sureste

By Ruth Rosas | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

Si se completa, el sitio se convertiría en parte de la mayor red de infraestructura de transporte y recreación en el lado sureste.

The aftermath of the crash. Image: CBS Chicago

Girl, 14, struck in Auburn Gresham is 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Update 8/9/22: According to police, the Mercedes driver has been cited for running a red light, failure to reduce speed to prevent a crash, and operating an uninsured vehicle. Last May a BMW driver fatally struck Concepcion Lopez, 82 while she waited for CTA bus in a shelter on the 2100 block of West Peterson Avenue […]

The scenario where there would still be a travel lane on Catalpa for drivers, and the version with full pedestrianization. Photo: Carl Beien

Will Catalpa in Andersonville get a watered-down half-measure, or a vibrant pedestrian space?

By Carl Beien | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

If Catapla is narrowed but still open to drivers, people using the remaining pedestrian space would still have to deal with the danger, sight, sound, and fumes of cars.

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 8

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Girl, 14, waiting at 79th bus stop killed, 3 injured after Mercedes driver runs red, striking a Jeep (ABC) Father dies days after wrong-way driver struck van he was driving in McHenry County, killing his family (NBC) 17-year-old girl in critical condition after striking tree near Diversey/Ashland in Lakeview (CBS) After Diuntel Moon, 29, fatally […]