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Ramirez-Rosa Discussed Need for Better Urban Planning at Streetsblog Party
Thanks to all of you came out to support Streetsblog Chicago and Moxie, the LGBT group for LGBT urban planning and public policy professionals, at our holiday party last Thursday at El Morro Lounge in the Hermosa neighborhood. Steven and I had a great time talking transportation with SBC readers at this cozy pub.
December 7, 2015
City Writing New Rules of the Road to Allow Shared Space on Argyle Street
The Chicago Department of Transportation is currently hashing out an ordinance to regulate how motorists will behave on the Argyle “shared street" [PDF], a pedestrian-priority zone slated for construction next year. The streetscape project -- the first of its kind in Chicago -- will create a plaza-like feel along Argyle from Broadway to Sheridan, by raising the street level and eliminating curbs. Slow motorized traffic and car parking will still be permitted on the street, but pedestrians will rule the space.
December 1, 2014
How Do We Divvy? Data Challenge Winners Find Out
Divvy announced the Divvy Data Challenge's six winners this morning on its website. I talked to three winners to learn how they created their submissions, and what they learned about Divvy users in the process. The Data Challenge began February 11, when Divvy released data about 759,788 trips taken in 2013 and asked the public to create visualizations of numbers and patterns about bike-share in Chicago.
March 25, 2014