Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Douglas Park

Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.

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The Death of the Muscle Car As We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News

By Kea Wilson | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous greenwashed models.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 18

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Metra board approves plan to convert up to 6 of the oldest diesel locomotives to battery power Union Station will get $3M in federal funding for design process for renovations concourse level (Durbin) Block Club talks with planners and South Siders about the Red Line Extension Memorial held for Angela Short, 14, killed by allegedly […]

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Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives

By Kea Wilson | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The federal government must take action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them, a Connecticut senator says.

Biking with a friend in Amsterdam. Photo: John Greenfield

What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands?

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.

Charging a bus a Navy Pier. Photo: Mia Park

CTA, 4 other Illinois transit systems get federal funding for bus electrification

By John Greenfield | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

There was good news on Tuesday for the CTA, as well as four other public transportation systems across Illinois, as the FTA announced $1.66 billion in grants to help electrify bus fleets nationwide.

The city of Chicago is proposing to fund the Red Line Extension on the Far South Side with TIF funds from downtown and the Near South Side. Image: City of Chicago

Should we fund the $3.6B Red Line Extension with TIF money from other parts of town?

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

Detractors say its unfair to make residents of wealthier areas pay for a project that won't directly serve their neighborhoods. Proponents say the initiative will help all Chicagoans and advance equity.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 16

By John Greenfield | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

Head of civil engineers group: “Please widen the Ike, encouraging more driving, so we can make more money.” (Sun-Times) WBEZ takes a closer look at the CTA’s efforts to address its reliability problems DePaul transit expert Joe Schwieterman weighs in on plan for additional policing of CTA (CBS) Man shot in thigh Sunday night at […]

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Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

On Aug. 5, actress Anne Heche, 53, crashed her car into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, igniting a fire that destroyed both the residence and her vehicle and left Heche with severe injuries.