Ready or Not, Dockless Scooters Have Arrived in Chicago
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Lime scooters debuted in Lincoln Park last weekend and they'll be available for test rides at festivals.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lincoln Park
North LSD Survey Says: People Want More Buses, Fewer Cars
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The solution is clear: build more bus lanes. But IDOT doesn't seem to have fully gotten the memo yet.
Eyes on the Street: Biking the New Separated Lakefront Trail Between North and Fullerton
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The new separated bike path between North Avenue and Fullerton Avenue is just about ready for its ribbon cutting, and it’s unofficially open for riding.
Not Surprising: With Weekday-Only Service and No A.M. Rush Hours, Lincoln Bus Pilot Fails
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With limited hours and a relatively high ridership goal, the Lincoln Avenue bus pilot never met its target and will be canceled next month.
Eyes on the Street: Swapping Parking for Customer Seating Is a Smart Move
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Merchants are beginning to understand that their bottom line depends less on the number of vehicles they can park than the number of customers they can accommodate.
Insult to Injury: Cyclist Was Struck by a Driver, Screwed by His Insurance Company
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After a driver injured Carey Wintergreen on his bicycle, he knew he’d have a long road to recovery. What he didn’t realize is that he’d have to fight his own health insurance company to avoid getting much of his compensation confiscated.
Comparing Transit Access in Lincoln Park to South Lawndale
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Here’s some info about transit inequality that I had to leave out of this week’s Chicago Reader column about transportation issues that impact local Latino communities, due to space limitations. Alma Zamudio, who earned a BA in urban planning and public administration at UIC, has worked with various Latino housing, labor, and social justice organizations, […]
Eyes on the Street: Clybourn Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Are Halfway Done
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Note: Keating Law Offices, P.C. has generously agreed to sponsor two Streetsblog Chicago posts about bicycle safety topics per month. The firm’s support will help make Streetsblog Chicago a sustainable project. Keating Law Offices is not involved in the Bobby Cann case. Just over a month ago, the Illinois Department of Transportation started constructing curb-protected bike […]
No One Questions Parking Plan for Children’s Memorial Site
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The Chicago Plan Commission yesterday unanimously voted to approve McCaffery Interests’ plan to build two 19-story apartment towers in Lincoln Park on the site of the former Children’s Memorial Hospital. The plan — revised many times before — was equally derided and praised by public commenters at yesterday’s five-hour meeting. People criticized the density and […]
Planning Study for Finkl Steel Site Needs to Consider Transit and Biking
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With Finkl & Sons Steel vacating 22 acres along Cortland Street between Clybourn Avenue and the Chicago River, the U.S. Environental Protection Agency has given the economic development corporation North Branch Works $200,000 to create a plan that keeps the area industrial. As part of this process, it’s important for walking, biking, and transit to be integrated […]
Divvy Installs 300th Station as Members Keep Riding in Colder Temps
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Divvy completed the first season’s rollout with the installation of the 300th station at Lincoln/Halsted/Fullerton yesterday afternoon. As the system has grown, annual members are making more trips, even while the temperature drops. As of yesterday there were 10,810 annual members, and the latest stats show that they are making more and more Divvy trips. […]