Vasquez hopes to revitalize careworn stretch of Lincoln by making it people-friendly By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments 40th Ward Aldermen Vasquez wants to create a more people-focused street along Lincoln Avenue from Western to Catalpa.
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project By John Greenfield | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
Starting Friday, Leland Shared Street will provide a safe COVID-19 transportation corridor By John Greenfield | May 27, 2020 | No Comments It took more than two months of pushing by advocates, but Chicago is finally implementing Slow Streets as a COVID-19 response.
Let’s fence off empty parking lanes to make room for safe walking and running By John Greenfield | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments Sidewalks are crowded nowadays, but parking lanes were empty. Let's turn parking lanes into pedestrian space.
100% affordable TOD proposed for Lincoln Square parking lot, local landlord blows a gasket By John Greenfield | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments Fortunately, the resident calmed down after he learned that no parking spaces would be lost.
The first public hearing on the Leland greenway extension was refreshingly uncontroversial By John Greenfield | Sep 25, 2019 | 10 Comments Unlike the community meeting for the Dickens greenway in Lincoln Park, there was little vocal pushback against the project.
47th Ward: Community outreach will help prevent backlash to Leland Greenway extension By John Greenfield | Sep 4, 2019 | 16 Comments While the Dickens Greenway proposal in Lincoln Park has been highly controversial, meeting with Lincoln Square neighborhood groups early in the planning process is promoting buy-in.
GoFundMe Launched for Bike Crash Victim Sorin Coneac, SUV Driver Still at Large By John Greenfield | Aug 13, 2019 | 3 Comments Miraculously, Coneac is coming home from the hospital less than three weeks after his skull-exposing injury.
Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Critically Injured Cyclist Sorin Coneac, 17, in Lincoln Square By John Greenfield | Jul 29, 2019 | 4 Comments Bike community members identified the victim, a youth who has been active with a local bike selling discussion group.
This post is supported by Leland Greenway Won’t Be Extended West of Clark Before Pawar Leaves Office By John Greenfield | Sep 26, 2017 | 3 Comments While the traffic-calmed side-street bikeway is already underway in the 46th Ward, there are currently no plans to extend it west.
This post is supported by Not Surprising: With Weekday-Only Service and No A.M. Rush Hours, Lincoln Bus Pilot Fails By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2017 | 5 Comments With limited hours and a relatively high ridership goal, the Lincoln Avenue bus pilot never met its target and will be canceled next month.