Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Lori Lightfoot

Lightfoot proposes fine reform for drivers but advocates say more is needed

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 11, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced reforms to provide relief on tickets and fines during fiscal year 2022. Some advocates say the city's efforts should go further.

Chicago should avoid future school bussing crises by making CTA free for kids

By John Greenfield | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

By encouraging families to send their children to school by transit rather than driving them there, we'd also get a safer, healthier, and more efficient city.

The Englewood Mental Health Center, located near the Halsted Green Line station. Image: Google Maps

If you want a safer transit system, support better mental health services

By John Greenfield | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

Providing all citizens with adequate mental health support is crucial for creating a safer, more peaceful city.

Mural of DuSable in the 47th Street Metra Electric viaduct. Photo: Jeff Zoline

DuSable Drive is supported by most POC Chicagoans with an opinion, opposed by whites

By John Greenfield | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

As more people learn about the issue, in the future we should be able to simply state, "Most Chicagoans are in favor of DuSable Drive."

Riding through the south LSD bridge house on the Navy Pier Flyover. Photo: Juan Dominguez

Tunnel vision: With bike-through bridge houses, Navy Pier Flyover is finally completed

By John Greenfield | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Aesthetically the span is still a little rough around the edges, but this still marks a major milestone in the history of Chicago cycling infrastructure.

Rendering of a pedestrianized street on the Obama center site.

Obama Center work starts this summer. What does the plan mean for transportation?

By John Greenfield | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

The Obama center should improve the Jackson Park green space and pedestrian and bike access within the park. But it's a shame that LSD and Stony Island had to be widened as part of the bargain.

Lightfoot’s budget narrowly passes, with downsides for transit riders and motorists alike

By John Greenfield | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

The budget diverts $16 million in operations funding from the CTA. It also raises the city gas tax by three cents and drops the speed camera ticket threshold to 6 mph.

3-cent gas tax hike wouldn’t impact drivers much, but taking $16M from CTA is wrong

By Steven Vance | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

Included in Mayor Lightfoot's proposed budget are two transportation-related tax changes, one that would make driving a little more expensive, but another that would reduce funding for transit.

Will the earmark for bikeway upgrades include physical protection, like the new plastic curbs on Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square? Photo: John Greenfield

Lightfoot’s capital spending proposal includes earmarks for sidewalks and bikeways

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments

$112 million will go towards sidewalk repairs and $49 million for “improvements to bike lanes, priority bus routes, and pavement markings.”

A dining tent on Southport Avenue in Lakeview. While residents are urged to never host non-household members, even in their backyards, it's still legal to drink at bars, many of which feature poorly ventilated shelters. Photo: John Greenfield

Here’s a smarter approach to Lightfoot’s self-contradictory Stay at Home advisory

By John Greenfield | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments

Instead of telling residents to stay home except for essential trips and never hang out with friends, while keeping gyms, bars and restaurants open, the city should educate people about safe socializing and make outdoor dining and drinking safer.

Free mask dispensers on the CTA? Lightfoot: “We’ve done a tremendous amount already”

By John Greenfield | Nov 5, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor seems to be taking an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude. But feedback from straphangers suggests there's still room for improvement when it comes to mask compliance.

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