Lots of walk/bike improvements are on deck for the 47th Ward this year
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Even if the Leland Greenway doesn't get built, it's going to be a busy year for bike and pedestrian projects in the 47th Ward.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Matt Martin
Parking Karens want to block Lincoln Square affordable TOD, advocates fight back
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Fliers claiming Lincoln Square "has a parking deficit of 1,519 spaces" are based on an ancient, absurdly car-centric 1998 study.
CloudKitchens traffic woes show the folly of food delivery by car
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Traffic headaches by CloudKitchens' North Center locations show that our city would be better off if more food was delivered by bike.
Ald. Martin kyboshes autocentric supermarket planned for a transit-friendly site
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The area needs a land use that supports local businesses and makes the area more pedestrian- and bike-friendly, rather than an "anti-transit-oriented development" that undermine those goals.
Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
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This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
All-affordable TOD plan by Western Brown stop shelved, visioning process underway
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"We also want to make sure we right-size parking because if our developers are paying for more parking spots it means less housing for folks in an ideal location," said housing chief Marisa Novara.
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
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Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks
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Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
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The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy
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The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.
School and Henderson streets in Lakeview will become Slow Streets on Monday
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Community feedback on the idea has been positive so far, so assuming there's no major opposition this week, it will be installed next week.