Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Navy Pier Flyover

City Breaks Ground on the Long-Awaited Navy Pier Flyover

By John Greenfield | Mar 18, 2014 | 49 Comments

After more than a decade of planning, the Chicago Department of Transportation finally kicked off work on the Navy Pier Flyover, a $60 million project that will solve the problem of the dangerous bottleneck at the center of the 18.5-mile Lakefront Trail. “We at the city have discussed this, we have debated it, we have […]

Chicago Versus Copenhagen: Elevated Bikeways and Multilane Highways

By Kristen Maddox | Aug 14, 2013 | 4 Comments

[This is the second post of a two-part series by guest contributor Kristen Maddox. Part I compared the modal hierarchy, bike infrastructure and bike culture in Chicago and Copenhagen. Kristen recently spent a year in Denmark as a Fulbright fellow and worked with Copenhagenize Design Company. Now back in the US, she is actively looking […]

Streetsblog’s Irreverent Guide to Chicago Planning Highlights and Lowlights

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Apr 13, 2013 | 35 Comments

We’d like to give a warm welcome to urban planners from across the country who are coming to our fair city for the American Planning Association’s national conference, April 13-17. The APA has published an excellent, 46-page Planner’s Guide to Chicago, chock full of Windy City sights and activities that will appeal to attendees, as […]