Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about New Starts

The Seminary Slow Street passes under the Brown Line tracks north of Roscoe Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: A new slow street on Seminary Avenue in Lakeview

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

Thankfully, nowadays space for social distancing is not such an urgent need. But many residents appreciated the Slow Streets, so CDOT has brought back some of them, and is piloting a couple new ones.

A southbound Red Line train, as seen from 57th Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Transit association says CTA was the agency that best coped with COVID-19 challenges

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

Did the CTA deserve APTA's award as the transit agency that best dealt with the massive headwinds of the pandemic?

Today’s Headlines for Monday July 26

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

Experts discuss 10% spike in crash fatalities during the pandemic (Daily Herald) CPD: Boy, 16, killed in car crash after man, 60, swerved into oncoming traffic at 59th/Parnell (CBS) 6 hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Bishop Ford (Sun-Times) Man, 25, on bike, in critical condition after collision with CTA bus in Little Italy (CBS) 1919 […]

A hoverboard user test-rides the new concrete-protected bike lanes on Campbell. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Concrete protected bike lanes on Campbell in North Center

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

Was putting concrete protection on a low-traffic side street a boondoggle, as some folks have argued, or is this a good project?

Clark Street near Victoria, looking south. Image: Google Maps

Scary high-speed, 4-lane stretch of Clark in Edgewater is getting protected bike lanes

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

The project, which involves relocating much of the on-street parking, will also make Clark safer and more pleasant to walk on.

The Wilson Red Line platform. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 23

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

Sun-Times endorses redevelopment plan for Michael Reese, including new 27th St. Metra stop Chicago’s transit recovery is going better than peer cities like NYC, D.C. (CBS) Man driving Jeep hits another Jeep under Lake ‘L’, sending it crashing into supports, then shoots its driver (CBS) Truck driver crashes, spills gravel on 2 lanes of Bishop […]

CDOT commissioner Gia Biagi and plan consultant former New York City transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT promises new strategic plan will center equity, help fight intergenerational poverty

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2021 | No Comments

During the last decade, we've seen a number of of CDOT plans that only saw a fraction of the strategies actually implemented. Here's hoping that the Strategic Plan for Transportation will be different.

Waiting for trains at the Quincy station this week. Photo: John Greenfield

Carpacalypse now: CLA report shows skyrocketing parking levels, modest transit gains

By Sharon Hoyer | Jul 22, 2021 | No Comments

The carmaggeddon these Chicago Loop Alliance reports forecasted months ago is here.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 22

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2021 | No Comments

Nearly 700 people applied for 50 apartments in Logan all-affordable TOD (Block Club) Metra says its ridership is growing, with over 70,000 riders a day are using its trains this month (Sun-Times) 2 men are in critical condition after driver crashes into Belmont Cragin storefront (Sun-Times) Police release image of jeep who’s driver injured pedestrian, […]