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CTA board approves budget, lauds new transit bill. Car activist Roger Romanelli makes a disingenuous Grand Avenue bus lane proposal.
The general reporting on the meeting is by Igor Studenkov, and the commentary on the Grand Avenue project is by John Greenfield.
November 12, 2025
NIMBYs win: Ald. Knudsen, CDOT have removed Dickens Greenway plaza, enabling dangerous cut-through driving in Lincoln Park again
Update 10/11/24, 3:45 PM: As of this afternoon, the Dickens Greenway plaza has been dismantled, and motorists are allowed to drive west across the formerly car-free space. Westbound bike riders are required to "share" the lane with drivers.
October 7, 2024
Western Avenue alders revived Chicago’s BRT dream. How can we stop NIMBYs from killing it again?
We've been down this road before. But the chief of staff for Ald. Matt Martin (47th), a leader of the new campaign, says times have changed since the Ashland BRT proposal was shelved.
May 23, 2024
Safe Streets Advocates: 1, NIMBYs: 0. After years of surreal opposition, CDOT finally begins building Dickens Greenway
After [checks watch] 4.5 years of stonewalling by some Lincoln Park residents, yesterday the Chicago Department of Transportation started constructing the bike route.
October 3, 2023
Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago’s next permanently car-free street
It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.
September 23, 2022
Diary of a mad man: Lawyer Edward C. Fitzpatrick’s war on the Dickens Greenway
The lawyer says the bikeway would create a deathtrap for pedestrians, and has a theory that city officials, advocates, and Streetsblog have been conspiring behind the scenes to make it happen.
August 18, 2022
Victory! After years of NIMBY opposition, the Dickens Greenway is finally approved
After more than two years of relentless Not In My Back Yard pushback to the Dickens Greenway proposal, Alderman Michele Smith has finally signed off on the project.
June 11, 2021
Residents pushed back on decision to dismantle Dickens, but Slow Street is already gone
Just a few days after Alderman Smith announced the end of the pilot, the traffic calming treatment, which enabled safe, socially-distanced walking and biking in the roadway, has already been taken down.
August 21, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The Dickens Slow Street is getting great use
There were plenty of adorable kids riding scooters and bikes, an indicator species of a successful Slow Street.
July 10, 2020
Bye, Felicia: Judge dismisses NIMBY lawsuit against Logan affordable TOD
It's time for the NIMBYs to cut their losses, rethink their selfish behavior, and allow this smart, equitable project to move forward without further resistance.
June 16, 2020
