Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Ron Burke

City Begins Work on Next 50 Miles of Bikeways, Funds Bikes N’ Roses

By John Greenfield | Apr 11, 2016 | 17 Comments

Today at a ribbon cutting for curb-protected bike lanes on 31st Street by the Illinois Institute of Technology, Mayor Emanuel and transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld elaborated on the city’s previously announced plan to build 50 more miles of bikeways by 2019. This represents a slower pace of installation than the city’s previous achievement of installing […]

Critics Say the O’Hare Express Plan Is Lousy. Could CrossRail Improve It?

By John Greenfield | Feb 29, 2016 | 16 Comments

[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in […]

Active Trans Celebrates 30 Years With a New Commitment to Healthy Streets

By John Greenfield | Feb 25, 2016 | 1 Comment

For three decades, the Active Transportation Alliance (formerly the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation) has been advocating for better conditions for bicycling and, in recent years, walking and transit. They marked their 30th anniversary with a fundraiser on Monday at Germania Place, and more than 250 supporters turned out to celebrate the occasion. During the event the […]

Experts and Advocates Weigh in on Rauner’s Proposal to Widen the Stevenson

By John Greenfield | Feb 5, 2016 | 27 Comments

On Thursday, Governor Bruce Rauner announced a new proposal to address congestion on the Stevenson Expressway, aka I-55, by adding lanes. The construction would be financed via a public-private partnership, and the new lanes would be tolled. Revenue would go to the concessionaire, allowing them to recoup their investment. The so-called “managed lanes” would be […]

Cold Comfort: Fines for Shoveling Scofflaws Went Up, But Not Enforcement

By John Greenfield | Jan 11, 2016 | 26 Comments

[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership will allow Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We’ll be syndicating a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website […]

Why the North LSD Rehab Should Swap Mixed-Traffic Lanes for Transit Lanes

By John Greenfield | Dec 24, 2015 | 6 Comments

How Quinn Staffer Sean O’Shea Blocked Chicago’s Protected Bike Lane Efforts

By John Greenfield | Dec 2, 2015 | 2 Comments

Active Trans: Rahm Should Aim for 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Again, Not 50

By Steven Vance | Oct 14, 2015 | 13 Comments

Last week at a press event celebrating the installation of 103 miles of buffered and protected bike lanes, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to build 50 miles of new bike lanes, including PBLs, over the next four years. The Active Transportation Alliance’s new “Bikeways for All” campaign, launched on Monday, urges the mayor to double that goal. In […]

CDOT Didn’t Hit 100-Mile PBL Goal, But They Did Transform the Bike Network

By John Greenfield | Oct 9, 2015 | 16 Comments

First, let’s get one thing straight. Despite what was stated today in the Chicago Department of Transportation’s press release, and local news reports based on it, the city has not achieved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s goal of installing 100 miles of protected bike lanes in four years. Emanuel’s Chicago 2011 Transition Plan set that ambitious goal for […]

Burke: Don’t Bend Over Backwards to Facilitate Driving at the Lincoln Hub

By John Greenfield | Aug 7, 2015 | 28 Comments

The Lincoln Hub placemaking project, which created curb extensions and seating plazas at Lakeview’s Lincoln/Wellington/Southport intersection with posts, planters, and colorful paint dots, has been highly controversial. Pedestrians have said they like how the initiative makes walking safer and more pleasant, and every time I’ve visited, traffic was flowing smoothly. However, the chief of staff […]

Active Trans Marks 30 Years With 5 Big Goals, New Sister Organization

By John Greenfield | Jul 15, 2015 | 3 Comments

Streetsblog Chicago is on vacation from July 13-17 and will resume publication of Today’s Headlines and daily articles on Monday, July 20. We’ll keep in touch this week via social media and occasional posts. The scrappy little advocacy group that was founded in 1985 as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is now the Active Transportation Alliance, […]

Scheinfeld Lauds City’s Bike Wins at Rally, Burke Urges Crowd to Ask for More

By John Greenfield | Jun 19, 2015 | 3 Comments

The gorgeous weather – and the promise of a free breakfast – drew hundreds of cyclists to Daley Plaza this morning for the annual Bike to Work Rally. There, Chicago Department of Transportation chief Rebekah Scheinfeld delivered the traditional state of the union address on the city’s efforts to improve cycling. “We share the common […]

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