Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about South Chicago

Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 29

By John Greenfield | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

Lightfoot is announcing her Slow Streets plan today at 1 PM at press conference on Facebook Internal CTA report gives poor marks for train cleaning as city moves into Phase 3 (ABC) CTA: We will watch crowds, make announcements to keep riders apart during Phase 3 (Tribune) Metra announces additional guidelines as Chicago prepares to […]

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Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways

By Jeff Wood | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

April Bertelsen of the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about the Rose Lanes project, which are transit priority treatments that aim to get buses and streetcars out of traffic.

Last weekend Humboldt Park's ring road was car-free due to a parking ban, giving us a taste of what to expect from Slow Streets. Photo: John Greenfield

A few updates on Slow Streets and other pandemic transportation initiatives

By John Greenfield | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

A few more streets have been added to the map, Leland launches tomorrow, and the city has a new COVID-19 transportation website.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 29

By John Greenfield | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

Wabansia, Wood, and Roscoe are also getting Slow Streets treatments (Sun-Times) Biagi says CDOT may create emergency bus lanes as part of reopening strategy (Crain’s) Daily Northwestern looks at the challenges facing transit agencies, workers, and riders Meet Active Trans’ new bus organizing fellows, conducting surveys of essential workers Juan Cabral, 55, dies nearly 3 […]

Oakland’s Warren Logan on pursuing racial equity within a mobility framework

By Courtney Cobbs | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

Warren Logan, policy director of mobility and interagency relations for the mayor’s office of Oakland, which in April became the first city to launch “Slow Streets,” has been at the forefront of the movement to create more space for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation during COVID-19. I first heard about Warren in an August 2019 […]

Leland Avenue east of Clark Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Starting Friday, Leland Shared Street will provide a safe COVID-19 transportation corridor

By John Greenfield | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

It took more than two months of pushing by advocates, but Chicago is finally implementing Slow Streets as a COVID-19 response.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday

By John Greenfield | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

WTTW and Block Club spread the good news about Chicago’s Slow Streets plan Driver charged in fiery Chinatown DUI crash that critically injured 4 (WGN) Blue Line signal upgrades require overnight lane restrictions on Kennedy Near O’Hare (Mass Transit) Ride-hail drivers and passengers required wear masks, keep windows open if possible (NBC) Lyft driver charged […]

The intersection of Taylor and Ruble, where a driver fatally struck cyclist Andrew Peterson last week. Image: Google Maps

Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.

A Slow Street in Oakland. Photo: Arvi Sreenivasan via Twitter

CDOT: Cortland, Glenwood, Palmer, Leland will be “Shared streets for physical distancing”

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

After more than two months of advocacy by Streetsblog, it looks like Chicago is finally going to open streets for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 26

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

A Q & A with the Active Transportation Alliances‘ new executive director Amy Rynell Andrew Peterson, 37, died from injuries sustained when driver struck him at Taylor/Ruble (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver fatally struck young female pedestrian Monday at Harrison/Canal (ABC) Man dies after being struck by 2 drivers in West Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) Driver fatally struck […]