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The U. of C. has made progress in reducing car use. So why is it building a giant garage?
The University of Chicago has made progress on decreasing driving. Why is it building a new parking garage while also committing to reducing transportation-related greenhouse emissions?
April 26, 2022
What does Chicago need to do to achieve transportation equity?
Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs discussed the topic at an event hosted by the Chicago Style Committee of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
November 27, 2019
Petition Calls for Restoring Green Line Service to Jackson Park, Obama Library
Neighbors have launched an online petition demanding that the CTA restore Green Line service to Stony Island and the future presidential library site.
July 11, 2017
More Bike Parking Drama at the University of Chicago
Last year, Streetsblog reader Elizabeth Edwards alerted us that just about every sign pole, light post, fence and handrail by University of Chicago Medical Center sported stickers reading “Not a Bike Rack.” This passive-aggressive campaign to keep cycles out of the way of pedestrians was also illegal, since some of these poles were on the public right of way and Chicago’s municipal code specifies that it’s legal to lock bikes to sign posts on public sidewalks. Happily, a few days after I contacted the medical center about the issue, every single sticker was removed.
November 12, 2015
No Longer Marooned: U. of C. Unifies Campus With New Pedestrian Spaces
[This piece also ran in Checkerboard City, John's column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings]
August 20, 2014