Madison median removals: Letting people drive faster is a ped safety improvement?
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No, widening travel lanes for drivers is not a win for pedestrian safety.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about West Loop
13 Divvy bikes were slashed with a butcher knife this summer
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Divvy thefts weren't a huge issue this summer, but this was a nasty case of seemingly random vandalism.
My Experiences Test-Riding Scooters in Chicago
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Streetsblog reporter Lynda Lopez gives the new technology a spin and says smoother-riding devices, and more education and outreach are needed.
Cyclists Who Confronted Bike Lane Blockers Were Attacked With Fluid, Fists, SUV
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The victims shared photos of the assailants and their plate numbers with the police but, weeks later, no arrests have been made.
Lipstick on a Pig: An Arty “Kinetic” Facade Won’t Redeem a Too-Large Garage
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Even with an interesting aesthetic treatment, a garage that will bring hundreds of cars to an already traffic-choked neighborhood will be a blight on the community.
The Most Effective Investments Are Ones That Change Travel Behaviors
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Policy changes that reduce car dependence are at least as important as infrastructure projects.
United Center Streetscape Is a Tie at Best for Cyclists, But a Win for Pedestrians
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The main fly in the ointment is the lack of a proper bikeway on this stretch of Damen.
Once Again, Police Assume a Bike Crash Was Solely the Victim’s Fault
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After a bike crash was inadvertently captured by a news crew, police ticketed the cyclist for blowing a red. But closer examination shows the cabbie may have disregarded his signal as well.
MCZ’s Car-Centric West Loop Project Thumbs Its Nose at the TOD Ordinance
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Talk about a missed opportunity. It’s good news that a parking lot located at the southeast corner of Lake and Aberdeen in the burgeoning Fulton Market District will soon be replaced by a mix of residences, office space and retail. But it’s a crying shame that the developer MCZ Development is also building a glut […]
The Union Station Transit Center and Wilson Station Rehab Are Rolling Along
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Steven Vance and I took advantage of today’s sunshine to check out the progress of two major transit projects that are slated to wrap up this spring. The $43 million Union Station Transit Center will be a key enhancement to the Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor. Located on Jackson between Canal and Clinton, the […]
Cyclist Arrested by Allegedly Road-Raging Officer Will File Civil Rights Lawsuit
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[This piece also runs in Checkerboard City, John’s column in Newcity magazine, which hits the street in print on Wednesday evenings.] Picture yourself bike commuting downtown on Milwaukee Avenue, the city’s busiest cycling street. After you turn south on Des Plaines Street, the driver of a silver SUV starts edging into the bike lane as […]