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.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about West Loop
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 […]
Ald. Reilly Has a Responsible Approach to Off-Street Parking
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When it comes to parking management in Chicago, there have been a couple of encouraging developments recently. In September, City Council passed a beefed-up revision of the transit-oriented development ordinance, which makes it easier than ever to build dense, parking-lite developments near train stations. And, recently, Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) made some very sensible statements […]
Romanelli Is Right: Randolph Would Be a Better Bike Route Than Lake Street
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As the old saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Streetsblog Chicago readers know Roger Romanelli as the guy who has led the charge against fast, reliable bus rapid transit on Ashland Avenue with his anti-BRT group the Ashland-Western Coallition. He also made headlines for asking Chicago Police Superintendant Garry McCarthy […]
Eyes on the Street: New Buffered Lanes on Halsted Between Fulton and Erie
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The Chicago Department of Transportation has taken advantage of recent warm spells to do some late-year bikeway construction. In addition to new bikeways on Lincoln, the department recently striped buffered bike lanes on Halsted, between Fulton and Erie in the West Loop and River West. This half-mile stretch, done as part of a repaving project […]