Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about West Side

Courtney Cobbs Comments on the CTA

By John Greenfield | Feb 12, 2015 | 3 Comments

[This piece originally ran in Checkerboard City, John’s column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] Social worker and transit fan Courtney Cobbs moved to our city from Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2013, partly because she wanted to be able to live car-free. She has posted some thought-provoking comments on Streetsblog Chicago […]

Extended Lake Street PBLs: Boon for Cycling or Boondoggle?

By John Greenfield | Apr 29, 2014 | 53 Comments

Although I currently live a stone’s throw from Lake Street’s protected bike lanes, I almost never ride in them. I moved to East Garfield Park during this snowy winter, when the PBLs rarely seemed to get plowed. Now that it’s springtime, the lanes are often filled with broken glass and garbage, and many of the […]

Talking Transportation With Alderman Bob Fioretti

By John Greenfield | Jun 24, 2013 | 70 Comments

[This article also ran in Checkerboard City, John Greenfield’s column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets in print on Wednesday evenings.] Second Ward Alderman Robert “Bob” Fioretti reelection chances got tougher after last year’s ward remap. His district currently includes portions of several neighborhoods on the Near South and Near West sides, but in […]