Public spaces are not necessarily where transportation occurs. But sometimes transportation creates public spaces.
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A crowded ‘L’ car. Photo by Mike Travis.
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Relaxing on a temporary lawn during this year’s Open Streets on State Street event. Photo by Jane Healy.
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The wide, well-lit sidewalk under the Palmer House Hilton’s overhang. Photo by John Iwanski.
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Taking the scenic route through Lincoln Park in October. Photo by Michelle Stenzel.
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Daley Plaza, surrounded by Clark, Dearborn, Randolph, and Washington Streets, is the location for many a gathering, protest, and market. Here is Critical Mass prior to departure in September 2012. Photo by Dubi Kaufmann.
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Ping Tom Park in Chinatown provides some views of the Orange Line viaduct and this moveable steel bridge across which Amtrak trains travel. Photo by Adam Herstein.
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Enjoy this path on Northerly Island while it lasts. The path will be reconfigured and “shortened” in the next few years as the “island” is transformed. A campground and lagoon are slated to be built. Photo by Michelle Stenzel.
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