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See more of John’s photos from the ribbon cutting and inaugural bike ride, as well as Steven’s photos from the event.
This afternoon when Mayor Rahm Emanuel opened the new two-way protected bicycle lanes on Dearborn Street, it was the exclamation point to a memorable year of bike improvements. Dozens of [...]
Bicycle signals on Dearborn Street at Madison Street were turned on as of Wednesday. Photo by Kevin Zolkiewicz.
Meeting minutes for the September 2012 can be downloaded (.pdf); read our recap of it.
Streets for Cycling Plan 2020
Download now (.pdf).
A few months late, the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 will [...]
Are you ready to start reporting street problems using your smartphone? Install one of the apps listed below.
The City of Chicago launched its public Open 311 application interface in October allowing residents to quickly make a report, online or with a smartphone, bypassing the lengthy process of calling. App developers are now able to build [...]
Looking east along Cermak Road at the Benito Juarez Community Academy along the “greenest street in America”.
Okay, we first need to discuss the hyperbole in the headline. “Greenest street in America”. Really? At a press conference on Tuesday, October 9, in front of the Benito Juarez Community Academy, politicians and city staff described the [...]
The Gerber Building, at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Broadway, will be restored to original architectural heritage.
The Chicago Transit Authority held an open house-style meeting on Thursday at Truman College (1145 W Wilson Avenue) in view of its subject, the Wilson Red Line train station (
Ted Nguyen who works for the Orange County Transportation Authority, but was representing himself, said, ”My version of E=MC2 is ‘Everybody is a media company times 2.” Photos by Ryan Griffin-Stegink.
The Metropolitan Planning Council hosted a roundtable presentation and discussion on technology’s role in community planning. You can watch the video recording below. [...]
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