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Public spaces are not necessarily where transportation occurs. But sometimes transportation creates public spaces.
A crowded ‘L’ car. Photo by Mike Travis.
Relaxing on a temporary lawn during this year’s Open Streets on State Street event. Photo by Jane Healy.
The wide, well-lit sidewalk under the Palmer House Hilton’s overhang. Photo by John Iwanski.
Taking [...]
Brent Norsman, owner of Copenhagen Cyclery, relaxes in front of the store before riding with his daughter on the street.
Call Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park and Bucktown the right blend of commercial and residential density to support a livelier, possibly better attended instance of Open Streets. Not to mention it was 1.5 miles long [...]
A Metra train crosses Canal Street, while a person waits to cross the tracks. Photo taken by ryanbytes.
Our article on Monday discussed some highlights and shortcomings in the Pedestrian Plan, released last week. This post spotlights more of the smart objectives and features [...]
Open Streets director Julia Kim at last year’s Open Streets on State Street. Photo courtesy of Active Trans.
[This piece also appeared in Checkerboard City, John's weekly transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets in print on Thursdays.]
Note: I wrote this piece early last week, a few days before Open [...]
The author and his mother. Ed. note: I asked Calvin Brown to write a review of the Cargo Bike Roll Call so that I didn’t end up reviewing my own event.
Last Saturday, June 9, 2012, was Cargo Bike Roll Call (second edition), which means that I finally got to ride a cargo bike for the [...]
This is what Open Streets, one of the discussions below, can do for your neighborhood. Photo by Active Transportation Alliance.
We use EveryBlock as a promotional tool for our articles, but we also use the site to inform neighbors about projects in their area that they hadn’t yet heard of (I’m gauging that based on [...]
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