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Top 5 lists: essential parks, walking, biking and transit stories of 2012

By John Greenfield On December 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Dearborn Street two-way protected bike lane.

In 2012 the Emanuel administration kept the momentum going for walking, biking, transit and public space improvements, with a number of big projects announced and/or completed. For Newcity magazine’s annual “Top 5 of Everything” issue, I submitted the following lists of the most important or interesting sustainable [...]

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Pavement to the people: an update on CDOT’s new public space initiatives

By John Greenfield On October 17, 2012 · 15 Comments

The People Spot at Little Black Pearl art center in Bronzeville. Photo courtesy of CDOT.

[This piece also appeared in Checkerboard City, John's weekly transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets in print on Thursdays.]

Local pundits like ex-Sun-Times columnist Mark Konkol and the Tribune’s John McCarron and John [...]

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